The Social Brethren is a small body of evangelical Christians located in the Midwestern United States, the Philippines and Canada.
The major impetus behind the formation of the Social Brethren was the desire to heal the division in churches over the issue of slavery.
They believed that Christians who held to the fundamental teaching of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ should fellowship one another, regardless of their views on slavery.
The Social Brethren reject infant baptism, but allow a candidate to choose between immersion, pouring, or sprinkling.
Their beliefs include affirmation of the Trinity; that the Bible contains all things necessary to salvation and spiritual life; that salvation is through Jesus alone; the possibility of apostasy; the right of voting and free speech for the laity; and "the impropriety of political preaching".