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

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Example Sentences

But the denomination’s annual tradition dates to 1732 in Herrnhut, Germany, where Moravian refugees of religious persecution fled to and established the original Renewed Moravian Church settlement, according to accounts of church history.

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

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Salem’s founding, and the Moravian Church, Old Salem, the city of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County are planning a yearlong celebration.

From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2016

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

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2014

For this reason, therefore, and without any desire to become Dissenters, a number of the members of the Fetter Lane Society applied to Spangenberg to establish a congregation of the Moravian Church in England.

From A History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, Joseph Edmund