We are members of the Marist Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious community of more than 3,000 Brothers serving in 80 countries . The mission of the Marist Brothers is to make Jesus Christ known and loved through the Christian education of young people, especially those most neglected.  Marist Brothers minister in school settings, parishes, retreat centers, camps , youth and young adult programs, and overseas missions and are joined worldwide by more than 70,000 lay men and women who share in their mission.

The Marist Brothers were founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest.  While in the seminary, St. Marcellin joined a small group of seminarians who pledged themselves to form a society of priests, brothers, sisters and lay people dedicated to Mary.  Six months after his ordination Marcellin encountered a dying teenager who knew little of his Catholic faith.  That encounter, combined with St. Marcellin’s early educational experiences and the poor state of post-revolutionary French schools, led St. Marcellin to establish a group of Brothers dedicated to the Christian education of young people. ​