The districts of the Church of the Brethren are twenty-four regional divisions that serve to administer approximately one thousand congregations of the Church of the Brethren in the United States and Puerto Rico . Districts are divided along state and county lines with membership and geographic scope varying widely.
5-725: Southeastern District may refer to: Southeastern District (Church of the Brethren) Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Southeastern District (VHSL) , of the Virginia High School League Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Southeastern District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-614: A local scope. The Church of the Brethren began missionary activities in the late 19th century, which included the establishment of churches in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Although most foreign missions closed by the middle of the 20th century, several remain worldwide. The most successful such mission has been Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN) ( Hausa for "Church of the Children of
15-518: The Brethren is present in thirty-four U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. in addition to its overseas missions. The district system has existed among Schwarzenau Brethren since 1856—prior to the 1881–1883 split—and served the administrative purpose of determining delegates to the Annual Conference who could represent the interests of various communities and report the proceedings back to church leaders. Delegates from districts serve
20-486: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southeastern_District&oldid=1011129512 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southeastern District (Church of the Brethren) The Church of
25-535: The purpose of raising issues at annual conferences (called "queries"), which affect members of the Church of the Brethren at large or which have a scope greater than that of a single congregation or locality, e.g. the ordination of women or how to regulate funds for missions activities . Due to the increase in queries presented to the Annual Conference, in 1856, the Brethren approved the establishment of districts of no less than five churches that would answer queries that had
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