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Conservative Anabaptist — Schwarzenau Brethren tradition

CornerStone Dunkard Brethren Church

5430 Greenville Falls-Clayton Road, Covington, OH 45318
Dunkard Brethren — Conservative Anabaptist, Covington OH
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Plural eldership (verify)
Founded 1926
Denomination Dunkard Brethren Church
Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Orthodox Brethren — Schwarzenau tradition
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Plenary inspiration; New Testament foregrounded
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Plural plain-Anabaptist eldership
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Believer's triune-immersion baptism
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male-only ordination; head covering practiced
Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination; head covering practiced.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Plural elder/minister polity per Dunkard pattern — verify
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository, often plural
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Dunkard Brethren network
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Plain dress, simple lifestyle
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Dunkard Brethren Church — conservative Schwarzenau Brethren body
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Assessment
CornerStone Dunkard Brethren on Greenville Falls-Clayton Road in Miami County, Ohio's Brethren heartland — the same corridor as the OGBBC Covington/Sugar Grove congregations and the Lower Twin/Bear Creek meetinghouses, marking Miami/Darke County as the densest Dunker concentration in the Midwest.
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Enrichment Notes

Cross-verified via Dunkard Brethren denominational locator + Wikipedia. Specific ordained elders not published.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

  1. [1] Live source dunkardbrethrenchurch.com/locations/
  2. [2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkard_Brethren_Church

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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