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The districts of the Church of the Brethren are twenty-four regional divisions that serve to administer approximately one thousand congregations [1] of the Church of the Brethren in the United States and Puerto Rico. Districts are divided along state and county lines with membership and geographic scope varying widely.
Former Brethren church (Betesda) in Malmö, Scania, Sweden. The Church of the Brethren in the United States—like many other mainline churches—has experienced a steady decline in membership since the middle of the 20th century. Despite the overall decline, growth has occurred in some areas through church planting, evangelism, and outreach.
English: A map of the international presence of the Church of the Brethren, past and present Español: Una mapa de la Iglesia de los Hermanos, pasado y presente Date
Aug. 14—Pleasant View Church of the Brethren will celebrate its 245th anniversary Aug. 15. A Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. will initiate the festivities leading up to the 250th anniversary in 2026.
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Church of the Brethren (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Church of the Brethren" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
By 1889, the United Brethren had grown to over 200,000 members with six bishops. In that same year they experienced a division. Denominational leaders desired to make three changes: to give local conferences proportional representation at the General Conference; to allow laymen to serve as delegates to General Conference; and to allow United Brethren members to hold membership in secret societies.
Pages in category "Universities and colleges affiliated with the Church of the Brethren" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Christians who meet in Gospel Halls generally hold that a scriptural Christian assembly should avoid the use of a "sectarian" name (the name "Gospel Hall Assemblies" is a Wikipedia designation, and they are often called “Plymouth Brethren”, though members of this tradition are not in communion with other Plymouth Brethren who organized the ...