Brethren Disaster Ministries

Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteers in Letcher County, KY, 2025. The Global Mission office primarily works with autonomous Brethren bodies in various countries around the world through mutual encouragement, sharing resources, and supporting each other’s efforts. Global Mission ministries include: Global Food Initiative, Global Church of the Brethren Communion, South Sudan: This mission project sponsored by the Mission and Ministry Board has one full-time Global Mission staff person and several local staff working in the areas of agriculture, reconciliation, trauma healing, prison ministry, and evangelism. Five churches have been planted. Under Their Own Vine & Fig Tree Initiative Global Mission partners with existing partners and emerging churches and projects in seven broad areas: community development, agricultural development (through Global Food Initiative), women and children’s empowerment, theological education & leadership development, peacebuilding, strategic economic empow