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The ''Church of the Brethren'' represents the largest body descending from Mack's '' Schwarzenau Brethren '' church. The ''German Baptist Brethren'' suffered major division in the early 1880s , creating the Old German Baptist Brethren , the Brethren Church , and the majority adopting the name ''Church of the Brethren'' in 1908 . It had 131,200 members in about 1100 congregations and fellowships in 2004 . There are six liberal arts colleges and one seminary ( Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana ) related to the Church of the Brethren. General offices and the '' Brethren Press '' are located in Elgin, Illinois . In 1948 the ''Church of the Brethren'' joined the World Council Of Churches as a charter member, and was a forming member of the National Council Of Churches in 1950 . EXTERNAL LINKS Related groups that trace their beginnings to the Schwarzenau Brethren are:
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