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United Brethren

American  

noun

  1. a Protestant denomination, of Wesleyan beliefs and practices, founded in 1800.


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The denomination, formed in 1968 by a merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church, is the second-largest Protestant church in the U.S. after the Southern Baptist Convention.

From Washington Times Feb. 11, 2022

The denomination — pre-unification with the United Brethren Church — was among the first to ordain women, recognizing womens' right to preach in 1956.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2020

Mary Ann died in 1911 and was laid to rest in St. John’s United Brethren Cemetery in Port Trevorton.

From Washington Post Nov. 9, 2018

No further details were immediately available on the patient, identified by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ as Dr. Martin Salia, 44.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2014

That afternoon we walked uptown and a block beyond to the United Brethren Church.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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