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Around 1800, two German-language Methodist churches were founded, the " Vereinigten Brüder in Christo " and the " Evangelische Gemeinschaft ".

Both used Methodist hymnals in German and published German newspapers, of which one existed until 1937.

From the middle of the 19th century English was used as a second language in the churches, but there were regions which German was the main church language into the 20th century.

In 1937 both churches fused and joined the United Methodist Church in 1968.