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STATEMENT OF COVENANT RELATIONSHIP

THIS STATEMENT OF COVENANT RELATIONSHIP is made and entered into as of
the 1st day of January, 2026 by and among SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA -
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (the “District”), THE
BRETHREN HOME FOUNDATION, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (the “Foundation”),
and THE BRETHREN HOME COMMUNITY, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (the
“Community”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

WHEREAS, the mission of The Church of the Brethren (the “Church”) is set forth in the
Great Commission of the Lord, to nurture the growth of the members of the Church and make known
the salvation of God through His Son Jesus Christ and to be related as God’s instrument to the
problems and needs of the world; and

WHEREAS, the District is a territorial subdivision of the Church of the Brethren (the
“Church”) formed from a group of congregations in geographic proximity with both common
purpose and mission, in mutuality brought together and formed as a Pennsylvania nonprofit
corporation, which charitable purposes are to promote, supervise and carry out the programs,
ministries, and mission of the Church of the Brethren (the “Church”) within the counties of York,
Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, Snyder and Union, Pennsylvania, and such
other territory as may become a part of the Southern District of Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, the Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as an
organization exempt from federal income taxation as a charitable organization under the provisions
of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”); and

WHEREAS, the Community is recognized by the IRS as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable
organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

WHEREAS, the Foundation is the parent corporation of the Community, which is
recognized by the IRS as an organization exempt from federal income taxation as a charitable
organization under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Code; and

WHEREAS, the Community was formed for the charitable purposes of providing housing,
healthcare and related care and supportive services to benefit and support elderly persons; and

WHEREAS, the Foundation was formed to raise and receive funds from grants,
contributions, and other charitable gifts and donations which support retirement facilities, including
the Community; and

WHEREAS, the District, in accordance with the teachings and values of community and
service, has a history of Christian responsibility and caring for one another, and the wider family of

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