Church of the United Brethren in Christ (i.e., New Constitution)

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Doctrinal distinctives
Articles of Religion
Prevenient Grace
Governmental Atonement
Imparted righteousness
Christian perfection

People
Philip William Otterbein · Martin Boehm
Jacob Albright
Christian Newcomer · John Seybert
Andrew Zeller · Joseph Hoffman
Bishops · Theologians

Predecessor groups
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Evangelical Association
United Evangelical Church
Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution)

Related movements
Holiness movement
Salvation Army
Personalism
Pentecostalism

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That part (the majority) of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ which adopted a new constitution in the late-1800's. A minority of the Church (led by Bishop Milton Wright) 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).

The majority branch of the U.B. Church (i.e., those adopting the new constitution) ultimately merged with the Evangelical Church in 1946 to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church.