The following history was supplied by Evangelical Members
Sherry Newcomer and Ruth Anderson.
The founder
of the United
Brethren
in Christ Church,
Phillip
William Otterbein,
was
born
in Germany
on June
3,
1726.
He
came to America
in 1752.
In 1767,
during a great
revival
he experienced
a
deep
religious
experience
which brought
about the
founding of
the
United
Brethren In Christ
Church. In 1946
The United
Brethren
In Christ
Church merged
with
The
Evangelical
Church
to become
The
Evangelical
United
Brethren
Church.
On April 23,
1968,
The
Evangelical
United Brethren
Church
merged
with the
Methodist
Church
to form the
United
Methodist
Church.
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