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Moravian Church

British  

noun

  1. a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The sunrise service is put on by the Salem Congregation, which represents 13 Moravian churches in the city, including Home Moravian Church where Tobiassen serves as minister.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

He taught kids to box on the fifth floor of Third Moravian Church in Harlem, and developed a reputation for building character.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

In peril of losing more history, the churches sent the records in 1968 to the Moravian Archives, the official repository for records of the Moravian Church in America-Northern Province.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2015

He started the tradition in 1747 in his Moravian Church congregation.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2014

He was ordained to the ministry November 13th, 1742, and was consecrated bishop October 18th, 1770, during a visit to Pennsylvania, this being the first Episcopal consecration in the American Province of the Moravian Church.

From The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 by Fries, Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta)

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