| Brethren in Christ Church | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anabaptist[1] |
| Theology | River Brethren[2] |
| Associations | National Association of Evangelicals |
| Origin | c. 1778 Marietta, Pennsylvania |
| Separations | Calvary Holiness Church (1964)[3] |
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The Brethren in Christ Church (BIC) is a River Brethren Christian denomination. Falling within the Anabaptist tradition of Christianity, the Brethren in Christ Church has roots in the Mennonite church, with influences from the revivals of Radical Pietism and the holiness movement.[1][4][5] They have also been known as River Brethren and River Mennonites.[2][6] The Canadian denomination is called Be In Christ.[7]
- ^ a b Snyder, C. Arnold; Hecht, Linda A. Huebert (October 30, 2010). Profiles of Anabaptist Women: Sixteenth-Century Reforming Pioneers. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-55458-790-2.
Direct descendants of the Anabaptists are present-day Mennonites, Hutterites, Amish, and some groups of Brethren, such as the Mennonite Brethren, the Church of the Brethren and the Brethren in Christ
- ^ a b Climenhaga, Asa W. (1942). History of the Brethren in Christ Church. E. V. Publishing House. p. 45.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books. p. 151. ISBN 9781615927388.
- ^ Shantz, Douglas H. (2013). An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421408804.
- ^ Carter, Craig A. (2007). Rethinking Christ and Culture: A Post-Christendom Perspective. Brazos Press. ISBN 9781441201225.
- ^ Kostlevy, William (August 3, 2009). Historical Dictionary of the Holiness Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8108-6318-7.
- ^ Brewer, Brian C. (December 30, 2021). T&T Clark Handbook of Anabaptism. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 574. ISBN 978-0-567-68950-4.