Church of the Brethren

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Anabaptist-rooted church Christian denomination Historic peace church Protestant denomination

The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist-rooted Protestant denomination known for its historic commitment to peace, simple living, and service.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Free Union Church of the Brethren 2
German Baptist Brethren 2

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist-rooted church ⓘ
Christian denomination ⓘ
Historic peace church ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs German Baptist Brethren NERFINISHED ⓘ
clergyType lay leadership ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ
coreBelief New Testament authority ⓘ
believers baptism ⓘ
community discernment ⓘ
nonresistance ⓘ
peacemaking ⓘ
service to others ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasis community and mutual aid ⓘ
discipleship ⓘ
peace and nonviolence ⓘ
service and mission ⓘ
simple lifestyle ⓘ
foundedIn early 18th century ⓘ
foundedInYear 1708 ⓘ
founder Alexander Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceType annual conference ⓘ
congregational polity ⓘ
hasAgency Brethren Disaster Ministries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brethren Volunteer Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Global Mission and Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Bethany Theological Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bridgewater College NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elizabethtown College NERFINISHED ⓘ
Juniata College NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manchester University NERFINISHED ⓘ
McPherson College NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of La Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMembersIn Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Elgin, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorship English ⓘ
motto Continuing the work of Jesus. Peacefully. Simply. Together. ⓘ
ordinationOfWomen permitted ⓘ
originatedAs Schwarzenau Brethren NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Schwarzenau, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
practices agape meal ⓘ
anointing for healing ⓘ
communion ⓘ
foot washing ⓘ
lay leadership ⓘ
love feast ⓘ
trine immersion baptism ⓘ
primaryRegion United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishes Messenger magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedDenomination Brethren Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dunkard Brethren Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old German Baptist Brethren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Order German Baptist Brethren NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedMovement Anabaptist movement ⓘ
Pietist movement ⓘ
religiousFamily Protestantism ⓘ
scripture Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ
scriptureFocus New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
stanceOnMilitaryService conscientious objection encouraged ⓘ
stanceOnWar pacifist ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Historic peace church tradition ⓘ
theologicalTradition Anabaptism ⓘ
Pietism ⓘ
worshipStyle non-liturgical worship ⓘ
plain worship ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christian pacifism → heldBy → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
Vernard Eller → religiousDenomination → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
Vernard Eller → affiliation → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
University of La Verne → religiousAffiliation → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
Free Union, Virginia → hasReligiousBuilding → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free Union Church of the Brethren
Free Union, Virginia → hasHistoricBuilding → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
this entity surface form: Free Union Church of the Brethren
Dunker Church → denomination → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Baptist Brethren
Christoph Sauer → religiousAffiliation → Church of the Brethren ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Baptist Brethren