Since 1966 · A legacy of faith & generations

Building Strong Biblical Foundations
for the Next Generation

A teaching ministry of the Brethren Sunday School Committee, Pathanamthitta — graded curriculum from Pre-Primary to Class XII, teacher training, video lessons, live Sunday School and counselling, serving assemblies across India, the diaspora and the mission field.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6

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An open Bible study workbook on a wooden table, with two closed workbooks, a ceramic mug, and pressed leaves, lit by soft natural light.

60+ yrs

Of faithful service

Curriculum since 1966

Graded levels

Pre-Primary → Class XII

Languages

English · Malayalam · Hindi · Tamil

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More than books

A whole ministry around the Sunday School

The Brethren Sunday School Committee does not only publish books. It develops the curriculum, trains the teachers who use it, and walks alongside students, parents and believers.

Curriculum development

A graded, doctrinally-aligned syllabus written and revised by the Committee — lesson texts and student workbooks from Pre-Primary to Class XII.

Teacher training programmes

Training for Sunday School teachers and assemblies, so the lessons are taught with clear objectives and practical application, not just handed out.

Video lessons

Recorded lessons that support teachers in the classroom and help children and families revisit the teaching through the week.

Live Sunday School

Live sessions that reach children in assemblies and homes that cannot access a regular Sunday School class of their own.

Counselling sessions

Counselling for students, parents and believers — because building a biblical foundation involves the whole family, not only the child.

Book distribution & outreach

Sunday School books placed in the hands of churches across India, the diaspora and the mission field, including partners in Africa.

The ministry at work

From Pathanamthitta to the nations

Sunday School books, teaching and fellowship shared with churches and conferences far beyond Kerala.

A member of the Brethren Sunday School Committee handing a stack of Sunday School books to a church leader in Africa. — Sunday School books placed with partner churches on the mission field.

The Brethren Sunday School curriculum being presented to church leaders at a gathering in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. — Presenting the curriculum to church leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Brethren Sunday School books displayed on a table at an international conference stand. — The books on display at an international conference.

Our story

A vision that became a generations-long ministry

From a burden on the hearts of two godly brethren in 1965 to a curriculum that today shapes children across India and the diaspora.

1965
A burden becomes a vision
Two devoted brethren recognise the lack of doctrinally-aligned Sunday School material for Brethren assemblies and begin planning a structured curriculum.
Nov 1966
First Committee meeting
The Sunday School Committee is formally convened, marking the beginning of one of the most significant educational ministries among Brethren assemblies in Kerala.
Later decades
Curriculum into English
The Malayalam lessons are translated into English with generous support from believers in the United States, widening the ministry to the diaspora and to other Indian languages.
1 Feb 2019
Registered as a Trust
The Brethren Sunday School Committee is formally registered as a Trust (Reg. No. IV/21/2019) to strengthen and formalise the ministry across the country.

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Inside every bundle

More than a workbook.

Each workbook ships with the matching lesson text in one personally-watermarked PDF, plus a free four-page sample. Here's what your students will work through.

Illustrated journey through a Brethren Sunday School workbook: memory verse on lined paper, an open illustrated Bible, an activity sheet with arrows and check marks, a Bible-lands map, and a stack of closed workbooks.

Scripture-grounded lessons

Old Testament narratives, the gospels, Acts and the Pauline epistles — graded by class so each year deepens what the last covered.

Hands-on workbook activities

Colouring, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, and write-in reflection prompts. Students learn by doing, not just listening.

Memory-verse drills

Each lesson carries 1–2 memory verses curated for the standard. Recitation drills built into the workbook flow.

Teacher's lesson text

Bundled alongside the student workbook (Class I–VIII), the lesson text gives teachers the doctrinal background and exposition for each week.

Four language editions

The curriculum is published in English, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil. English and Malayalam editions are on the store today; Hindi and Tamil are being added.

Personally watermarked

Every page carries your name, email, and order ID in the footer — discouraging unauthorised sharing while preserving private study.

What this ministry stands for

Faith formation that shapes lives

The Brethren Sunday School Committee believes children must be taught not only Bible stories but the biblical principles that shape their decisions, character, and commitment to the local church.

Spiritual growth
Character development
Moral & ethical values
Biblical worldview
Christian leadership
Family-centred faith
Commitment to the church

Curriculum by

Brethren Sunday School Committee — since 1966

The curriculum on this site — every workbook, every lesson text — is authored, owned, and maintained by the Committee in Pathanamthitta, with English-edition publishing support from FIBA in the United States. brethrenss.org delivers it digitally on their behalf.

Brethren Sunday School Committee

Pathanamthitta, Kerala

Gospel Hall, P.B. No. 46, Pathanamthitta 689 645

The originator. The Committee began the work in 1965 and convened its first formal meeting in November 1966, with a burden to put doctrinally-grounded Sunday School materials into the hands of Brethren assemblies. Registered as a Trust in 2019 (Reg. No. IV/21/2019).

Workbooks + lesson texts: Pre-Primary through Class XII · English, Malayalam, Hindi & Tamil

FIBA

Fellowship of Indian Brethren Assemblies

P.O. Box 661383, Bronx, New York 10466

The diaspora partner. Believers in the United States generously supported the publication and distribution of the English editions, widening the curriculum 's reach to the global Indian Brethren community and Malayalam-speaking congregations abroad.

Publishes the English-edition student workbooks for Pre-Primary – Class VIII

Beyond the books

A ministry to teachers and parents too

Effective Christian education needs cooperation between the church and the home. Alongside publishing the curriculum, the Committee has consistently equipped Sunday School teachers and supported parents in raising children according to biblical principles.

Teacher training: Teaching resources and periodic teacher-training programmes for Sunday School workers across India.
Parent support: Practical guidance to parents on raising children in the fear of the Lord, recognising the home as the primary place of character formation.
Local-church support: Strengthening assemblies through biblically-sound material so each local church can disciple its children with confidence.
A registered Trust: Formally registered on 1 February 2019 as a non-formal educational trust (Reg. No. IV/21/2019).

Stylised illustration showing South India connected to the diaspora — workbooks traveling between communities.

Present leadership

The team carrying the vision forward

The ministry continues today under the leadership of dedicated brethren seeking to carry forward the vision established by the pioneers of the movement.

Meet the team →

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