Moravian Church in America

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Christian church body Protestant denomination historic religious organization

The Moravian Church in America is a historic Protestant denomination rooted in the 15th-century Hussite movement, known for its emphasis on personal piety, communal life, and rich musical and missionary traditions.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Moravian Church 8
European Moravian settlements in North America 1
Moravian Christian missions 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church body ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
historic religious organization ⓘ
affiliation ecumenical Christian bodies ⓘ
celebrates Advent and Christmas with special music ⓘ
Easter sunrise services ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasizes communal life ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
music in worship ⓘ
personal piety ⓘ
governance episcopal elements ⓘ
synodal polity ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ecumenical orientation ⓘ
emphasis on community ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ
rich musical tradition ⓘ
strong missionary tradition ⓘ
hasDoctrine Trinitarian Christianity ⓘ
salvation by grace through faith ⓘ
hasEthos Christ-centered community ⓘ
service to others ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
hasOrigin Hussite movement ⓘ
hasOriginCentury 15th century ⓘ
hasTheologicalRootsIn Hussite movement ⓘ
surface form: Bohemian Reformation

Unitas Fratrum ⓘ
surface form: Unity of the Brethren
isKnownFor brass band traditions ⓘ
choral music ⓘ
mission work among Indigenous peoples ⓘ
mission work in the Caribbean ⓘ
languageOfWorship English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
originatesFrom Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: European Moravian settlements in North America
partOf Unitas Fratrum ⓘ
Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Worldwide Moravian Church
practices Holy Communion ⓘ
Lovefeast ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
daily text devotional use ⓘ
recognizes historic episcopate ⓘ
regionServed North America ⓘ
religiousFamily Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Moravian Church
religiousTradition Protestantism ⓘ
theologyOrientation evangelical ⓘ
pietist ⓘ
usesText Moravian Daily Texts ⓘ
worshipStyle hymn-based ⓘ
liturgical ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Nain → foundedAsMissionBy → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Winston-Salem, North Carolina → foundedAsSalemBy → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Episcopal Church → hasEcumenicalAgreementWith → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
Nain → hasReligionHistory → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church missions
Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Hussite movement → influenced → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Pietism → influenced → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
John Wesley → influencedBy → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Good Friday → observedBy → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Moravian Church in America → originatesFrom → Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Moravian settlements in North America
Moravian Church in America → partOf → Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Worldwide Moravian Church
Moravian Church in America → religiousFamily → Moravian Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Church
Delaware Nation at Moraviantown → religiousHistory → Moravian Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moravian Christian missions