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Myron Dietz: The Old Order River Brethren, in "Brethren in Christ History and Life 6", June 1983, pages 4–35. Stephen E. Scott: The Old Order River Brethren Church, in "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage I", July 1978, pages 13–22. Donald B. Kraybill: Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites and Mennonites, Baltimore, 2010.
The first Brethren congregation was established in the United States in 1723. These church bodies became commonly known as "Dunkards" or "Dunkers", and more formally as German Baptist Brethren. The Church of the Brethren represents the largest denomination descended from the Schwarzenau Brethren, adopting this name in 1908.
The borough of Woodbury is located near the center of the township but is separate from it. According to the United States Census Bureau, Woodbury Township has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km 2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km 2), or 0.09%, is water. [3]
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.
The Old Order River Brethren continue the practice of plain dress. [3] Several factions of the River Brethren withdrew in the middle of the 19th century, including the Yorker Brethren and the United Zion Church, while the main body took the name Brethren in Christ, by which a group of Mennonites is also known. There were about 11,000 members in ...
Woodbury is located in northern Bedford County at (40.225396, -78.365744 It lies in Morrison Cove , a broad valley between Tussey Mountain to the east and Dunning Mountain to the west. Pennsylvania Route 36 passes through the community, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Roaring Spring and south 5 miles (8 km) to Loysburg .
Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory February 12, 2024 at 10:46 AM WOODBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal ...
Photo of St. John's Church along Pennsylvania Route 868 in Woodbury Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Date: 26 May 2014, 15:45: Source: Pennsylvania State Route 868: Author: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States