In 1733, Moravian missionaries received permission to begin a mission on the island ; in 1747, there were enough converts to prompt the construction of the Moravian Brethren Mission House and the formal establishment of the mission as New Herrnhut ().

It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement and Alexander Mack to begin the Brethren movement.

The United Brethren Church claims this organization in 1800 as the first denomination to actually begin in the United States.

The United Brethren Church claims this organization in 1800 as the first denomination to actually begin in the United States, rather than be transplanted from Europe.

The teacher, Mary Dadison, welcomed 12 pupils to begin Hillcrest School, a new venture of the Church of the Brethren Mission.

The flame in the church logo represents the work of the Holy Spirit in the world, and the two parts of the flame also represent the predecessor denominations, the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren, united at the base symbolizing the 1968 merger.

" Although the Brethren remained loyal to the Pope, they still saw it as their duty to denounce the abuses and scandalous behaviour of many priests: the corruption which both Erasmus and Bosch satirised in their work ".

The various Plymouth Brethren bodies originated in the 1820s work of John Nelson Darby and others in Ireland and the United Kingdom as well as India:

* The Unity of the Brethren also traces its roots to the work of Hus.

Brethren also believe that " faith without works is dead ", and have been heavily involved in disaster relief and other charitable work.

The name change was precipitated by the predominant use of English in the church, the fact that the name " German Baptist " frustrated mission work, and to further distance themselves from the Old German Baptist Brethren.

Henry II created a monastic guild, the " Brethren of the Bridge ", to oversee all work on London Bridge, and in 1163 its Warden, Peter of Colechurch, supervised the bridge's last rebuilding in timber.

* 1902-Swiss members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Missions in Many Lands ( CMML ) enter Laos ; California Yearly Meeting of Friends opens work in Guatemala

The connection between the " Epistle of the Brethren of Purity " and Ismailism suggests the adoption of this work as one of the main sources of what would become known as " Jewish Ismailism " as found in Late Medieval Yemenite Judaism.

Although his work as a dentist in the Godavari delta area of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu progressed slowly, it produced in time a flourishing movement of Indian Brethren with a particularly emphasis in Kerala.

The " Old Order " Dunkers opposed 19th-century Brethren adoption of innovations such as revival meetings, Sunday Schools, and foreign missionary work.

In 1570 an alliance of non-Catholic Polish Churches, the Lutherans, the Reformed, and the Bohemian Brethren, drew up what is known as the Consensus of Sandomir, effecting a confederation of the work in order to stave off defeat at the hands of the Roman Church.

US Global Ministries and the United Brethren Church in Canada work together under a joint ministry agreement ; two representatives from the Canadian church serve on the Global Ministries Leadership Team.

The Unity of the Brethren (; Latin: Unitas Fratrum ), also known as Czech or Bohemian Brethren, is a Christian denomination whose roots are in the pre-reformation work of priest and philosopher Jan Hus, who was martyred in 1415.

Woodruff's greatest missionary success resulted from his work among the 600 members of the United Brethren in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

The first Mennonite Brethren congregation in Canada was founded in Winkler, Manitoba in 1888 as a result of mission work from the United States.

The first Mennonite Brethren congregation in Canada was founded in Winkler, Manitoba in 1888 as a result of mission work from the United States.

The confession of faith of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches ( held in common with the US Conference ) reveals the churches accept God in three persons ; the divinity, humanity, virgin birth, atonement, resurrection, ascension, and return of Jesus ; the Bible as the inspired word of God ; the fall of humankind and salvation through the atoning work of Christ ; the Lord's Day ( Sunday ) as a day of worship ; and the resurrection of all people, either to eternal punishment or eternal life with God.

Mennonite Brethren in Japan began as a mission work of the Board of Foreign Missions of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches ( now the US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches ).

During the early twentieth century, Brethren invested heavily in foreign missions in India, China, and other locations.

The expansion of the Plymouth Brethren outside of the UK started early, when Anthony Norris Groves left to become a missionary in 1829, first in Baghdad and then in India.

His father had become a committed member of the Plymouth Brethren early in his army career in India, and at the age of 46 married the oldest daughter of a family who were also Plymouth Brethren, after wooing her for 20 years.

The largest conferences are the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of India, with 103, 488 members in 840 congregations, and the Communauté des Eglises de Frères Mennonites au Congo, with 85, 648 members in 629 congregations.

* Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India

Kerala is a small state in India, but has more than 500 Open or Plymouth Brethren Assemblies.

Brethren members believe that these assemblies are the result of an independent movement of the Holy Spirit in India.

In 1970 the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, the United Church of North India, the Baptist Churches of Northern India, the Church of the Brethren in India, the Methodist Church ( British and Australia Conferences ) and the Disciples of Christ denominations merged to form the Church of North India.

* India: Church of North India, the 1970 union of Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, Congregational, and the Church of the Brethren churches

The merger, which had been in discussions since 1929, came eventually between the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon ( Anglican ), the United Church of Northern India ( Congregationalist and Presbyterian ), the Baptist Churches of Northern India ( British Baptists ), the Church of the Brethren in India, which withdrew in 2006, the Methodist Church ( British and Australia Conferences ) and the Disciples of Christ denominations.

In 1957, the Church of the Brethren in India and the Disciples of Christ denominations joined in the negotiations as well.

Brethren in Christ Church Society is a Protestant denomination of India, founded by James Ard.

Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India is the largest Mennonite denomination of India.

They are known historically as the peace churches, and have incorporated Christ's teachings on nonviolence into their theology so as to apply it to participation in the use of violent force ; those denominations are the Quakers, Mennonites, Amish, and the Church of the Brethren.

Most of the Taborites now went over to the party of the Utraquists ; the rest joined the " Brothers of the Law of Christ " () ( see Unity of the Brethren ; also Bohemian Brethren and Moravian Church ).

* The Confessions of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church ;

To initiation of this movement was the great achievement of Groote's life ; he lived to preside over the birth and first days of his other creation, the society of Brethren of the Common Life.

Private schools in Yucca Valley include Our Lady of the Desert, a Christian school for K-12 ; Joshua Springs Christian School, non-denominational affiliation for PK-12 ; Grace Christian School, Brethren affiliation for K-12 ; Hi-Desert SDA Elementary, a 1-6, Seventh Day Adventist affiliation school ; and Yucca Valley Christian School, affiliated with The Assembly of God, for PK-12.

Then the king will say to those on His right hand, “ Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world ; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me .” ... “ Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My Brethren, you did it to me .”

; 1827: John Nelson Darby's Plymouth Brethren is founded to propagate the Christian eschatological movement of dispensationalism, which teaches that God looks upon Jews as the chosen people ( rejecting supersessionism ), and that the nation of Israel will be born again and brought to realize they crucified their Messiah at his second coming

Far be it from Us, Venerable Brethren, to presume on the limits of the divine mercy which is infinite ; far from Us, to wish to scrutinize the hidden counsel and " judgements of God " which are " a great abyss " ( Ps.

As documented in Woodward and Armstrong's The Brethren and elsewhere, Burger's original feelings on the case were that Watergate was merely a political battle ; he " didn't see what they did wrong.

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.

of the American Church History Series ; E. L. Shuey, Handbook of the United Brethren in Christ ( 1893 ); W. J. Shuey, Year-Book of the United Brethren in Christ ( from 1867 ); and A. W. Drury, Life of Philip William Otterbein ( 1884 ).