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1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(German Baptist Dunkards) A religious sect, popularly known as Dunkards or Dunkers, composed of four bodies:

• Brethren Church (Progressive Dunkards);
• Church of Brethren (Dunkards);
• Church of God (New Dunkards); and
• Old Order German Baptist Brethren.

In the United States in 1925 there were: 4,024 ministers; 1,314 churches; and 150,160 communicants.