Church of the Brethren

Idaho and Western Montana

The purpose of this website, is to provide a web presence for the District Office as well as providing a central point for reaching other church web pages.
The purpose of the website is not to replace any Member Church's Web presence, instead it should enhance and assist in directing web traffic.
Use the above links to navigate this site, and you may return to this page at any time by clicking the Cross.

Who is the Church of the Brethren? In the New Testament, the word "brethren" describes a community of men and women who chose another way of living: the way of Jesus. The Church of the Brethren, begun nearly three centuries ago in Germany, still draws people who want to continue Jesus' work of faithfulness and loving service. For guidance, Brethren look to the scriptures rather than to doctrine. Traditionally, our faith emphasizes compassion, peacemaking, and simplicity and more recently community. We baptize those who seek to follow Jesus; we anoint for physical and spiritual healing; and in our love feast we re-enact the Last Supper, at which Jesus washed his disciples' feet and offered the bread and cup of communion.