RE: Brethren Practice Today If you are looking to see the uniqueness of modern Brethren compared to other Protestant denominations, you won't notice much. I was Grace Brethren in my younger years, Church of the Brethren in my teenage years, and have been very active in the United Methodist Church ever since. I should note that my United Methodist church was originally Evangelical (German heritage Methodists) before the mergers. I also go to an occasional Brethren service when visiting my parents. As far as basic doctrine, what I learned in Sunday School as a child is the same as they teach in my United Methodist Church. Of course some of the rituals are different, but most of what you see and hear from the pew is the same. If you put a cover over the sign in front of the Church and covered the hymnal, you likely wouldn't even know you were in a Brethren Church. The Brethren of old had a life style similar to the Amish, and there are still Old Order Brethren who practice a similar life style but they are very few, and far between. Bill Thomas