Schwarzenau Brethren
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The Schwarzenau Brethren, also referred to as the German Baptist Brethren, Dunkers, Dunkard Brethren, Tunkers, or simply German Baptists, are an Anabaptist group that dissented from Roman Catholic, Lu
The Schwarzenau Brethren ordinance of baptism by trine immersion is celebrated by the Salem Congregation of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, New Conference
A Schwarzenau Brethren celebration of the lovefeast at the Bear Creek Congregation of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, New Conference
Brethren emphasize simplicity and humility in their life, including their architecture—as exemplified by this simple church built by Dunkers in Germantown, Philadelphia, pictured c. 1905.
Schwarzenau Brethren of the Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference playing volleyball at Brethren Heritage School in Modesto, California
The Old German Baptist Brethren Church, New Conference is a church belonging to the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition of Anabaptist Christianity. It formed in 2009 as a result of a split among the Old Ge
Schwarzenau Brethren
…conservative group calling themselves The German Baptist Brethren split from the OGBB. The most recent split came in 2009, with the establishment of the Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference, parishioners who left the OGBB. In 1939 the "Progressive" Brethren Church experienced another schism. Those seeking an open position to the issue of…
Young ladies of the Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference watching a skit at Camp Peaceful Pines in Riverbank, California
A Sunday morning service at the Modesto Meetinghouse of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, New Conference (Modesto, California)
Schwarzenau Brethren belonging to the Modesto Meetinghouse socializing after the Sunday evening service of worship