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Evangelical United Brethren Church

Evangelical United Brethren Church

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A former Protestant group that joined the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church in 1968
  • noun
  • /ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl juːˈnaɪtɪd ˈbrɛðrən tʃɜːrʧ/
translation icon : Iglesia Evangélica de los Hermanos Unidos
  • The Evangelical United Brethren Church was founded in 1946.

Examples

  • Members of the Evangelical United Brethren Church played a significant role in American religious history.

  • The Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodist Church to create the United Methodist Church in 1968.

  • The old chapel once belonged to the Evangelical United Brethren Church before it became a community center.

  • Many members of the Evangelical United Brethren Church attended the conference.

  • The Evangelical United Brethren Church was established in the mid-20th century to serve the spiritual needs of its community.

  • After its formation, the Evangelical United Brethren Church played a significant role in American Protestantism until its merger in 1968.

  • Many members of the Evangelical United Brethren Church participated in social justice movements during the 1960s.

Surface Forms

Evangelical United Brethren Church singular
Evangelical United Brethren Churches plural

Morphology

evangelical + united + brethren + church

The phrase is compositionally transparent enough that a learner who knows 'evangelical', 'united', 'brethren' and 'church' can infer it refers to a particular Christian church or denominational body made up of evangelical 'brethren'. However, as a proper name the detailed historical status (that it was a former denomination formed in 1946 and later merged into the United Methodist Church) and institutional specifics are not derivable from the parts, so full understanding requires extra background knowledge.

Etymology

Evangelical United Brethren Church takes its name from two church groups that joined together. Evangelical shows they wanted to share the 'good news', United means they were joined, and Brethren means 'brothers', so the name tells you it was a single Protestant church of Christians working together.