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United Brethren in Christ - Definition and Overview |
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The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, and evangelical emphasis, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania.
In 1899, a controversy over membership in secret societies such as the Freemasons split the United Brethren into majority liberal and minority conservative blocs, the latter of which was led by Bishop Milton Wright (father of the Wright Brothers).
The majority faction merged with the Evangelical Association in 1946 to form a new denomination known as the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB). This in turn merged in 1968 with The Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church.
The Wright-led faction continues today as a denomination of about 550 congregations, with 47,300 members in fifteen countries. Its headquarters are in Huntington, Indiana, where it operates a college and seminary.
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