The Methernitha Christian Alliance exists as a loose association of members who subscribe to the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.

The Alliance was founded in the 1950s by a small group of Christian oriented people whose goal was to live according to the teachings of the Bible.

Members are still Swiss citizens, and the Cooperative pays all relevant taxes and social security to the government.

In France, the religious group was criticized by an anti-cult association ADFI, which considered it a cult ("secte" in French-language).

[1] In 1976 Paul Baumann, the founder of the community, was sentenced to six years imprisonment for sexual abuse of children.