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During the 20th century several settlements of the Old Order River Brethren in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario dwindled and finally became extinct. For 1935 and 1937 the Association of Religion Data Archives lists 472 members for the Old Order Yorker River Brethren, that is the Old Order River Brethren. [7] In 1960 there were 340 ...
The River Brethren distanced themselves from Boehm and the United Brethren movement. Influenced by the Schwarzenau Brethren (named Dunkers ), the River Brethren developed a conviction that trine (triple, in allusion to the Trinity ) immersion, foot washing, adherence to plain dress , the wearing of a headcovering by women and teetotalism was ...
Brethren in Christ Church, an Anabaptist Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness. They have also been known as River Brethren and River Mennonites; Church of the United Brethren in Christ, an evangelical denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. Old Order River Brethren; United Zion Church
Old Brethren German Baptists, emerged 1939, with about 130 members in 2015, a horse and buggy group that also uses horses for field work, the most conservative group. Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference , emerged 2009, with about 2,800 members, a more liberal split from the Old German Baptist Brethren.
The majority of churches descending from the River Brethren are known as the Brethren in Christ Church. Bishop Matthias Brinser was excluded from the River Brethren in 1855, and he organized his followers into a separate group, originally known as United Zion's Children. The reason for the exclusion of Brinser and his followers was that he had ...
Coldwater Church of the Brethren is a historic church building located in Greene, Iowa, United States. The Church of the Brethren congregation was established by Philip Moss in Coldwater Township in 1855. Initially, they held their services in area schoolhouses.
The Brethren in Christ Church (BIC) is a River Brethren Christian denomination. Falling within the Anabaptist tradition of Christianity, the Brethren in Christ Church has roots in the Mennonite church, with influences from the revivals of Radical Pietism and the holiness movement. [1] [4] [5] They have also been known as River Brethren and ...
Jacob Engle, born Jacob Engel (1753–1854), was the most important leader of the River Brethren in the time of their emergence. Engle was born in Switzerland as the fourth son of Ulrich Engel and Anna née Brächbühl. As an infant he emigrated with his family from the Corgémont to Pennsylvania to flee religious persecution.