The Brethren in Christ

Denomination·Founded 1778 CE·Brethren in Christ U.S. reports nearly 250 congregations. Membership counts are not published consistently, and the largest national churches are in Zimbabwe and Zambia rather than North America. The Brethren in Christ are members of Mennonite World Conference and are counted within its census.

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → Protestantism → Anabaptism → The Brethren in Christ

Brethren in Christ U.S.Mennonite World Conference

Branch
Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Brethren in Christ Discussion

Stories

the narratives it tells itself
A Pennsylvania farm church whose centre moved to Zimbabwe. In 1898 the mission at Matopo in Southern Rhodesia was begun, and by the late twentieth century the Zimbabwean and Zambian churches outnumbered the North American ones. The denomination's largest congregations and most of its growth are now African. Read it in full — context →

The Scriptures

the texts that carry the stories — and everything else

The Bible

The Brethren in Christ Articles of Faith and Doctrine

Manual of Doctrine and Government

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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