The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the Exclusive Brethren)

Movement·Founded 1848 CE·Just over 55,000 members, on the body's own published figure, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, North and South America and the Caribbean. Australia holds the largest national community. The figure is self-reported and there is no independent count.

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → Protestantism → The Plymouth Brethren → The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the Exclusive Brethren)

Plymouth Brethren Christian ChurchThe recordCharity Commission — Preston Down Trust decision (National Archives)

Branch
Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the Exclusive Brethren) Discussion

Figures

who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle Part of Belief →
T The Man of God — one leader, worldwide, whose ministry is read everywhere. The fellowship has had a recognised worldwide leader since James Taylor Senior; James Taylor Junior held it from 1959 to 1970, and Bruce D. Hales, a Sydney businessman, since 2002. His ministry is transcribed, circulated and read in meetings across every country. Domain Separation, the ordering of daily life, the ministry read in the meetingsStanding The leader is called the Man of God or the Elect Vessel; the body says he holds no authority beyond ministry, and former members describe the authority as absolute Meet them — context →

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

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