About Us

Calvary Grace Brethren Church (CGBC) finds its roots in the Church of the Brethren. The first public worship service of German Baptist Brethren in Hagerstown took place in the fall of 1883 led by Hiram Wolfe. Twelve people gathered in the Junior Fire Company Hall on North Potomac Street. The hall was condemned and torn down in 1889. In the spring of 1884 they moved to a large storeroom on East Franklin Street near the Market House. Later that year they bought the land on the corner of East Washington and Mulberry Streets. On March 7,1884 the church was organized and incorporated according to the laws of the State of Maryland. Its official title was "The German Baptist Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland."