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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.
[14] [15] The CBC began with a vision cast in July 2019, as Church of the Brethren leaders from thirteen districts gathered in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to pray, discern, and discuss a new vision for Brethren in the 21st Century. A temporary executive board was called, and sub-teams were tasked with working at various aspects of the vision.
In many parts of the U.S. they formed Czech congregations within the Presbyterian Church. Some who settled as farmers in the state of Texas decided to form their own denomination. Jindřich Juren (1850–1921) came to Texas in 1876, and from 1881 to 1888 was the only minister to these Brethren congregations.
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Odem is located at (27.947773, –97.584169 [ 5 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km 2 ), all land.
Church services were suspended in 1907. [4] In 1984, the church building and the land surrounding it were added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1] In 2004, the Hygiene Dunkard Church was awarded Landmark status in Boulder County. [5] In 2009, the church was deeded to the Hygiene Cemetery Association, which began the work of ...
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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.