The
Moravian Church, also known as United Brethren, Unitas Fratrum, and Bohemian Brethren, descend from the followers of Jan Hus, a Czech reformer burned at the stake in 1415 and Bohemian 15th-century nobleman and theologian Petr Chelčický
The
Schwarzenau Brethren originated in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany, with
Alexander Mack. Their roots are in the
Radical Pietism movement but they were strongly influenced by Anabaptist theology. They have also been called "Dunkers" or "German Baptist Brethren". The group split into three wings in 1881–1883:
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, former name of
Charis Fellowship, a theologically conservative denomination that split from the Brethren Church in 1939
Brethren in Christ Church, an Anabaptist Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness. They have also been known as River Brethren and River Mennonites
The
Plymouth Brethren originated in the 1820s work of
John Nelson Darby and others in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and India. Plymouth Brethren divided into two branches in 1848:
Brethren of Purity, a secret society of Muslim philosophers in the 8th or 10th century CE
The
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America is a Pietistic Lutheran denomination that emerged during 19th-century spiritual awakening among Lutheran congregations in the upper Midwestern United States. They formed a separate synod in 1900.
The
Polish Brethren, also known as Socinians, were an Anti-trinitarian group, forerunners for the Unitarians
The
Social Brethren originated in Saline County, Illinois in 1867, the result of an attempt to put the slavery issue away in favor of uniting on a common belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Studite Brethren, a society in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
United Brethren, a group of Methodists who later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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