The German Baptist movement was founded as a fusion of the Anabaptist and Radical Pietist movements. German Baptists are not to be confused with Primitive, Separate, Southern, Particular, and all other mainline Baptist denominations who, although generally unified on rudimentary doctrines such as baptism, would have conflicting views in other areas, such as non-resistance, etc. In addition, German Baptists are not to be confused with a recent, small, renewal movement of “Plain,” “Covered” Baptists, who, for all intents and purposes, have comparable beliefs and practice of the historic German Baptists for the most part (albeit in wide variance), but are of different origins.
The German Baptists and subsequent groups with the name “Brethren” are not to be confused with various other similar denominations such as the Plymouth Brethren, their respective variants, and the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, etc. See Brethren for more information.
German Baptist can refer to the German Baptist Brethren, the American name of the Schwarzenau Brethren, or any of the several groups associated with them:
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Baptist has been offering Life Flight services since 1980. ......
The public is invited to a free Good Friday Noonday Luncheon starting at noon Friday, April 18 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, on the corner of 14th and Exchange streets in Keokuk. ......
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