Page 25 - 2025 Brethren Home Position Statement

God, through its service to people through the arm of its mission agencies, including the Foundation;
and

WHEREAS, the District and the Church recognize the importance of operating, maintaining
and protecting and promoting the mission agencies as a vital means of carrying out the Christian
mission and institutional ministries of the District and the Church. The health and welfare ministries
embraced within this Christian mission include, but are not limited to, services in the areas of care
and support for the elderly, including those charitable ministries of the Foundation, and its
subsidiary, the Community; and

WHEREAS the Foundation is currently a mission agency of the District, for which the
members of the Church congregations in good standing residing within the District serve as the
governing members of the Foundation (collectively, the “Members”) and the Members exercise their
right to vote on the business and affairs of the Foundation through duly elected delegates to the
District; and

WHEREAS, the Foundation and the District have discussed the Foundation’s and the
Community’s desire to implement a strategic plan and corporate restructuring which will foster
organizational growth, achieve operational efficiencies, better position the Foundation and the
Community to fulfill their respective charitable purposes, and permit the nonprofit corporate system
to expand its programs and services lines to benefit and support the elderly in need; and more
efficiently meet and achieve long term initiatives and objectives; and

WHEREAS, the Foundation and District recognize the inherent liability risks to the District
associated with the District Members control over the Foundation and the potential increased risks
associated with the Foundation’s contemplated strategic plan and corporate restructuring; and

WHEREAS, the Church, the District, the Foundation and the Community share a common
interest that health and welfare ministries bearing the name of the Church of the Brethren shall be
demonstrably caring, quality missions of Christian service that operate in a manner consistent with
the principles of teachings of our Lord; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of District, the Foundation and the Community to rearticulate
and clarify its statement of the relationship between the District and the Foundation which both
honors the rich heritage of the Church, its relationship with and faithful support of the Foundation,
and the cooperative ministry between them, but also acknowledges the legal prudence and accepts
the operational necessity for the independence of the Foundation moving forward.

NOW THEREFORE, the District, the Foundation and the Community covenant and agree that
this Statement of Covenant Relationship, including its Preliminary Statement and its Covenants is an
accurate statement of the relationship among the District, the Foundation and the Community, and
the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

COVENANTS
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