41. I-une.com: Plymouth Brethren > Open Brethren Go to Web Directory Home, Simultaneous searchin the best search engines. open brethren. http://dir.i-une.com/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denomination

Simultaneous search in the best search engines Open Brethren Society Religion and Spirituality Christianity Denominations ... Plymouth Brethren Open Brethren Go to Web Directory Home Sponsored Links Site Listings Assembly Homepages List of meeting places for Gospel Halls. www.saved.com/pathways/ Gospel Hall Church Group of fundamental churches that preach salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone. www.gospelhall.org Search: Open+Brethren Books Doors to Lock and Doors to Open: The Discerning People of God by Leland Harder, J. Howard Mennonite Mosaic Kauffman ( Herald Pr - July, 1993) Our Price: Used Price: Go to Web Directory Home

42. JRULM: Special Collections Guide: Christian Brethren Archive: Internet Resources The ‘open brethren’ is better served than the ‘exclusive brethren’,but even here there is much useful material. open brethren. http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/data2/spcoll/cba/links.html

Library Home Special Collections Guide to the Collections Christian Brethren Archive THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN ON THE INTERNET Inclusion on this page does not amount to endorsement by the John Rylands University Library Contents: Introduction Open Brethren Exclusive Brethren History and Biography INTRODUCTION Who are the Brethren? Brethren Online . This is a wide-ranging and extensive site containing links to articles, sermons, and books along with a detailed introductory guide to Dispensationalism . There is an entry on the Plymouth Brethren from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. IX A detailed statistical analysis of the extent of Brethren membership worldwide has been attempted at: Adherents.com OPEN BRETHREN Who are the Brethren? Brethren.org , created by supporters of the Brethren in New Zealand. Particularly noteworthy here is the collection of essays by Dr. Peter J. Lineham on the history, characteristics and ideas motivating and inspiring the Brethren. Addresses and contact details for Brethren assemblies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland can be found in the online List of Christian Assemblies . The producers of Precious Seed Magazine have their own site Precious Seed Online , which among other things includes the latest issue of the magazine.

43. JRULM: The Christian Brethren Archive Archive in 1979, with a small donation of rare pamphlets presented by the late FrederickFyvie Bruce, himself a lifelong member of open brethren and Rylands http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/guides/brethren.html

Library Home Special Collections Special Collections Guide to Christian Brethren Archive THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN ARCHIVE PDF printable version of this guide The John Rylands University Library of Manchester established the special collection known as the Christian Brethren Archive in 1979, with a small donation of rare pamphlets presented by the late Frederick Fyvie Bruce, himself a lifelong member of Open Brethren and Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis in the University. Since then it has grown steadily with a number of major and minor donations and selective purchases in the second-hand book trade. The Christian Brethren, sometimes known as Plymouth Brethren, have never entertained any kind of central organization, so that the archival records which the movement has produced are scattered throughout the world and must be gathered on a piecemeal basis in order to establish an archive of historical and theological documents. Several attempts to document the history and practices of Brethren have been made by individuals in various places (in London, as well as in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Canada and the USA) and these naturally focus on the history of Brethren in their immediate localities. The Christian Brethren Archive in Manchester is probably now the largest of its kind and, while its major strength is in British and English-language materials, it does contain a fair percentage of representative materials from other countries, including publications in a fairly wide range of languages other than English.

44. Understanding Exclusive Brethren From 1848 the Brethren became two distinct groups, the mainstream of the movement(open brethren) maintaining its original principles, while the Darbyist group http://www.peterjblackburn.com/religion/exclusiv.htm

Notes by Peter J Blackburn Understanding Exclusive Brethren The Exclusive Brethren are a breakaway from the Plymouth Brethren, a group which originated in Dublin, but formed its first congregation in Plymouth in 1831. The origins of the Plymouth Brethren were essentially informal, with a desire to return to the simplicity of apostolic days and worship, and to break down the walls that divided Christians. Edward Cronin, a medical student at Trinity College, Dublin, withdrew from church attendance for a time because he was refused Communion unless he entered into membership with one of the dissenting churches. This he regarded as a denial that "the church of God was one, and that all that believers were members of that one Body." Joined by a small group of like-minded persons, he met with them "for breaking of bread and prayer" in a private house. The character of the meetings created great interest and many more attended to inquire further and learn from Scripture. As numbers grew, a room was hired to accommodate the people. John Nelson Darby was the outstanding teacher. Meetings showed a deep devotion to Christ and a zeal for evangelism. A.N. Groves, another leader, became concerned at the dominance of Darby and warned him against strengthening the very elements of legalism from which they had withdrawn, but Darby did not heed his words. Darby pressed for division, and those who followed him broke off all relations with those who agreed with Bethesda. From 1848 the Brethren became two distinct groups, the mainstream of the movement (Open Brethren) maintaining its original principles, while the Darbyist group (Exclusive Brethren) became increasingly centralised in government and separatist in relation to other Christians.

45. Directory: Denominations/Plymouth Brethren/Open Brethren open brethren. http://directory.christianity.com/html/Denominations/Plymouth_Brethren/Open_Bret

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46. BBC - Religion & Ethics - The Exclusive Brethren This is far from the open brethren idea that individual churches shouldhave a great deal of freedom in their dealings with others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/brethren/struc

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index WEDNESDAY 2nd June 2004 Text only BBC Homepage Religions Christianity ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Christianity Subdivisions Page 4 of 5 Printable version of this page Structure Autonomy The Exclusive Brethren is not a democratic movement, nor do individual congregations have any autonomy. All members must follow the rigid code of behaviour and rules that govern the contact they can have with outsiders. This is far from the Open Brethren idea that individual churches should have a great deal of freedom in their dealings with others. Leadership Members of Exclusive Brethren churches are expected to be totally loyal to the leader of the Exclusive Brethren. This leader is given titles such as 'The Man of God' or 'The Elect Vessel'. The leader is regarded as a person of inherent moral power, following in the tradition of the leaders of the past and upholding their teaching in such a way as to lift the membership out of the world of wickedness. The leader of the church has overall power over members of the sect. He appoints local priests, resolves disputes, approves all marriages and decides on levels of punishment for breaches of discipline.

47. Apr 99 - Article - Concerning Cults - Exclusive Brethren In contrast, the Plymouth Brethren were called ‘open brethren’. Forthem, each local assembly is independent. open brethren commended. http://www.caic.org.au/biblebase/brethren/concerning cults.htm

48. Aug 99 - Letter - Concerning Cults - Eryl Davies - Exclusive separated from this iniquity (2 Timothy 219), a division ensued in which thosewithdrawn from for taking neutral ground became known as open brethren . http://www.caic.org.au/biblebase/brethren/taylorites.htm

49. EKOINONIA Those that sided with Mr Muller and Bethesda became known as open brethren while those who sided with Mr Darby and against Bethesda, became known as http://www.brethrenonline.org/faqs/PBHIST.HTM

"Plymouth Brethren" History FAQ Version 0.2 September 1997 This work is under construction, and comments are invited. Here is a FAQ on the history of that movement sometimes referred to as the "Plymouth Brethren". That title is rejected by most of the Christians within these assemblies, but is commonly applied to them. The questions appear in the left column, while the answers appear in the right column. Also in the right column is my analysis of the historical facts. This analysis appears in Italics. Why do you mention so many splits? The first reason is that it is a sad historical fact. While the "Plymouth Brethren" have given a great deal to evangelical Christianity, they have suffered many splits, particularly in the "Exclusive Meetings". The second reason is more subtle - it is easier to discuss splits than broad changes of direction. Just as secular historians find it easier to discuss and find original source material on wars, it is easier to discuss and find original source material on splits than on the development of evangelistic techniques, missions work, etc. Where and when did the "Plymouth Brethren" start?

50. Plymouth Brethren | About Us Note that this site does not focus on the open brethren branch ofthe Plymouth Brethren movement. For more information on Open http://www.plymouthbrethren.com/about.mv?bf=1

51. Brethren The Open Brethren, too, have had their factions (eg. R. McLaren, The Originand Development of the open brethren in North America, 1982. http://www.pastornet.net.au/jmm/articles/8211.htm

Articles new articles section catalog keyword catalog title catalog ... author catalog John Mark Ministries Priscillas Friends WWW Brethren Around the world, the Christian Brethren are, sometimes courageously, sometimes fearfully, re-examining their emphases and practices. One of the motivating reasons is the Brethren assemblies' almost universal decline in numbers and influence. 'We seem to be stagnating' is a common plaint by perceptive Brethren leaders. In 1990, for example, 250 Brethren leaders from many countries attended a summer school on 'The Christian Brethren Movement' at Regent College, Vancouver (a seminary with Brethren roots). The conference was told that in Britain, for example, the Brethren movement is in serious decline, with assemblies down to an average size of about 45 members, half of them are shrinking, with only a quarter growing. Most have few or no members under 40. In Australia all the major Christian denominations have larger churches than the largest Brethren assemblies. I grew up in a Sydney Brethren assembly. I am most grateful for their emphasis on the Bible, for the encouragement of most of the men to participate in preaching and leading services (I preached my first 'sermonette' at 13!), and, in particular, for the strong commitment to the Lord of those who led our fellowship. As a seminar-speaker in the church-at-large, I have been privileged to participate in about eight Brethren-sponsored conferences in the last two years.

52. Denominations/Plymouth Brethren/Open Brethren - Praize Christian Webpages Click Here! Featured Results (What s this?) (Become a Sponsor). On the web LinksResults Denominations/Plymouth Brethren/open brethren Editor s Click Here. http://www.christiansearch.ca/engine/Denominations/Plymouth_Brethren/Open_Brethr

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53. WOOD, Frederick James Thomas, 1909-1986 ( C430 ) Fred Wood was a member of the open brethren Assembly in Palmerston North. Hewas also the local distributor for open brethren religious tracts. http://www.nram.org.nz/e/92/c430.html

WOOD, Frederick James Thomas, 1909-1986 ( C430 ) NRAM Reference Name WOOD, Frederick James Thomas, 1909-1986 Type of record Papers Dates covered Quantity Level of description Collection Location Description Fred Wood was a member of the Open Brethren Assembly in Palmerston North. He ran a one-person home printing press, the Maranatha Press, from 1950-1985, which printed posters, programmes and ephemera for local Protestant churches. He was also the local distributor for Open Brethren religious tracts. The collection includes samples of his printing for local religious organisations such as Open Brethren, Baptist Church and Youth for Christ together with some business correspondence. Also amongst his papers are more than sixty religious tracts produced by notable members of the Open Brethren in Palmerston North from 1900 onwards. Access conditions Not restricted Name Entries MARANATHA Press OPEN Brethren Church WOOD, Frederick James Thomas, 1909-

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55. Praize Editors: Denominations/Plymouth Brethren Home Denominations Plymouth Brethren. CATEGORIES Books Online (9). BrethrenBookstores (12). Exclusive Brethren (2). open brethren (3). LINKS Pages 1 2 . http://www.praize.ca/cgi-bin/engine/page.cgi?g=Denominations/Plymouth_Brethren/i

56. Who Are The Christian Brethren? between the two groups. The former are sometimes termed open brethren in order to discriminate them from the latter. Return to top. http://www.carrick.addr.com/cbav/cbwho.html

Who are the Christian Brethren Christian Brethren are Christians who share a range of doctrines and practices, but whose inter-relationships are not structured formally. Their congregations are autonomous; there is no central leadership or body that can direct individual congregations or persons. The historical origins of the Brethren movement are usually traced back to the 1830s, to a group of persons from different denominations who wanted to leave their denominational traditions in order simply to celebrate their unity in Christ. Over time, those who initially met calling themselves "brethren" maintained identifiable characteristics of doctrine and practice, and became known as the "Brethren". They continue to be both evangelical and fundamental in emphasis. Distinctives Those who associate themselves with the Brethren hold to the inerrancy of the Bible and its central place in guiding doctrine and practice. Nevertheless, because individual churches (very often called "assemblies" - the names "Gospel Chapel" and "Gospel Hall" are also common, and, of recent years, "Community Church") are autonomous it is impossible neatly to define Brethren doctrine or practices. And while historically many Brethren have held to certain eschatological viewpoints, for example, these have never been binding upon members of individual assemblies. The form of the church worship (or 'communion') meeting amongst Brethren is likely to be different from most denominational churches, as Brethren have generally held strongly to a belief in the priesthood of all believers. In worship meetings, it is not a single pastor or priest who leads worship; any man (in an increasing number of Brethren assemblies, any man or woman) may lead worship by praying, reading and expounding a Bible passage, or nominating a hymn to be sung.

57. The Plymouth Brethren In 184749 the Brethren divided, through Darby s rigidity, into open brethrenand Exclusive Brethren, the latter holding no communion with others. http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/plymouth.html

The Plymouth Brethren Peter Blackwell (Brown Ph.D. '88), Rhode Island School for the Deaf [blackwell@powerres.com] he Plymouth Brethren form a small separatist denomination that emphasizes the coming millenium, or end of the world. According to Owen Chadwick's The Victorian Church , "They began first as a little extreme evangelical group in Dublin from 1827 that believed anyone may celebrate the Lord's Supper [administer Holy Communion] or preach, and received the name when the strange powerful ex- Anglican clergyman J. N. Darby went to Plymouth in 1830. In 1847-49 the Brethren divided, through Darby's rigidity, into Open Brethren and Exclusive Brethren, the latter holding no communion with others. At the best-attended services on 30 March 1851 there were in England and Wales 7,272 Brethren" (36n). Francis Newman (younger brother of John Henry , who was to become the famous Roman Catholic Cardinal Newman) had achieved first class honors in classics and mathematics at Oxford went to Dublin in 1827 to be private tutor to the household of Serjeant Pennefeather, a leading Irish lawyer. While there he met John Nelson Darby, a curate in the Church of Ireland and Pennefeather's brother-in-law. Darby had been meeting on Sundays with three other men, Dr. Edward Cronin, a convert from Roman Catholicism Francis Hutchinson, son of the Archdeacon of Killala, Sir Samuel Synge and John Gifford Bellet, a classics prizewinner from Trinity College, to "break bread" in a way they believed the early church did. Others began to join with them including, Lord Congelton, who hired an auction room for their growing Sunday meetings.

58. Adherents.com disagreements led to a split between the followers of John Nelson Darby (180082),the Exclusive Brethren, and his opponents, generally called open brethren. . http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_501.html

Adherents.com 42,669 adherent statistic citations : membership and geography data for 4,000+ religions, churches, tribes, etc. Index back to Plymouth Brethren, USA Plymouth Brethren, continued... Group Where Number of Adherents % of total pop. Number of congreg./ churches/ units Number of countries Year Source Quote/ Notes Plymouth Brethren USA units Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. Plymouth Brethren USA Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.) , Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 196. Plymouth Brethren: "Exclusive assemblies were dominant in the 19th century, but today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive groups. The number of members is estimated at 80,000. " Plymouth Brethren USA units Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.) , Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). 850 open assemblies, 250 exclusive assemblies Plymouth Brethren USA units *LINK* Plymouth Brethren USA units World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998 ; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources:

59. Who Are The Brethren? Developments. 3. Division 3. Closed and open brethren. 4. Survey of the Closed Brethren.4. Survey of the open brethren. 5. open brethren worldwide expansion. 5. http://freespace.virgin.net/john.barber1/brethren.htm

Who are the Brethren? exploring their origins and history, beliefs and practices, present condition and future prospects, lessons to learn and conclusions to draw Introduction Perceptions Origins Influences ... And finally on a personal note Introduction What follows is an account of a group of Christian believers who have often been referred to as the “Plymouth Brethren” (PB), from which two distinct, separate branches have arisen: “Open” (OB or “Christian”) and “Closed” (or “Exclusive” (EB or XB)). Although there have been many groups, down the ages, who have been called “Brethren” or have practised PB principles (some argue, including the early church), these do not fall under the PB banner and will be discussed only in passing. Both PB strands will be considered, although concentrating on the Open, nowadays much the bigger of the two groups (although not when the division occurred). The term “Brethren” will be used as it conveniently identifies our subjects, just as one would need to do so in order to satisfy officialdom (for example, those signing up to serve in His or Her Majesty’s Armed Forces might have had Plymouth Brethren stamped over their papers, under the heading of religion), although many members, maybe most, would prefer not to be so labelled. Many do not want to be seen as a member of a particular denomination, whereas others want to avoid the negative connotations associated with this label. Ask most members and they would likely identify themselves as a believer who belongs to an assembly (or increasingly more often these days, church, fellowship or similar title) in a particular location, typically associated with the name of a street or district. The word “Brethren” is unlikely to feature in most descriptions.

60. Brethren Of New Zealand - Home Page On behalf of the Service Providers which make this New Zealand open brethren(Christian Brethren) website possible, we warmly welcome you. http://www.brethren.org.nz/index.asp

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