The CLB, as a denomination, exists to serve congregations in their obedience to the Great Commission, locally, nationally and internationally, as seen in Matthew 28:18-20.

The confessing membership of the local congregation shall include only those who have been baptized into "the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," confess personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, maintain a good reputation in the community and accept the constitution of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren. Background: Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination with origins in the Pietist and Anabaptist movements. Church of the Lutheran Brethren. The Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB) is a family of 123 congregations in the United States and Canada, with 1,500 daughter congregations in Cameroon, Chad, Japan and Taiwan now organized into four national church bodies. Founding: The Brethren were founded in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau Germany. Brethren have considered participation in war to be unacceptable for Christians and have based this understanding on the teachings of Jesus and on other New Testament texts. THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN BRETHREN OF CANADA, INC. When Lutherans talk about faith, we are talking about the relationship God’s Holy Spirit creates with us. Adherents stress peace and reconciliation, serving others, living a simple life, and following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. ARTICLE I - "NAME" Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Canada, Inc. ARTICLE II - "MOTTO" “Unto the region that lieth about, there they preached the gospel.” Acts 14:6b, 7a. It states in precise language what we as a church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in community with each other, have declared to be our common belief. STATEMENT OF CORE VALUES Introduction. The confessing membership of the local congregation shall include only those who have been baptized into "the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," confess personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, maintain a good reputation in the community and accept the constitution of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren. ; The Brethren's Vision Statement: “Through Scripture, … Faith Lutheran Brethren Church • 480 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 US • (914) 769-9390 • secretary@faithlbc.com Church Website Software from E-zekiel Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. It’s a relationship where God’s promise of steadfast love and mercy in Jesus opens us to a life of bold trust in God and joyful, generous service to everyone we know and meet in daily life. Since good works never precede faith, but are always and in every instance the result of faith in the Gospel, it is evident that the only means by which we Christians can become rich in good works (and God would have us to be rich in good works, Titus 2:14) is unceasingly to remember the grace of God which we have received in Christ, Rom.