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4 unusual facts about United Brethren


Dora, Oregon

At one time Dora had a United Brethren academy, a Grange hall, and a public school.

Erie Township, Miami County, Indiana

The Methodists and United Brethren were the first religious organizations in the township, organizing in 1846 and 1849 respectively.

United Brethren

Church of the United Brethren in Christ, an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana

Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon fundamentalist group headquartered in Bluffdale, Utah


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom

Among the first Apostle's to arrive was Wilford Woodruff who, in March 1840, was introduced to leaders of the United Brethren and began preaching to their congregation.

Vandalia, Ohio

The first church was started by the United Brethren congregation.


see also

Church of the United Brethren in Christ

Orville and Wilbur Wright, who invented the airplane, were the sons of United Brethren bishop Milton Wright.

Kumler

Henry Kumler, Sr. (1775–1854), bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in the USA

Daniel Kumler Flickinger (1824–1911), American Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ