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Old Order River Brethren
| Old Order River Brethren | |
|---|---|
| Type | Protestant |
| Classification | Anabaptist |
| Orientation | River Brethren |
| Origin | c. 1778 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Congregations | 5 (2014) |
| Members | ~550 (2014) |
The Old Order River Brethren, formerly sometimes known as York Brethren or Yorkers,[1] are a River Brethren denomination of Anabaptist Christianity with roots in the Radical Pietist movement.[2] As their name indicates, they are Old Order Anabaptists.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
handbookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shantz, Douglas H. (2013). An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421408804.
- ^ Byrne, Jamie M. (1998). An Ethnographic and Rhetorical Study of Women Scribes for Die Botschaft, an Old Order Newspaper. Pennsylvania State University. p. 11.
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