| 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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| 2008 was a special year for the Church of the Brethren, marking the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the Brethren movement. In the summer of 1708 eight Brethren were baptized in the Eder River in Schwarzenau, Germany. The Church of the Brethren is one of a half a dozen denominations that traces its beginnings to this event. As part of our local celebration, our own R. Clem, a local historian and writer, agreed to publish a series of stories about Unsung Brethren in our church newsletter. On these pages, we would like to share those stories. Not only are they rich in Brethren history, but also in the history of Washington County, Maryland, and the impact of the Civil War on our community. We hope you will enjoy them. |
| A Word About our 300th Anniversary logo... Our Annual Conference chose a wonderful theme for this year – “Surrendered to God, Transformed in Christ, Empowered by the Spirit.” It catches up both the Trinitarian aspect of our faith and the way that God moves among us through experiences of death and resurrection. The theme is based on Scripture from John 12: 24-25a. “Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal.” (The Message) |
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| Unsung Brethren |