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River Brethren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Brethren is a name used to indicate certain Christian groups originating in 1770, during a revival movement among German colonizers in Pennsylvania. In the 17th century, Mennonite refugees...
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Old Order River Brethren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Old Order River Brethren is a small Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church and German pietism. This body began about 1778 in Pennsylvania. It shares an early history with the ...
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Several factions of the River Brethren withdrew in the mid-19th cent., including the Yorker Brethren and the United Zion Church, while the main body took the name Brethren in Christ, by which a group of Mennonites is also known.
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They were known simply as River Brethren until the Civil War, when a military draft was instituted by the Union Government, requiring them to register in Washington as a non-resistant organization.
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The River Brethren in eastern Pennsylvania experienced a three-way division in the 1850s. According to tradition, the conservative element (The Old Order River Brethren) felt that the moderate majority (the Brethren in Christ) did not properly discipline Bishop Matthias Brinser and his followers for constructing...
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Photos of a recent performance by Eagle River Grace Youth Chimes Choir (left) and Children's Choir (right) at the CPC Dessert Fundraiser, ChangePoint Church in Anchorage.
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In Plain Women, Margaret C. Reynolds portrays the women of the Old Order River Brethren, a significant branch of the Brethren in Christ located mainly in Pennsylvania.<P>The members of this conservative offshoot of the Brethren are often confused with the Amish because of their plain attire, but unlike the Amish,
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Add tags for "Plain women : gender and ritual in the Old Order River Brethren". Be the first ... Title: Plain women : gender and ritual in the Old Order River Brethren ... Old Order River Brethren -- History.
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There are no River Brethren found in York county. They reside in Lancaster and Franklin county PA as well as Dallas Center, Iowa. They are not "sabbatarians", but worship on Sunday, have no church buildings but gather in barns or houses similar to the Old Order Amish.
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