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	Carlisle Brethren In Christ Church - Brethren In Christ History
		The Brethren in Christ Church began sometime between 1775 and 1788, and the place of origin was near the present town of Marietta in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
		For Brethren in Christ, the Christian faith is a relationship with God that is to be enjoyed with the heart, even as it is affirmed with the head.
		Brethren in Christ value the free gift of salvation in Christ Jesus and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit and we are unashamed in sharing the Good News of the Gospel with others.
	www.carlislebic.org /150049.ihtml (859 words)

	Messiah College: Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives
		Early Brethren in Christ members lived a rather sectarian lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of living separate from "the world." Even into the twentieth century, many Brethren in Christ persons dressed in plain clothes, the kind of clothing that is now associated with the Old Order Amish and Mennonites.
		Brethren in Christ mission workers have planted churches in over twenty countries, the result being that less than half of the denomination's membership now resides in North America.
		The Archives of the Brethren in Christ Church is the official home for records generated by boards, agencies, and institutions of the denomination.
	www.messiah.edu /archives/archives_bic.html (414 words)

	Brethren in Christ Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brethren in Christ Church (often called B.I.C. Church) is an evangelical Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness.
		Often known by their locality, a group of brethren north of Marietta, Pennsylvania on the east side of the Susquehanna River became known as the River Brethren.
		Baptism (by trine immersion) and the Lord's supper are considered ordinances of the church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brethren_in_Christ_Church (754 words)

	Mainsville United Brethren's Beliefs
		As part of the United Brethren in Christ Church, Mainsville UB holds to the same values as that of the denomination.
		The United Brethren church began with two very different men, Martin Boehm and William Otterbein, who realized that on the essentials of the faith, they were alike—that they were brothers in Christ.
		Christ's presence in a Christian's life is demonstrated by a lifestyle of faithfulness and obedience to God.
	www.spreadinglight.com /church/beliefs.html (1565 words)

	Community of Faith Church in Roanoke, Virginia - About the Brethren In Christ
		The church is responsible to discern and encourage the use of the gifts of the Spirit in its life and ministry.
		The objective of church discipline is to restore the erring church member and to maintain the integrity and purity of the church's fellowship and witness.
		Christ's convenantal, self-sacrificing love for the church and the church's loving response is the model that husband and wife are follow.
	www.cofroanoke.org /CoFaboutBIC.htm (5093 words)

	Messiah United Methodist Church's History
		The United Brethren in Christ denomination was organized in 1800 during the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening.
		In November 1946 the United Brethren in Christ denomination united with the Evangelical Church to become the Evangelical UJnited Brethren Church.
		The current Messiah United Methodist Church hopes to re-dig the wells of the revivals that flowed forth from the German Pietism of the United Brethren in Christ and the British Evangelicalism and sacra-mental life of Methodism.
	www.emmitsburg.net /messiah/history.htm (442 words)

	The Old Chapel in Wayne Township
		The Church of the United Brethren in Christ traces its beginnings to a meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1767 between its two founders, Martin Boehm, a Mennonite preacher and Philip William Otterbein, a German Reformed preacher.
		The theology of the United Brethren Church was very similar to that of the Methodist Church, but the Methodist Church of that period only held services in English and Boehm and Otterbein felt the need or a German language church.
		On a national level, in 1946, the United Brethren in Christ Church united with the Evangelical Association to form the Evangelical United Brethren (E.U.B.) Church, and, in 1968, the E.U.B. Church united with the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church.
	www.dcoweb.org /church/OldChapel.htm (1028 words)

	Church of the United Brethren in Christ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The church is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania.
		The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is a conservative Trinitarian body of Christians that hold the deity, humanity, and atonement of Jesus; that the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God; and that salvation is through faith, repentance and following after Christ.
		The larger group was known as the Church of the United Brethren in Christ or, later, The United Brethren Church (UB).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_the_United_Brethren_in_Christ (2928 words)

	UNION CHAPEL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
		The church is facing a new challenge and is endeavoring to meet it effectively by providing a building fund in order to improve upon the facilities now at hand and to better meet the needs of this growing community.
		The people who got together to form the church embraced the issue and felt that man was totally lost as a result of the “Fall of man in the Garden of Eden.” Thus they saw the necessity of man having a personal Savior.
		The church was on the Maysville Circuit with churches in Maysville, Hopewell, Union Chapel, Mayhew, and Cedarville.
	www.huntertownhistoricalsoc.org /Churches/union_chapel_united_brethren_chu.htm (1955 words)

	Brethren Groups
		Moravians, Moravian Brethren, Unitas Fratrum or Unity of Brethren
		United Brethren leader Martin Boehm was the spiritual leader of this group until its congregation, principally of Mennonite background, began to withdraw from him because of his liberal views on baptism, and his relationships with non-Mennonite individuals.
		Birthed from the larger Mennonite Church in 1860 through a process of spiritual revival with a desire for closer fellowship, this group incorporated the title Brethren simply because of their spiritual kinship which was a outcome of meeting in small household groups for prayer and Bible study.
	www.cob-net.org /docs/groups.htm (3989 words)

	McDonough County, Illinois, United Brethren in Christ Church
		United Brethren in Christ is the title of the church which, in the latter part of the last century, grew out of the religious awakening of Philip William Otterbein and a number of his friends.
		The law of the church forbids the sale or use of intoxicating liquors by its members; and the renting of property to liquor dealers, or signing a petition favoring them, is considered immoral.
		The church has always held that secret societies ar evil in their nature and tendency; that union with them is inconsistent with christian life.
	www.macomb.com /~ilmcdono/Churches/UB.html (1013 words)

	Wainfleet Brethren In Christ Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As a church we are part of the Brethren In Christ church family that meets in over 20 countries of the world.
		Ask most people about our church and they would tell you we are a family church - we have programs for all ages and we care about kids and families very deeply.
		We are a church of fellowship and care - we love to get together, people really care and pray for one another and Care Groups are at the core ministry.
	www.wainfleetbic.com (294 words)

	Welcome - Antrim BIC Church
		The church used no musical instruments to accompany their singing, and each person had their own hymnal that contained only the words to the songs.
		During this time, the idea of each church having its own minister was circulating among the Brethren In Christ.
		The church's growth, however, can possibly be accounted for by the returning of loyal members, prayer, outreach to the community, and the pastor's care and visitation.
	www.antrimbic.org /history.html (1017 words)

	Wallace Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church (Palmerston, ON) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wallace Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church (Palmerston, ON)
		Wallace Mennonite Brethren in Christ merged with Palmerston Missionary Church in 1972.
		The building was sold to a Markham-Waterloo Conference congregation that became known as the Brotherston Mennonite Church.
	www.gameo.org /encyclopedia/contents/W3551.html (137 words)

	Messiah College: Sider Institute
		Messiah College was founded by the Brethren in Christ Church in 1909 as the Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home.
		In that year, guided by President D. Ray Hostetter (the son and grandson of former Messiah College presidents and Brethren in Christ ministers), the legal ties between the College and the Brethren in Christ Church were dissolved and replaced by a "covenant relationship" between the church and college.
		(e) appoint a president who, if not a Brethren in Christ church member, has a "strong affinity to the College's distinctive values and the theological perspectives of the Brethren in Christ Church." In turn, the church covenants to consider Messiah to be its college and to support Messiah College accordingly.
	www.messiah.edu /siderinstitute/bicchurch.html (378 words)

	Tell Me About the Brethren in Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This conviction provoked sharp opposition from the established church of the state, resulting in the deaths of many who stood against the traditions of an all-too-political form of Christianity.
		Having no aversion to participation in what God is doing around them, the Brethren in Christ Church began connection with other evangelical associations that seemed interested in the similar evangelical pursuits as themselves.
		In 2002 the Allegheny Conference of the Brethren In Christ Church invited Pastor Rob Patterson to serve as bishop.
	www.bedford.net /thenet/ValuesHistory.htm (1035 words)

	The 1900s in the United Brethren Church
		Once upon a time, all General Conferences were held in churches scattered across the denomination, rather than in Huntington, Ind. The century’s first edition of our highest governing body convened in May 1901 at the King Street church in Chambersburg, Pa. That conference had 50 delegates–four bishops, plus 46 ministers.
		Discussions were dominated by the still-painful division of 1889, in which our churches split from what is now the United Methodist Church and, in most cases, lost their church properties in the process.
		In September 1800, 13 ministers meeting in Maryland adopted the name "Church of the United Brethren in Christ." We started before that, in 1767, but this is the 200th year we’ve been using that name.
	www.ub.org /about/1900s.html (1721 words)

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		The Believers Church Bible Commentary Series is published for all who seek more fully to understand the original message of Scripture and its meaning for today—Sunday school teachers, members of Bible study groups, students, pastors, and other seekers.
		The Believers Church Bible Commentary is a cooperative project of Brethren in Christ Church, Brethren Church, Church of the Brethren, Mennonite Brethren Church, and Mennonite Church.
		These include believers baptism, commitment to the Rule of Christ (Matthew 18:15-20) as part of the meaning of church membership, belief in the power of love in all relationships, and a willingness to follow the way of the cross of Christ.
	www.logos.com /products/details/2080 (731 words)

	Welcome to the United Brethren in Christ Church
		Church staff openings regularly become available, and are posted on the Staff Openings page.
		The United Brethren Discipline for 2005-2007 has been posted, along with the new Pastoral Ministry Handbook.
		The Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA, consists of about 215 churches and other ministries throughout the United States.
	www.ub.org (229 words)

	Ridge View Brethren in Christ Church
		Ridge View Brethren in Christ Church is a community church which started in 1965 and has served members of the Roanoke community since that time.
		Our church is a friendly group of people who enjoy helping each other and worshiping together.
		We praise God for sending his son, Jesus, who was born of a virgin, ministered on Earth for 33 years, died on a cross for the forgiveness of sins, was raised from the dead on the third day, and now is preparing a place in Heaven (salvation) for all who believe in Him.
	www.ridgeviewtoday.org (235 words)

	Bethel Brethren In Christ Church - Hillsville, VA
		The Brethren in Christ Our History, Identity, and Goals This will page will help you understand more about the Brethren in Christ Church: who we are, how we started, what we believe in, and where we are going.
		The Brethren in Christ Church began about 1780 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when a group of Mennonites became dissatisfied with the lack of spiritual passion in the church.
		The B.I.C. Church is seeking to maintain its call to being radical, holy and grace-filled disciples of Christ while at the same time communicating the power and freedom of the gospel to a lost world.
	www.bicweb.org /southeast/bethel (681 words)

	The Brethren of Christ in Canada: Two Hundred Years of Tradition and Change by Cyril Burne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, the numerous smaller denominations frequently coeval with the larger churches: Baptist, Mennonite, Congregationalist; various Anabaptist congregations have not always been as well-served with thoughtful, well-researched, and readable accounts of their presence in Canada.
		Happily, one of these smaller denominations, the Brethren in Christ in Canada, has, in E. Morris Sider's Two Hundred Years of Tradition and Change\r, an excellent account of its life.
		This is a clear reflection of the author's intention in writing the book, which was to acquaint the Brethren in Christ with their history so as to better serve the present age.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/703/christ16.html (335 words)

	Pleasant Valley U.B. Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The mission of the Pleasant Valley United Brethren in Christ Church is to proclaim and live the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
		We are part of the Michigan Churches of the United Brethren in Christ and a cluster of churches and pastors locally.
		The United States church body is one of seven national conferences in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ International.
	web.triton.net /pleasantvalley (156 words)

	Welcome to BIC-Church.org
		The 2007 Cooperative Ministries spending plan, in both a short form and a longer detailed version, is now available for review and easy download.
		Enable the future church leaders of India and Nepal by sponsoring a child in BIC World Missions’ SPICE program.
		Jumpstart your small group with study guides designed exclusively for BIC churches, on topics like risking it all to serve God, making peace with your family, and keeping the Sabbath.
	www.bic-church.org (73 words)

	Brethren in Christ: Brethren at Canadian Content
		Additional Information: The Brethren in Christ are also known as the River Brethren, because they originated near the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the late eighteenth century.
		The Brethren in Christ are found mostly in Pennsylvania, where the church arose, and in the Midwest; there are also BIC congregations in four Canadian provinces.
		Founded by the Brethren in Christ church and located in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Brethren/Brethren_in_Christ (264 words)

	Brethren in Christ Historical Society - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Brethren in Christ Historical Society began in 1978.
		The house of Jacob Engel, one of the founders of the Brethren in Christ Church
		The United Zion Church and the Old Order River Brethren are represented on the Executive Committee and Editorial Board of the Society.
	www.bicweb.org /ministries/histsoc (106 words)

	Brethren In Christ Church Refton - Quarryville, PA - Insider Pages: Houses of Worship, Religious Organizations, Churches
		Neither of us belonged to a church at the time and our pastors church was too far for the wedding.
		So when I began searching for a church to rent the people at Refton Brethren in Christ were very proffesional and kind.
		Refton Brethren in Christ Church was a wonderful place to have my wedding and I am really glad that we had it there!
	www.insiderpages.com /b/3720436760 (198 words)

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