Church of the United Brethren in Christ (i.e., New Constitution)
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The Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New Constitution) is that part (the majority) of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. It is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania, as well as close...

 which adopted a new constitution in the late-19th century. A minority of the Church (led by Bishop Milton Wright
Milton Wright (Bishop)
Milton Wright was the father of aviation pioneers Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright, and a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.- Family :* Father: Dan Wright* Mother: Catherine Wright née Reeder...

) opposed the adoption of a new constitution, walking out of the General Conference and forming a rival denomination (for a while calling itself the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution)
Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution)
The Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Old Constitution is that part of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ which withdrew from the larger body in 1889 when the majority group adopted a new constitution...

).

The majority branch of the U.B. Church (i.e., those adopting the new constitution) ultimately merged with the Evangelical Church
Evangelical Association
The Evangelical Church or Evangelical Association, also known as the Albright Brethren, is a "body of American Christians chiefly of German descent", Arminian in doctrine and theology; in its form of church government, Methodist Episcopal....

 in 1946 to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
The Evangelical United Brethren Church was an American Protestant church which was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Evangelical Church with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ...

.
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