| 15 South Mulberry Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 301-733-3565 |
| MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren is to celebrate the love of Jesus Christ and glorify the Lord by striving to live as Christ lived, experiencing the power of God's healing in our lives. We seek to nurture our faith community through prayer, music and the proclaimed Word, while enthusiastically reaching out to others with compassion, respect and love for everyone so that we may grow in faith and commitment together. VISION STATEMENT Journeying with Christ - Serving Our Neighbors - Uniting at the Master’s Table |
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| Service and Outreach Commission This commission is charged with the congregation's ministry outside the local church. The commission has participated in the Field of Hope Growing Project along with the Grossnickel, Welty, & Harmony Churches of the Brethren. Recently the Christ Reformed UCC congregation in Middletown joined the program. Interest is spreading. he Commission continues its partnership with REACH to help the homeless of our community by being a host for the Cold Weather Shelter. A team of 4 has been organized to travel to Chalmette, LA in October 2008, to help repair homes destroyed by hurricane Katrina in 2005. This service is sponsored by Brethren Emergency Services, based in New Windsor, Md. Habitat for Humanity asked the churches in Hagerstown to sponsor the building of a The Faith House. A pledge of $3,000 was made to help the project. The Vacation Bible School offerings went for the Faith House project, and further money is coming from the sale of collected aluminum cans. With our Leave Church Coin-less jars for spare change, and continued gifts, we hope to fulfill our pledge by Thanksgiving 2008. In addition to the above, the Service & Outreach Commission is responsible for: • Relationship of the congregation to the Church of the Brethren Denomination • Relationship to the Mid-Atlantic District of which we are one of sixty-four congregations • Local ecumenical and civic affairs • Good Samaritan Fund • World Missions and Service • Peace, temperance and race issues • Brethren Volunteer Service Looking forward, the commission continues to struggle with the task of working in concert with the other commissions to develop a balanced budget, while insuring that there are sufficient resources to fund those activities that are essential to the future growth of our congregation. We continue to support the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren Discernment Plan and to work to provide new opportunities for the members of our congregation to realize their full potential as Christians. Our continued success depends on financial support of our missions and active participation in our service |
| In October of 2007, a Team of Eight from the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren traveled to Chalmette, LA to help with the continuing rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina. Here are some of the pictures from their week. |