The Swankites were an offshoot of the
Wengerites formed in Ohio in 1861. This occurred over issues of meeting length,
church order and method of baptism. They called themselves the Brethren in Christ, a name used by both the Wengerites and the
River Brethren
The River Brethren are a group of historically related Anabaptist Christian denominations originating in 1770, during the Radical Pietist movement among German colonists in Pennsylvania. In the 17th century, Mennonite refugees from Switzerl ...
at that point.
In 1883 the Swankites united with
Evangelical United Mennonites and formed the
Mennonite Brethren in Christ
The Missionary Church is an evangelical Christian denomination of Anabaptist origins with Wesleyan and Pietist influences.
Faith and practice
The Missionary Church is a Trinitarian body which believes the Bible is the inspired Word of God and au ...
.
References
Mennonite denominations
Christian organizations established in 1861
1861 establishments in Ohio
Christianity in Ohio
Christian denominations founded in the United States
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