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	Encyclopedia: Dunkard Brethren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Church of the Brethren was organized by Alexander Mack, a miller, in Schwarzenau, Germany, in 1708.
		There are several Brethren groups that are not related to the Schwarzenau Brethren movement, such as the Plymouth Brethren that arose in England and Ireland early in the 19th century, and the United Brethren originating in 18th century Pennsylvania with William Otterbein and Martin Boehm.
		The Dunkard Brethren are a small group of conservative (additional info and facts about Schwarzenau Brethren) Schwarzenau Brethren churches that withdrew from the (A Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion) Church of the Brethren.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dunkard-Brethren (867 words)

	Dunkard Brethren Church Polity
		We, as the Dunkard Brethren Church, Inc., seek exemption from the 1983 Social Security Amendments affecting churches, inasmuch as these regulations of involuntary application and enforcemente of Social Security are contrary to a sincerely held Biblical conviction that the government should not tax God or His Church.
		Members may be accepted into the Dunkard Brethren Church from religious groups of similar faith and practice, who have been baptized by trine immersion for the remission of sins, after being fully instructed as all applicants for membership, and are to be asked to make the usual answer of acceptance, approved by the Church Council.
		The Dunkard Brethren Church is opposed to any homosexual practices and in order for such a person to be a member of the Dunkard Brethren Church, they must be regenerated, forsaking these practices, in accord with the Scriptures.
	www.bibleviews.com /dunkardpolity.html (6497 words)

	Church of the Brethren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The German Baptist Brethren suffered major division in the early 1880s, creating the Old German Baptist Brethren, the Brethren Church, and the majority adopting the name Church of the Brethren in 1908.
		In 1948 the Church of the Brethren joined the World Council of Churches as a charter member, and was a forming member of the National Council of Churches in 1950.
		Brethren Revival Fellowship (a conservative movement within and loyal to the Church of the Brethren)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren (374 words)

	RootsWeb: BRETHREN-L Dunkard is from Dunker, Dunker is from Tunker... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	archiver.rootsweb.com /th/read/BRETHREN/1997-12/0882992347 (62 words)

	Dunkard Brethren Church
		The Dunkard Brethren Church, founded in 1928, is a conservative element of the Church of the Brethren.
		Yet the Dunkard Brethren have preserved a remarkable homogeneity, the great annual meeting, which is an annual reunion as well, being a definite element in preserving unity of outlook.
		The Brethren were in their earlier history much more aggressive than the Mennonites, hence have grown much more rapidly and secured a larger proportion of members from the "outside." Numerous Mennonites were won by early Brethren evangelistic efforts and many names in the Brethren Church of today are Mennonite in origin: e.g., Bowman, Moyer, Ziegler.
	www.bibleviews.com /Dunkard.html (769 words)

	Origins of the Church of the Brethren and Other Brethren (Groups
		Dunkard Brethren - withdrew in 1926 because they were dissatisfied with the church's failure to enforce plain dress, and other directions the church was taking.
		Five major groups contributed to the Encyclopedia: the Brethren Church, the Church of the Brethren, the Dunkard Brethren, the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and the Old German Baptist Brethren.
		Brethren Historical Library and Archives, located in the lower level of the National Headquarters of the Church of the Brethren, 1451 Dundee Avenue, Elgin, IL 60120.
	www.berksgenes.org /brethren.htm (1185 words)

	Brethren Encyclopedia
		A veritable treasure of information about all Brethren denominations tracing their history to the original founding body, who established themselves in 1708 as a new Baptist movement through adult baptism in the Eder River near Schwarzenau, Germany.
		Brethren Encyclopedia is not only a tremendous resource of information and heritage, but also a recognized symbol of unity.
		Many have written commendable histories of the Brethren movement but none have succeeded in encompassing the vast scope of knowledge to be garnered from each Brethren group.
	www.cob-net.org /be (249 words)

	Church of the Brethren - Dunkards
		This term was applied to the members of the Church of the Brethren in the late 19th century and early 20th.
		The word "Dunker" was acutally a anglicized corruption of the German word, "Tunker," which means "dipper" or immerserer referring to the mode of baptism practiced by this group.
		In 1881, the Brethren Church split from the old Church of the Brethren.
	www.rootsweb.com /~pasomers/dunk.htm (528 words)

	Dunkard Brethren - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Dunkard Brethren - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Dunkard_Brethren (287 words)

	brethren church Information and Resources - God Has A Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
		The United Brethren denomination and the Missionary Church are currently discussing the possibility of combining the two...
		The Brethren Church is located at 32 S. Church in the village of New Lebanon.
		Fresno sea show among moved rossmere ministry trinity st john vianney coptic brethren church, anglican counseling seminaries seminaries brethern school of theology fellowship st patrick's st clement's.
	www.godhasadream.com /church/brethren-church/brethren-church.html (661 words)

	List of pacifist faiths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of faiths or religious groups that teach pacifism.
		Schwarzenau Brethren - Church of the Brethren, The Brethren Church, Conservative Grace Brethren Churches, International, Dunkard Brethren, Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Old German Baptist Brethren
		In addition, some members of other faiths, such as Jews and members of various Christian denominations consider themselves to be pacifists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_pacifist_faiths (146 words)

	Directory Plug - Society Religion and Spirituality Christianity Denominations Brethren - Free Directory Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Brethren Groups - Basic, non-theological outline of all the religious groups using the word Brethren in their denominational label.
		Dunkard Brethren Church - History, beliefs, and church locations of this small group.
		Members or regular attendees of a Church of the Brethren, Dunkard Brethren, Brethren Church, Old Order German Baptist Brethren, German Baptist Brethren, Grace Brethren and other traditionally Brethren related churches are eligible for insurance.
	www.rovisoft.com /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Brethren (380 words)

	Church Of The Brethren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maranatha Brethren Church, this Sunday at 10:55 am, guest speaker Scott Brown from Son of David Congregation will bring the Bible message.
		There are six liberal arts colleges and one seminary (Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana) affiliated with the Church of the Brethren.
		The Church of the Brethren is an organizational member of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, which advocates gun control.
	church-of-the-brethren.wikiverse.org (491 words)

	Holier Than Thou - Anabaptists
		As the Brethren grew and spread from the northeastern U.S. to the midwest throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they began to modernize, industrialize, and evangelize.
		Today, the Brethren as a whole comprise over 300,000 members within five main factions: Old German Baptist Brethren, Brethren Church, Dunkard Brethren, Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and its largest group, Church of the Brethren.
		These "Brethren" were eventually called "River Brethren" because they lived near the Susquehanna River, but by the late 1800's they had become the "Brethren in Christ." About the turn of the century, the doctrine of Wesleyan holiness was embraced by the Brethren in Christ.
	www.holierthanthou.info /denominations/anabaptists.html (5198 words)

	Chapter 4-Worshipping God Part # 4: Dunkard Brethren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Dunkard Brethren had a church in a log building on the corner across from Rev. Elmer's house and near the house once occupied by Ray Berberich.
		When he came up out of the water, he exclaimed in words not fit to be repeated on such occasion and added, "I saw a mink".
		When the Dunkards sold their Church building, it was bought by WM.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/alliesgen/history10.html (186 words)

	Read about Dunkard Brethren at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Dunkard Brethren and learn about Dunkard Brethren ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		The Dunkard Brethren are a small group of conservative
		Some of the Dunkard Brethren exhibit the plainness of dress associated with the "Old Order" Brethren and
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Dunkard_Brethren (269 words)

	Holier Than Thou - Christian Denominations
		As a primitive Christian fellowship of believers, the Brethren have historically avoided military service, political involvement, religious iconography, fashionable dress, musical instruments, and contact with the world outside their own rural communities.
		Although the topic of dispensation may be found in the teachings of Justin Martyr, Iranaeus, Clement of Alexandria, and Augustine, the father of modern dispensationalism was John Nelson Darby, former member of the Church of England and a prominent leader of the exclusive assemblies faction of the Plymouth Brethren in the nineteenth century.
		The Moravian Church was initially a branch of the United Brethren Church founded by Jan Hus (1369-1415) in fifteenth century Czechoslovakia, commonly known as the Bohemian Brethren.
	www.holierthanthou.info /denominations2.html (14662 words)

	Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists: Cemeteries
		I do not know how many "Brethren" cemeteries there are, nor the percentage of churches associated with a church cemetery.
		The number of churches (congregations) listed in the Brethren Encyclopedia, published in 1983, is 1,548 (1980).
		The third column, then, is the list of Brethren congregations in the United States as taken from the Encyclopedia's Volume 3.
	www.cob-net.org /fobg/cemetery.htm (3948 words)

	About the Dunkers
		The groups that are modern and wear no distinctive clothing include the Church of the Brethren, the Ashland Brethren Church (headquarters in Ashland, Ohio), the Grace Brethren Church (headquarters in Winona, Indiana).
		The Old German Baptist Brethren (Dunkers) ministers “qualify” baptismal candidates (either in the meetinghouse or by the waterside) by asking them if they will abide by the guidelines of Matthew 18 in regard to relationships between church members.
		During the rite, several Brethren explain the significance of the ceremony.
	157.182.176.39 /Academics/humanities/Oldaker/about_the_dunkers.htm (8278 words)

	CARROLL COUNTY ILLINOIS CHURCHES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Members of the Brethren church wer among the earliest settlers in Shannon township; in fact they came long before the township was created, Apr. 1, 1865.
		The church congregation dates back to 1851 when Isaac Lutz and family arrived from Pennsylvania.
		Five miles west of Shannon was the Cherry Grove group and at a meeting in the brethren church there in 1874 a building was planned for Shannon.
	www.iltrails.org /carroll/carrollchurchshannonbrethren.html (114 words)

	The Prayer Veil -- Annual Conference Statement
		Whereas, the long-time-honored practice of sisters wearing the prayer veil is being greatly neglected over the general Brotherhood, and
		Whereas, many brethren and sisters no longer believe in Paul's teaching along this line, as has been understood and practiced by the church in the past centuries,
		Therefore, we, the members of the Quinter church, hereby, through the District Meeting of Northwestern Kansas, petition Annual Meeting to give a plain interpretation of the doctrine of the prayer veil, as taught in the eleventh chapter of First Corinthians.
	www.brfwitness.org /Articles/prayerveil.htm (465 words)

	Cyndi's List - Religion & Churches
		The Smith Library at Shenandoah University maintains an archive of historical materials relating to Virginia Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church prior to the merger with the Methodist Church in 1968.
		Located in Ontario, the holdings in the archives include records for the Presbyterian Church in Canada; the Methodist Church (Canada); the Congregational Union of Canada; Local Union Churches; and the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
		Dedicated to genealogy and welcomes anyone who wants to exchange information and search for Brethren Roots (i.e., ancestors and families that are or were members the Church Group founded in 1708 near Swarzenau Germany).
	www.cyndislist.com /religion.htm (4103 words)

	Exploring Your Hometown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		DUNKARD BRETHREN — 304 N. Greene Road; Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.
		BAUGO CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN — 64066 C.R. 1, Wakarusa; worship 9:15 a.m., Sunday school 10:30 a.m.
		BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN — one mile east of Ind. 15 on U.S. 6; worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday evening is church activity night.
	www.goshennews.com /news/sections/explore/church.html (4538 words)

	Adherents.com
		"; "Size of Group: The Church of the Brethren is the largest of the five groups with 149,681 members according to 1989 figures (Melton:441).
		It is followed by the Grace Brethren Church with 41,767 members as of 1985 (Melton:440).
		The sizes of the other groups are as follows: Brethren Church - 13,028 in 1995 (Melton:440); Old German Baptist Brethren - 5,277 in 1995 (Melton:444); and Dunkard Brethren - 1,035 in 1980 (Melton:442).
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_227.html (2948 words)

	FULTON COUNTY INDIANA
		She was a member of the Dunkard Brethren church.
		Deceased was a member of the Brethren church at Tiosa, where the funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Ora OXLEY in charge.
		The funeral services were held at the Brethren church at Tiosa and burial was made in the Reichter cemetery.
	www.fulco.lib.in.us /Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1919.htm (16316 words)

	religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After moving to LaGrange, Indiana, James and Catherine Boyd belonged to the Lupold Church which was four miles west and one and one quarter miles south of their homestead, and they lived in accordance with it's doctrine.
		The Church of the Brethren or German Baptist Church or "Dunkards" as they were called had a large following.
		In 1854 meetings were held in the Poynter schoolhouse.
	members.tripod.com /%7Edagramma/religion.html (382 words)

	Bethel Dunkard Brethren High School Alumni @ Reunion
		Reunion / B / BET / Bethel Dunkard Brethren /
		There’s a good chance that fellow Bethel Dunkard Brethren alumni could be looking for you, too!
		To find your next Bethel Dunkard Brethren high school reunion, please select your school:
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	Adherents.com
		Smaller groups stemming from the Brethren are: Old German Baptist Brethren (1881), Brethren Church (1883), Dunkard Brethren (1926), and Grace Brethren (1939).
		"Several other major branches of Brethren consider themselves direct descendants of the group organized at Schwarzenau:...
		the Dunkard Brethren, [organized] 1926, about 1,035 members in 1980.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_259.html (2579 words)

	Society Religion and Spirituality Christianity Denominations Brethren :: naanoo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gateway to comprehensive web-based as well as print resources about the Brethren.
		Basic, non-theological outline of all the religious groups using the word Brethren in their denominational label..
		Interpretation of the life and thought of Alexander Mack, founder of the Brethren Church, Church of the Brethren, Grace Brethren, and other Brethren groups..
	www.naanoo.com /verzeichnis/de/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Brethren (204 words)

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