German Baptist Brethren

American

noun

Church of the Brethren.

German Baptist Brethren British

plural noun

Also called: Church of the Brethren. a Protestant sect founded in 1708 in Germany but who migrated to the US in 1719–29, the members of which (Dunkers) insist on adult baptism by total immersion

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The town is home to a large population of German Baptist Brethren who live modestly and conservatively and are often confused by outsiders with the Amish because of the similarity in their dress.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2021

In 1909 the German Baptist Brethren had an estimated membership of approximately 100,000, and the Brethren of 18,000.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

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