Dunkard Brethren Church
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The Dunkard Brethren Church is a Conservative Anabaptist denomination of the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition, which organized in 1926 when they withdrew from the Church of the Brethren in the United States.[2]
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Dunkard Brethren Church | |
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Classification | Anabaptist |
Orientation | Conservative Anabaptist |
Theology | Schwarzenau Brethren |
Associations | Brethren World Assembly |
Origin | 1926 |
Separations | Conservative German Baptist Brethren Church[1] |
Congregations | 26 |
Members | 1,035 |
Official website | dunkardbrethrenchurch.com |
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The Dunkard Brethren Church observes the ordinances of baptism, feetwashing, communion, the holy kiss, headcovering, and anointing of the sick.[3]
In 2001, the Dunkard Brethren Church had approximately 1035 members in 26 congregations.[2] As with other Conservative Anabaptist fellowships, the Dunkard Brethren Church holds revival services and Sunday School, in addition to being engaged in evangelism and missionary work.[4]