Old Order Brethren
Old Order Brethren is a term used to describe Old Order groups of the Schwarzenau Brethren.[1] There are five different of these Old Order groups:
- Old German Baptist Brethren, emerged 1881, with about 4,000 members the largest of these Old Order groups and more liberal than the following three groups.
- Old Brethren, emerged 1913, with about 250 members in 2000, a bit more conservative than the Old German Baptist Brethren but in many aspects similar to them.
- Old Order German Baptist Brethren, emerged 1921, with about 125 members in 2000, a horse and buggy group that uses tractors for field work.
- Old Brethren German Baptists, emerged 1939, with about 130 members in 2015, a horse and buggy group that also uses horses for field work, the most conservative group.
- Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference, emerged 2009, with about 2,000 members, a more liberal split from the Old German Baptist Brethren.
References
- ^ Donald Durnbaugh (editor): The Brethren Encyclopedia, Volume II K-Z, Philadelphia 1983, pages 970-972
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