Monocacy Church of The Brethren

About this church

Monocacy Church of the Brethren holds Sunday School from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and worship from 10:30 to 11:30 at its Motters Station Road church in Rocky Ridge. The congregation calls itself “The Friendly Little Church at the Ridge,” a description that fits its single teaching hour followed by a single service. Adult Sunday School series and current sermon recordings are published online, while the church calendar lists Bible study, seasonal worship, and congregational events for visitors who want to see more than the basic Sunday times.

Monocacy's documented history is unusually detailed for a rural church. The congregation was organized from the Beaver Dam church in December 1855 under Elder D. P. Sayler, and it voted to establish Sunday School in 1861. By 1898, the congregation included the Rocky Ridge home church along with worship locations and preaching points in several surrounding Maryland communities. Its Church of the Brethren background adds historic emphases on service, missions, peacemaking, and believers' baptism. For someone seeking a small Brethren congregation in Frederick County, Monocacy offers a clear one-hour worship schedule and a local story stretching back more than 170 years.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Sunday School and worship schedule · 1855 organization, 1861 Sunday School, and local history · Brethren baptism, service, missions, and peacemaking history · Current sermons

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