The Evangelische Michaelsbruderschaft (EMB) (Evangelical Brotherhood of St. Michael) is a German religious Brotherhood belonging to Berneuchen Movement

Berneuchen Movement

Berneuchen Movement is part of the Lutheran Liturgical movement in Germany. It originates from German Youth Movement.The movement was born in 1920s, after the radical changes caused by World War I...

 as a part of Lutheran Liturgical Movement

Liturgical Movement

The Liturgical Movement began as a movement of scholarship for the reform of worship within the Roman Catholic Church. It has grown over the last century and a half and has affected many other Christian Churches, including the Church of England and other Churches of the Anglican Communion, and some...

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Founded in Michaelmas

Michaelmas

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 1931 in the Upper Chapel (Holy Cross Chapel) of the University Church of Marburg

University Church of Marburg

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, the Michaelsbruderschaft consists of men, lay and clergy, following a rule of life. The trias martyria (effective witness for Christ), leiturgia (renewal of personal and corporate piety and of sacramental worship), and diakonia (service in society) was first developed within the Michaelsbruderschaft. Members try to put these aims into practice in their individual communities.

The Brotherhood is led by the Ältester (Eldest) who is assisted by the Rat (council) and Kapitel (chapter). The Ältester of the Brotherhood today is Frank Lilie.

Today the Michaelsbruderschaft consists of about 250 Brothers from the whole of Central Europe. Brethren are mostly Lutheran, but also from Reformed and Union Churches, Methodist

United Methodist Church

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, Old Catholic, Christian Catholic

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland

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 and Roman Catholic Churches. Today there are Brethren in Germany

Germany

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, Austria

Austria

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, Hungary

Hungary

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, France

France

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, Switzerland

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, Poland

Poland

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, Romania

Romania

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, Iceland

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 and the United States

United States

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The Michaelsbruderschaft has got its own breviary for its daily office, the Evangelisches Tagzeitenbuch (ISBN 3-525-60291-X).