John Winebrenner
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John Winebrenner founded the Churches of God General Conference
.
He studied at Dickinson College
, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was ordained in the German Reformed Church in 1820. He pastored at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, where his revival
preaching and his Revival Hymn-Book (1825) brought about a break between his followers and the Reformed Church.
His Christian testimony can be found in the book The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses (1858) edited by John Frederick Weishampel
. In 1830, he founded the Churches of God (whose members are commonly called "Winebrennerians") and was speaker of its conference and editor of its publication, The Church Advocate, until his death.
Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)
The Churches of God, General Conference is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism and evangelistic efforts of John Winebrenner.-History:...
.
He studied at Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was ordained in the German Reformed Church in 1820. He pastored at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, where his revival
Christian revival
Christian revival is a term that generally refers to a specific period of increased spiritual interest or renewal in the life of a church congregation or many churches, either regionally or globally...
preaching and his Revival Hymn-Book (1825) brought about a break between his followers and the Reformed Church.
His Christian testimony can be found in the book The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses (1858) edited by John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel
John Frederick Weishampel was a Baltimore, Maryland minister and author. The most notable of his works is The Testimony of a Hundred Witnesses , a compilation which contains one hundred religious testimonies from Christians of different denominations...
. In 1830, he founded the Churches of God (whose members are commonly called "Winebrennerians") and was speaker of its conference and editor of its publication, The Church Advocate, until his death.