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Christianity portal; The Old German Baptist Brethren (OGBB) is a Schwarzenau Brethren denomination of Anabaptist Christianity.. It emerged from a division among the Schwarzenau Brethren in 1881 and is aligned with Old Order Anabaptism.
In 1913 and 1915 the Old Brethren, centered in Salida, California, Dayton, Ohio and Camden, Indiana, withdrew from the Old German Baptist Brethren (OGBB). In 1921, the Old Order German Baptist Brethren, centered in Dayton, Ohio broke with the OGBB. Attempts in 1929–1930 to reunite the Old Brethren and OGBB were unsuccessful.
The more conservative of the two groups, centered in Camden, Indiana, was organized in 1939 and took the name Old Brethren German Baptists. [2] Some members of the Old Order German Baptist Brethren joined them. [3] Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions describes the emergence of the Old Brethren German Baptists: [4]
The Old Order German Baptist Brethren split from the Old German Baptist Brethren in 1921, when members of the latter began to adopt automobiles. Though similar to the Old German Baptist Brethren in faith and practice, the Old Order German Baptist Brethren represent those who desired to maintain a strict adherence to tradition, such as the use ...
Official website of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, New Conference; Pietism Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine - an overview of Radical Pietism, of which the Brethren Movement is a part. About German Baptists "German Baptist Brethren" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 769. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
Old Brethren are more plain in dress and more conservative in lifestyle than some members of their parent group the Old German Baptist Brethren; but are similar to them in aspects such as nonresistance, using the Trine Immersion mode of baptism and the three-part communion service including feetwashing and a love feast. [3]
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.
Expansion across the continent and changes due to the Industrial Revolution caused strain and conflict among the Brethren. In the early 1880s a major schism took place resulting in a three-way split: The traditional Old German Baptist Brethren, the progressive Brethren Church, and the conservative German Baptist Brethren, who later changed their name to the Church of the Brethren in 1908.