There are now over 50,000 people who identify as members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. By 1829 the first permanent meetings were held in simple meeting rooms and these gathering places became known as those of the Plymouth Brethren. Some of the most prominent teachers of the Brethren were living in Plymouth, UK. At this time many Christians were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the Anglican Church, which they deemed as too closely resembling the Catholic Church in doctrine and ritual. The PBCC was established in the early nineteenth century.
The group is a subset of the Exclusive Brethren, a Plymouth Brethren group. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church ( PBCC) (an Australian Public Company Limited by Guarantee, ACN: 158 542 075) also known as Raven Brethren or Taylorites is a Christian denomination currently led by Australian businessman Bruce Hales. The Open Brethren and the Exclusive Brethren, which emerged from the schism, dispute which party was responsible for it).Ĥ3 ( United Kingdom, 38 ( Australia), 36 ( North America) a few elsewhere ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ġ848 (as Exclusive Brethren incorporated as PBCC in 2012)
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