Winebrennerian
Winebrennerian
Religious denomination popularly known as “Winebrennerian,” founded by John Winebrenner, and organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1845 . The members are both orthodox and evangelistic in doctrine, and Arminian rather than Calvinistic . They adhere to three obligatory ordinances as mere symbols: Baptism (by immersion), the Lord’s Supper, and “the religious washing of the saints’ feet”; accept the Word of God as their only rule of faith and practise; and are presbyterian in their government. A weekly magazine is published by them. Foreign missionary work is carried on in the Bogra District, Bengal, where there were in 1916 : 3 stations, 4 missionaries, and 11 native helpers; 1 organized church with 27 members; and 7 schools, 188 pupils. In the United States in 1925 there were: 449 ministers, 484 churches, and 28,484 communicants.