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Denominational Profile
History
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United Brethren in Christ (1800) |
merged intoEvangelical United Brethren (1946) |
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split into Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1889) |
The United Brethren in Christ formed as a result of the work of Philip Otterbein, a German Pietist, with the help of Martin Boehm. Otterbein and Boehm began evangelistic work among the German immigrants in Pennsylvania.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1,877 | 3,162 | 392,155 |
| 1929 | 1,875 | 2,914 | 399,073 |
| 1933 | - | 2,866 | 403,786 |
| 1935 | 1,718 | 2,856 | 409,874 |
| 1937 | - | 2,823 | 411,674 |
| 1941 | - | 2,809 | 421,689 |
| 1942 | - | 2,788 | 425,337 |
| 1944 | - | 2,748 | 433,480 |
Source
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
