"1944 composition ""Appalachian Spring"". Brackett's tune is also known widely through the lyrics ""Lord of the Dance"", written by Sydney Carter in 1963. The ""Tune Lovers Society"", an online organization designed to preserve and protect American tunes from the past, sponsors a birthday commemoration for Brackett on May 6. Joseph Brackett Joseph Brackett Jr. (May 6, 1797 – July 4, 1882) was an American songwriter, author, and elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. Brackett's most famous song, ""Simple Gifts"", is still widely performed and adapted. Brackett was born in Cumberland,"
"Shakers The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in the 18th century in England. They were initially known as ""Shaking Quakers"" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services. As early as 1747, women assumed leadership roles within the sect, notably Jane Wardley, Mother Ann Lee, and Mother Lucy Wright. Shakers settled in colonial America, with initial settlements in New Lebanon, New York (called Mount Lebanon after 1861). They practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, and their model of equality of the sexes, which"
"Hadd and Sister June Carpenter. Sister Frances Carr died on January 2, 2017. Being open to individuals joining their community, the Shakers receive about two inquires a week. Shakers The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in the 18th century in England. They were initially known as ""Shaking Quakers"" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services. As early as 1747, women assumed leadership roles within the sect, notably Jane Wardley, Mother Ann Lee, and Mother Lucy Wright. Shakers settled in colonial America, with initial"
"was also referred to as ""Mother Ann's Work"". Ann Lee is memorialized in: Ann Lee Ann Lee (29 February 1736 – 8 September 1784), commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, or the Shakers. In 1774 Ann Lee and a small group of her followers emigrated from England to New York. After several years, they gathered at Niskayuna, renting land from the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Albany County, New York (the area now called Colonie). They worshiped by ecstatic dancing or ""shaking"", which resulted in them being dubbed the"
"Lucy Wright Lucy Wright (February 5, 1760 – 1821) was the leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, also known as the Shakers, from 1796 until 1821. At that time, a woman's leadership of a religious sect was a radical departure from Protestant Christianity. Lucy Wright was born February 5, 1760, the daughter of John and Mary (Robbins) Wright of Pontoosuck plantation (later Pittsfield, Massachusetts), in the Housatonic River valley of the Berkshire hills near the New York border. At that time, Pontoosuck plantation was a frontier settlement, which was reached via path-like roads. Aside from"
"Ann Lee Ann Lee (29 February 1736 – 8 September 1784), commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, or the Shakers. In 1774 Ann Lee and a small group of her followers emigrated from England to New York. After several years, they gathered at Niskayuna, renting land from the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Albany County, New York (the area now called Colonie). They worshiped by ecstatic dancing or ""shaking"", which resulted in them being dubbed the Shakers. Ann Lee preached to the public and led the Shaker church at"
"United Society or Us. In 2016, it was announced that the Society would return to the name USPG, this time standing for United Society Partners in the Gospel, from 25 August 2016. With over three hundred years of history, the Society has supported more than 15,000 men and women in mission roles within the worldwide Anglican Communion. Working through local partner churches, the charity's current focus is in the support of emergency relief, longer-term development and Christian leadership training projects. The charity encourages parishes in United Kingdom and Ireland to participate in Christian mission work through fundraising, prayer and by"
"International Community of Christ International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent, is an independent Christian denomination that offers a distinctive, alternative presentation of Christian teachings and a new authoritative dispensation that it believes fulfills the messianic church under Jesus. The church functions primarily as a religious order known as the Order of the Holy Child (Jamilians). Originally organized in 1959 as the American Philosophical Institute of Cosolargy in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, it relocated to Peru, and in 1962 was renamed the Interdenominational Christian Church. The organization was subsequently known for a decade as the ""Mystery School of"
"two most visible names are the Church of God General Conference (CoGGC), with 5,000 members in the USA, and Christadelphians, with 60,000 members worldwide. Both of these groups share nontrinitarian, specifically Socinian, Christology and both have historians — Anthony Buzzard among CoGGC, the geographer Alan Eyre among Christadelphians — who have acknowledged works such as the Racovian Catechism and Biddle's ""Twofold Catechism"" as prefiguring and compatible with their beliefs. Christadelphians are more reserved than CoGGC in association with the name ""Unitarian"", given that the Unitarian Church still exists in Britain and many of its independent congregations are post-Christian. Although the"
"United Society Partners in the Gospel United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG) is a United Kingdom-based charitable organization (registered no. 234518). First incorporated under Royal Charter in 1701 as the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) as an overseas missionary organization of the Church of England. The group was renamed in 1965 as the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) after incorporating the activities of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa (UMCA). In 1968 the Cambridge Mission to Delhi also joined the organization. From November 2012 until 2016, the name was"
"United Church of God The United Church of God, ""an International Association (UCG""IA or simply UCG) is a binitarian Christian religious denomination based in the United States. UCG calls itself ""The United Church of God, ""an International Association"""", with the last three words italicized in order to differentiate UCG from local congregations and denominations which bear similar names. UCG claims no association with any other organization or denomination. UCG is governed by a 12-man board called the ""Council of Elders"" that is elected by the church's paid and lay ministers, which form the ""General Conference of Elders."" The General Conference"
"Unamended Christadelphians The Unamended Christadelphians are a ""fellowship"" within the broader Christadelphian movement worldwide, found only in the United States and Canada. They are, like all Christadelphians, millennialist and non-Trinitarian. The term ""Unamended Christadelphians"" is not the formal name of this community but is used informally to identify the grouping since a statement of faith traditionally used by many in this community is the ""Unamended Statement of Faith"". Similarly, most of the much larger grouping of ""Amended Christadelphians"" traditionally use a statement of faith that has been amended and therefore, in North America is known by the prefix ""Amended"". Nevertheless,"
"of the commission, to question this classification, highlighting financial transparency, democratic nature and compliance with the law of her association. Because of its particular doctrinal views, the religious group is criticized by main Christian churches, including evangelical associations. Universal Alliance The Universal Alliance (French: Alliance universelle), formerly known as Universal Christian Church (""Église chrétienne universelle"") and followers as Christ's Witnesses (""Témoins du Christ""), is a Christian-oriented new religious movement founded in France in 1952 by Georges Roux, a former postman in the Vaucluse department. Roux claimed to be the reincarnation of Christ and was thus named the ""Christ of Montfavet"","
"Conference or the Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches. New congregations, however, have been attracted to the renewal movements during this period as well. The BWF points as evidence to the soundness of its position to a study done by the Hartford Seminary Foundation that found approximately 26% of the membership of the UCC share the evangelical convictions expressed by BWF. 2. Archived: Biblical Witness Fellowship: Fact vs. Fiction Biblical Witness Fellowship Biblical Witness Fellowship is an evangelical renewal movement composed of members of the United Church of Christ. Founded in 1978 as the United Church People for"
"at the second coming of Jesus Christ. During his tenure with the Campbellites, Thomas had gained some influence, to the extent that some in Richmond, Virginia and New York City left the Campbellites and formed new meetings in line with Thomas' teachings. Through preaching efforts to Campbellite and Millerite congregations, and through his publications, Thomas’ message about the “Truth” spread throughout America and Great Britain. In Rochester, New York and New York City, the meetings of Thomas' supporters used the name “The Royal Association of Believers” for their congregations. Although the charge of being “Thomasites” was sometimes used against those"
"status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Unification movement The Unification movement or Unificationism, also called the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement. Its members are colloquially called ""Moonies"". It was officially founded under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea, in 1954, by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). The"
"Rights and Freedoms, and the research program Project ""X""—Search for the Secrets of Immortality. International Community of Christ International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent, is an independent Christian denomination that offers a distinctive, alternative presentation of Christian teachings and a new authoritative dispensation that it believes fulfills the messianic church under Jesus. The church functions primarily as a religious order known as the Order of the Holy Child (Jamilians). Originally organized in 1959 as the American Philosophical Institute of Cosolargy in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, it relocated to Peru, and in 1962 was renamed the Interdenominational Christian"
"Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian and Islamic belief regarding the future (or past) return of Jesus Christ after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most Christian eschatologies. Views about the nature of Jesus's Second Coming vary among Christian denominations and among individual Christians. Several different terms are used to refer to the Second Coming of Christ: In the New Testament, the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια (""epiphaneia"", appearing) is used five times to refer to the return"
"death for the wicked. The first General Society was held in 1778. Annual conventions started in 1785 with the New England Convention. In 1804, this convention changed its name to ""The General Convention of Universalists in the New England States and Others."" At its peak in the 1830s, the Universalist Church is reported to have been the 9th largest denomination in the United States. The Church consolidated with the American Unitarian Association to form the Unitarian Universalist Association. Some state Universalist Conventions did not accept the consolidation. These churches and others form minor pockets of Christian theological Universalists which remain,"
"Association, then in 1910 as The International Bible Students Association. In 1931 after schisms within the Bible Students and gaining control of the legal entity Watchtower Bible and Tract society, Joseph Franklin Rutherford along with former members of the Bible Student movement would go on to adopt the name Jehovah's Witnesses In 1880, the Salvation Army denomination arrived in America. Although its theology was based on ideals expressed during the Second Great Awakening, its focus on poverty was of the third. With Jane Addams's Hull House in Chicago as its center, the settlement house movement and the vocation of social"
"Society of Christian Doctrine The Society of Christian Doctrine (, , ; abbreviated SDC), better known as M.U.S.E.U.M., is a society of Catholic lay volunteers, made of men and women, teaching catechism in the Christian faith formation of children and adults. The society was established by George Preca in March 1907, in Malta. It has eventually spread around the world, first among Maltese migrants in Australia, then in Albania, in North Sudan and other countries. M.U.S.E.U.M. is the abbreviation for """"Magister Utinam Sequatur Evangelium Universus Mundus"""" as meaning ""Master if only the whole world would follow the Gospel."" In Malta,"
"United Church of Christ after comments made during a guest sermon at the church by Catholic priest and long-term Obama friend, Michael Pfleger. During the sermon, Pfleger mocked Hillary Clinton and said that she felt ""entitled"" to be the Democratic nominee for President. In February 2008, a Canadian diplomatic memo surfaced, which alleged that Obama's economic advisor Austan Goolsbee had met with Canadian consular officials in Chicago and told them to disregard Obama's campaign rhetoric regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a charge the Obama campaign later denied. Ian Brodie (Chief of Staff in Stephen Harper's Prime Minister's"
"Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament (CBS), officially the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, is a devotional society in the Anglican Communion dedicated to venerating the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It is the oldest Anglican devotional society and was founded in 1862 by Thomas Thellusson Carter during the Oxford Movement in the Church of England and has worked to promote the Mass as the weekly main service, regular confession and the Eucharistic fast. The society's motto is ""Adoremus in aeternum sanctissimum sacramentum"", or in English,"
"in Africa still attract the largest percentage of the United Society's funding due to historic links and established endowments. In the financial year 2013, the charity supported church based initiatives in poverty relief, health, education and church leadership training in 20 different countries. United Society Partners in the Gospel United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG) is a United Kingdom-based charitable organization (registered no. 234518). First incorporated under Royal Charter in 1701 as the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) as an overseas missionary organization of the Church of England. The group was renamed in"
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 67,000 missionaries and a membership of over 16 million. In 2012, the National Council of Churches ranked the church as the fourth-largest"
"name was also given to the surrounding restored historic neighborhood. By 1800, they began a yearly conference. Thirteen ministers attended the first conference at the home of Peter Kemp in Frederick, Maryland. At that conference in 1800, they adopted a name, the United Brethren in Christ, and elected Boehm and Otterbein as bishops of the conference. The United Brethren Church claims this organization in 1800 as the first denomination to actually begin in the United States. A confession of faith was adopted in 1815 (similar to one written by Otterbein in 1789), and it has remained the statement of church"
"Biblical Witness Fellowship Biblical Witness Fellowship is an evangelical renewal movement composed of members of the United Church of Christ. Founded in 1978 as the United Church People for Biblical Witness, the movement reorganized as the Biblical Witness Fellowship at a national convocation in Byfield, Massachusetts in 1984, hosted by the current president of BWF, the Rev. Dr. William Boylan. The primary purpose of BWF is ""to renew spiritual vitality through faith in Jesus Christ in every local congregation, restoring commitment to the original call and vision of these churches and their denomination."" The BWF holds that congregations of the"
"have a briefly overlapping history. Other groups are also called ""restorationists"" because of their comparable goal to re-establish Christianity in its original form, such as some anti-denominational ""Restorationists"" who arose in the 1970s, in Britain, and others. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 15.3 million members, and Jehovah's Witnesses with 6.6 million members. After the Reformation Protestant groups continued to splinter, leading to a range of new theologies. The ""Enthusiasts"" were so named because of their emotional zeal. These included the Methodists, the Quakers and Baptists. Another group sought to reconcile Christian faith with ""Modern"" ideas, sometimes"
"a community of believers in the western New York towns of Fayette, Manchester, and Colesville. The church was formally organized under the name of the ""Church of Christ"". By 1834, the church was referred to as the ""Church of the Latter Day Saints"" in early church publications, and in 1838 Smith announced that he had received a revelation from God that officially changed the name to the ""Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"". In 1844, William Law and several other Latter Day Saints in church leadership positions publicly denounced Smith's secret practice of polygamy in the ""Nauvoo Expositor"","
"Unity Church Unity, known informally as Unity Church, is a New Thought Christian organization that publishes the ""Daily Word"" devotional publication. It describes itself as a ""positive, practical Christianity"" which ""teach[es] the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ"" and promotes ""a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind."" Unity was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1889 by Charles Fillmore (1854–1948) and Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931) after Mrs. Fillmore had been cured of her tuberculosis, she believed, by spiritual healing. This resulted in the Fillmores' studying spiritual"
"commonly known as the National Holiness Association. Later, it became known as the Christian Holiness Association and subsequently the Christian Holiness Partnership. The second National Camp Meeting was held at Manheim, Pennsylvania, and drew upwards of 25,000 persons from all over the nation. People called it a ""Pentecost."" The service on Monday evening has almost become legendary for its spiritual power and influence. The third National Camp Meeting met at Round Lake, New York. This time the national press attended and write-ups appeared in numerous papers, including a large two-page pictorial in ""Harper's Weekly"". These meetings made instant religious celebrities"
"Society of the Atonement The Society of the Atonement, also known as the Friars and Sisters of the Atonement or Graymoor Friars and Sisters is a Franciscan religious congregation in the Latin Rite branch of the Catholic Church. The friars and sisters were founded in 1898 as a religious community in the Episcopal Church. The religious order is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the Marian title of Our Lady of Atonement. Lewis Thomas Wattson was born in Maryland in January 1863 to the Reverend Joseph Newton Wattson and his wife, Mary Electa. Reverend Wattson, a former Presbyterian, was"
"United Lutheran Mission Association The United Lutheran Mission Association (ULMA) is a Lutheran church organization. The United Lutheran Mission Association was established at a meeting in Chicago on July 16, 2005. There, representatives of two congregations that were formerly members of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), namely, Pilgrim Lutheran Church of Decatur, Illinois and Redeemer Lutheran Church of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, began work on establishing Confessional Lutheran congregations in the United States. A third congregation, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Forsyth, Illinois, joined on December 15, 2011. As of 2013, the ULMA has two mission congregations: Agnus Dei in"