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	Brethren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Church of the United Brethren in Christ and the Brethren in Christ Church (or River Brethren) owe their origins to the combined labors of Reformed pastor Philip William Otterbein and Mennonite Martin Boehm, beginning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 18th century.
		The Social Brethren originated in Saline County, Illinois in 1867, the result of an attempt to put the slavery issue away in favor of uniting on a common belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
		The Church of the Lutheran Brethren is neither Anabaptist nor pietistic, but is the result of a late 19th century spiritual awakening among Lutheran congregations in the upper midwestern United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brethren (799 words)

	Unity of the Brethren -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Theologians and linguists of the Unity of the Brethren translated during the second half of the (additional info and facts about 16th century) 16th century the Bible from the original languages into Czech.
		The Unity of the Brethren church has adopted a church emblem having an open Bible, with a cross behind in the center, and a chalice in front to the left.
		The Czech-originated Unity of the Brethren should not be confused with the Unity of the Brethren Baptists, a (Follower of Baptistic doctrines) Baptist organization in the Czech and Slovak Republics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/unity_of_the_brethren.htm (900 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: The Brethren
		The Brethren, officially known as the German Baptists throughout the nineteenth century (Melton, 441), mixed pietism with the Anabaptist tradition, blending a renewed emphasis on spirituality with the Anabaptist emphasis on outward expression of faith.
		As the Brethren Church grew and expanded, moving them beyond their traditional agricultural communities, and as industrialization made more "worldly" products available to everyone, they became increasingly more mainstream, and less recognizable as a distinct body.
		They follow traditional Brethren beliefs and practices: women are expected to have long hair and to wear a head covering, men are to have short hair, no musical instruments are accepted in the worship time, and of course divorce and remarriage is not allowed.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/brethren.html (3729 words)

	The Impact Of Unity Movements On The Church
		I believe it is vital to the subject of unity to have some historical background of the divisions that have ripped through churches over the past 135 years, but space does not permit this material to be presented at this time.
		The tendency of unity movements is to affect the church with less love and knowledge of the truth.
		It seems that most brethren have always had the inclination to think like Israel of old, and require a king to rule over them "like the other nations." When these chasms in the body have occurred, the next step is some method to "join" with those of the denominations about them.
	www.truthmagazine.com /archives/volume30/GOT030013.htm (1558 words)

	Brethren Literature & Resources
		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 Card The Church of the Brethren has historically resisted the theological confinement of creeds and narrow statements of faith; but in order to give non-Brethren a brief introduction to our beliefs and practices, this card was issued many years ago to list the essentials of our understanding of the New Testament.
		Brethren Logo of our denomination is comprised of three elements which makes a distinct statement reflecting; our unity in Christ, our compassion for a world in spiritual darkness, our mission to serve others, our responsibility to teach and baptize, and our hope of reward for faithfulness.
	www.cob-net.org /download.htm (2642 words)

	Unity In Diversity, Part 1 (Wayne Partain)
		In Ephesians 4:3-6 Paul speaks of the unity of the Spirit: "being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
		The proponents of unity in diversity are not interested in Bible unity, the unity for which Christ prayed.
		It is utterly ridiculous for our brethren of renown to go over the country preaching that we have so many differences over divorce and remarriage, that we should just let each congregation decide what's right, and go ahead and fellowship all our non-institutional brethren no matter what they teach on the subject.
	www.bibleanswer.com /uind_wp1.htm (2710 words)

	Unity of the Brethren - History
		The Unity of the Brethren traces its roots to the work of the reforming priest, John Hus, martyred in 1415.
		The Unity of the Brethren grew in influence until it was the predominant religious force in the Czech lands.
		The Unity of the Brethren today is a denomination that honors its past and its traditions, while looking forward to new opportunities for missions and witness.
	www.unityofthebrethren.org /history.htm (669 words)

	Direction: The Biblical Call to Unity: Implications for Mennonite Brethren
		Many Mennonite Brethren work for numerous inter- and nondenominational missionary and evangelical organizations; this is especially the consequence of a gradual drifting toward the mainline fundamentalist-evangelical stream in North America.
		One may suggest that this unity is evidenced by the sense of oneness Christians of many different denominations experience when they plan together and attend an evangelist’s crusade, or when they meet and talk after they notice the IXOYE decals on each other’s vehicles.
		This "seeking" for unity, however, must be intentional and reflective or else the trends of defection and assimilation may create a bland unity which impoverishes rather than enriches the whole.
	www.directionjournal.org /article?681 (3803 words)

	UNITY OF THE BRETHREN AND THE FIRES OF DELUSION
		There may be unity of a type: humanly contrived, not really arrived, with pride, power and lust the criteria, or the development of a race which can omit God, His word or Christ's work, or minimise it as in the Baptist case, according to report, in The Frantic Millenium and the Peace of Truth Ch.11.
		THIS is a first requisite for the unity of the brethren, and the love which the Father has for the Son, it is this love which is to be with them.
		It is not the unity of papal armies, as forbidden by Christ when He addressed Peter; or the unity of this world, under ITS OWN PRINCE (John 14:30), but a unity of spirit and heart based on the word and found in the body of Christ.
	webwitness.org.au /aaa9.html (4245 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bohemian Brethren
		There, in 1464, was held a secret assembly consisting of Brethren from Bohemia and Moravia, who accepted as basis of their creed the doctrine that justification is obtained through faith and charity and confers the hope of eternal salvation.
		The Utraquist (Calixtine) priests refused the Sacrament to the Brethren.
		The Brethren defended their cause in copious writings, but in 1468 many of them were imprisoned and tortured, one was burnt at the stake.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02616a.htm (4746 words)

	Revival Library \| A History Of The Moravian Church by J.E. Hutton, M.A. \| Book I Chapter VII
		As the Brethren settled in the Valley of Kunwald, the great object which they set before them was to recall to vigorous life the true Catholic Church of the Apostles; and as soon as they were challenged by their enemies to justify their existence, they replied in good set terms.
		As the Brethren despised University education, it is natural to draw the plain conclusion that among them the common people were the most benighted and ignorant in the land.
		With Luther the favourite court of appeal was St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians; with the Brethren it was rather the Sermon on the Mount and the tender Epistles of St. John.
	www.revival-library.org /catalogues/world1/hutton/107.htm (4609 words)

	Between Hus and Herrnhut - Christian History & Biography - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
		From the start, the Unity of the Brethren, as they became known, had contacts with the Waldensians, a communal group that preserved the teachings of Peter Waldo from the twelfth century, promoting equality of believers and opposing ecclesiastical hierarchy.
		Significant also for the Unity’s founding was the thought of Peter Chelcicky, who condemned the use of force in matters of faith and the participation of Christians in political power struggles, especially in war.
		The Unity was outlawed and persecuted by secular and religious powers alike, but its numbers grew, new communities were formed, and its influence went far beyond its ranks.
	www.ctlibrary.com /3445 (428 words)

	Unity: Which COG for You?
		Apparently, one of the reasons for the lack of unity is that many so-called shepherds were not commited to what they publicly proclaimed.
		Later Paul suggests this was no longer the case, "Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
		The only objection is that unity based on doctrinal compromise (which may happen if some of the groups merge, and did happen in the case of the CGCF/UCG 'merger') is not good thing (it should be also understood that some minor differences of opinion are normal and not considered to be doctrinal compromise).
	www.cogwriter.com /unity.htm (3190 words)

	The Plymouth Brethren
		To the horrified Brethren, such action was not only schism in the Body, but also sectarianism and the dreaded "clericalism." To further complicate the catastrophe, Newton came out in the open as a postmillennialist, expressing disdain for Darby's dispensationalism and distinction between Israel and the Church.
		Their unity was to be strictly maintained in spite of the sad fact that it meant the continual heartbreak of severed fellowship, friendships, families, and even marriages!
		The core of Brethrenism is the assembly, and the heart of the assembly is the weekly breaking of bread.
	withchrist.org /MJS/pbs.htm (6588 words)

	brethren,hist. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Wall Brethren Church started when five families from the Granger-Taylor area and the Rowena area joined two or three other Brethren families in the Wall community to worship in the members homes (Wall Brethren Church bulletin).
		"The Wall Brethren Church was officially organized and received into the Unity of the Brethren as a member church in 1933" (Wall Brethren Church bulletin).
		The congregation was expanding throughout the years and by the 1950's, the congregation was in great need of "larger facilities." However, because of drought and poor crops, the new building had to be put off until 1954 when the small facilities could no longer hold the growing congregation.
	www.wall.netxv.net /TX2K/histBrethren.htm (439 words)

	UNITY - An Offer You Can't Refuse!
		The issue was unity (fellowship) between brothers it was disrupted needed to be restored.
		We need to conduct ourselves toward brethren in ways that are "proper." Certain attitudes are essential we should be ever alert to look for understand what is the proper course of action then do it.
		The strong appeal for unity among brethren must not miss its application to the present church.
	www.christianlibrary.org /authors/John_L_Kachelman_Jr/philem8.htm (1212 words)

	Our History * Moravian Church in North America
		The Moravian Church, or Unitas Fratrum (Unity of Brethren), as it has been officially known since 1457, arose as followers of Hus gathered in the village of Kunvald, about 100 miles east of Prague, in eastern Bohemia, and organized the church.
		By 1517 the Unity of Brethren numbered at least 200,000 with over 400 parishes.
		The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) brought further persecution to the Brethren's Church, and the Protestants of Bohemia were severely defeated at the battle of White Mountain in 1620.
	www.moravian.org /history (976 words)

	Brethren Groups
		The flame of reform was not extinguished by the death of John Hus in 1415, for a small group of Hussites gathered on the estate of Lititz, about 100 miles east of Prague, and organized a church in 1457.
		Brethren in the new world were at first a loose knit confederation of settlements.
		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.
	www.cob-net.org /docs/groups.htm (3749 words)

	The History of Salem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In time, other members of the Unity began to join their brethren in Herrnhut, along with members of other persecuted groups of Christians.
		For a few years this settlement prospered, but by 1740 the Moravian brethren were ready to leave the area due to the wars that were raging between the English colonies and Spanish Florida.
		The settlement in Savannah was abandoned and the brethren which were there headed north to Pennsylvania where they were joined by others who had come from the continent.
	www.1766salem.org /history1.htm (948 words)

	Moravian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Moravian Church, also Unitas Fratrum, or the American branch of the Renewed Church of the Unity of the Brethren, is an evangelical Protestant denomination organized in Herrnhut, Saxony (Sachsen), in 1727 as a reconstitution of the 15th-century Bohemian Brethren; Members are called Moravian Brethren and Herrnhuters.
		The two American provinces, (Northern and Southern) together with the German and British branches of the Renewed Church of the Unity of the Brethren, are under the overall jurisdiction of a general synod, which meets every ten years.
		The Moravian Church in America is noted for its unity.
	www.newbeginningsmoravian.org /History.htm (458 words)

	East Hills Moravian Church
		Moravian Church, also Unitas Fratrum, American branch of the Renewed Church of the Unity of the Brethren, an evangelical Protestant denomination organized in Herrnhut, Saxony, in 1727 as a reconstitution of the 15th-century Bohemian Brethren.
		Bohemian Brethren, a religious society established in Prague about the middle of the 15th century and originally composed of remnants of the Hussites.
		The spirit remained, however, and in 1722 some of the Brethren migrated, settling in Herrnhut in Saxony, on the estates of the religious reformer Nikolaus von Zinzendorf.
	www.easthillsmc.org /history.html (744 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: WESLEY, TX
		The Wesley Brethren church, erected in 1886, served as a school between 1866 and 1900 and as a museum by 1989.
		The Wesley Brethren Church has been restored and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
		BIBLIOGRAPHY: Christian Sisters Union Study Committee, Unity of the Brethren in Texas, 1855-1966 (Taylor, Texas: Unity of the Brethren, 1970).
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/WW/hnw36.html (374 words)

	Industry Brethren Church -- Welcome
		Located in the heart of Central Texas in the small town of Industry, the Industry Brethren Church has been continuously serving the Lord since the 1870's.
		The Brethren Church, which has its roots in Europe, was one of the first Protestant Churches to be organized.
		The Industry Brethren Church is a member congregation of the Unity of the Brethren which shares worship, Christian fellowship, and outreach in ways that are similar to those of many other Protestant denominations.
	www.industrybrethrenchurch.org (183 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: JUREN, JINDRICH
		Jindřich (Henry) Juren, minister and teacher, the son of Cenek and Antonie (Kosut) Juren, was born on March 20, 1850, at Čermna, Bohemia, where his father was a Protestant minister of the Evangelical Brethren Unity.
		Between 1881 and 1888 he was the only minister of the Unity of the Brethren in Texas and served the spiritual needs of the scattered congregations in the state.
		He was an organizer and a charter member of the Mutual Aid Society of the Unity of the Brethren of Texas and a member of the organization's governing body for several years.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/JJ/fju6.html (417 words)

	Brethren together in unity
		The Conference here at Salem August 30-31st revealed unity between five pastors of independent Lutheran congregations.
		How good it is when unity is revealed among brothers in the ministry!
		After Salem made its decision to leave the Missouri Synod, we contacted those who either had (or were in the process of) making the same decision.
	homepage.mac.com /hunnius/iblog/C1560046663/E1135494480 (252 words)

	New Hope Revival Ministries: Prophetic Words - March 6, 1993 PM
		How beautiful it is, saith the Lord, for brethren to dwell together in unity.
		unity in the Spirit and unity in the Word,
		I say unto thee, greater things are up the road.
	www.revival.org /prophecy.jsp?id=2168 (260 words)

	Adherents.com
		The Association of Unity Churches (AUC), an independent but related organization of ministers and licensed teachers, is not a department of Unity School.
		Unity makes up one of the hundreds of small religious sects that have sprouted and grown in America, but its future seems brighter than most.
		Membership: At last report in 1971, the Brethren had 27 churches and 3,249 members, a significant decrease from 1964 (32 churches and 6,142 members).
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_653.html (1926 words)

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