The Moravian Church has served the world in the name of Christ since 1457.  Our church is known as the second oldest Protestant church with its roots in the reform movement inspired by the Czech priest John Hus. 

    After Hus was burned at the stake in 1415, a small group of his followers in Moravia and Bohemia withdrew from the religion-fueled violence that followed his martyrdom.  These peace-seeking Christians founded a community based on Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount.  They called themselves the Unitas Fratrum, Latin for the Unity of the Brethren.   

     Five-hundred fifty years later our Worldwide Moravian Unity is located on five continents as a result of a profound spiritual renewal in Germany during the summer of 1727.  This renewal led to the launching of the earliest Protestant mission movement. Moravians carried the good news of God’s liberating love primarily to displaced and forgotten people groups, beginning with enslaved Africans on the Caribbean Islands.

     Over the past three hundred years, we have grown in number to 1.3 million people, with 45,000 living in North America.

     We focus on faithful living and Christian unity rather than divisive doctrines and practices peculiar to one community or another. Our church proclaims the basic beliefs which most Christians share in common.

    We believe God is revealed as Creator, as Christ, and as Spirit.  We also regard the Bible as sacred scripture where we meet Christ and encounter the Word of God.  The character of our church is best expressed in our guiding principle: In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things; love. 

    Now in our sixth century of worship, study, fellowship, and mission we remain committed to following the One who leads us to serve the world he came to save.  Entrance into the Moravian Church is by Baptism, Confirmation, Reaffirmation of Faith, or Letter of Transfer from another Christian fellowship.