Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Children
Climate Change
Disabled Persons
Extreme poverty
Family
Food
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Justice
Least Developed Countries
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Religion
Torture
Violence
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Human rights of women
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and poverty
Social Development:
Aging
Conflict
Disabled persons
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Haiti
Kenya
Sudan
Viet Nam
Nicaragua
Germany
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Spain
United States of America
India
Pakistan
Brazil
Niger
Japan
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Switzerland
Guatemala
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Honduras
Mexico
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1894 |
Organizational structure: |
The Church of the Brethren is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes in accord with 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986. More specifically, the corporation is to serve the Church of the Brethren denomination by holding the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, by operating many of the programs of the Church of the Brethren, and by assisting other international, national, regional and local entities in the Church of the Brethren to operate their programs. |
Number and type of members: |
The members of this corporation are the 950+/- congregations within the USA and its territories. Within those congregations are approximately 124,000 members. |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Church World Service, IMA World Health, Heifer International, SERRV International, World Council of Churches, Decade to Overcome Violence |
Funding structure: |
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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