The Bruderhof

Movement·Founded 1920 CE·About 3,000 people in roughly two dozen communities as of 2024, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Paraguay, Australia and South Korea. The Bruderhof does not publish an audited membership figure; the count includes children and resident non-members.

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → Protestantism → Anabaptism → The Bruderhof

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Branch
Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Bruderhof Discussion

Rites & Ritual

what its people do — and when All 1 →
Daily
The dining hall, every day, guests included. Meals are the structure of the day and the point at which the community is visible to itself. Singing in four parts comes before eating; several evenings a week the meal is followed by a gathering where letters from the other communities are read aloud. When Daily — the communal meal, and the gathering after it several evenings a weekWho Everyone in the community, members and guests Go deeper — context →

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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