A little review of my religious background yields the following:
The Brethren in Christ (originally called the River Brethren – with perceived ties to the Dunkards) emerged from Mennonites in the late 1700’s – those living in Eastern Pennsylvania. My ancestors migrated to Canada – moving to Ontario and then to Saskatchewan (Kindersley).
The emergence into the Brethren movement was based on an attraction that these Mennonites found to Brethren beliefs. The Brethren originated in Germany in 1708, mixing Pietist belief and practice (deeply personal in reaction to formalism and intellectualism), along with Anabaptist non-conformity and biblical pacifism.
From this group comes a strong sense of an individual approach to matters of faith and a strong stress on loving relationships.
The Brethen in Christ movement was/is in-spired (motivated) by Christ. You start with Jesus and live in Jesus as you live with others of like belief.