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Traditional Love Feast among the Schwarzenau Brethren, 1883. The Schwarzenau Brethren groups (the largest being the Church of the Brethren ) regularly practice agape feasts (called "Love Feasts"), which include feetwashing , a supper, and communion, with hymns and brief scriptural meditations interspersed throughout the worship service.
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren (Czech: Moravská církev or Moravští bratři), formally the Unitas Fratrum (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), [3] [4] [5] is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the Unity of the Brethren (Czech: Jednota ...
The Brethren love feast is a conscious imitation of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples. It begins with foot washing symbolizing cleansing, humility, and service. They then share a meal, which has symbolized the eschatalogical gathering of the faithful when Christ returns, but currently emphasizes fellowship within the faith community.
The festival of the Single Brothers at Herrnhaag in 1748 included the glorification of Christ's sidehole wound, considered sacred because it represented Christ's compassionate, sacrificing love. Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig's son, led the ceremony making it clear that he literally had become the sidehole of Christ and when ...
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The seal of the Moravian Church featuring the Agnus Dei in stained glass at the Rights Chapel of Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Before finally settling in Pennsylvania, and later founding another settlement in North Carolina, the Moravians initially made an attempt at settlement in Georgia for their mission work. [6]
The folk costumes kroje, as seen in Vlčnov, Moravia, during a folklore feast. Czech folklore is the folk tradition which has developed among the Czech people over a number of centuries. Czech folklore was influenced by a mix of Christian and pagan customs. Nowadays it is preserved and kept alive by various folklore ensembles uniting members of ...
Bethabara Moravian Church facility was built in 1788 in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [ 1 ] The Bethabara Historic District , including the Church, were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.