Lititz Dunkard Brethren Church — Church Directory

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

Website www.dunkardbrethrenchurch.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Orthodox Brethren — Schwarzenau tradition

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Plenary inspiration; New Testament foregrounded

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Plural plain-Anabaptist eldership

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Believer's triune-immersion baptism

Strong

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.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plural elder/minister polity per Dunkard pattern — verify named ordinations

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository, often plural

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Dunkard Brethren network

Strong

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, organized 1926

Strong

Assessment

Lititz Dunkard Brethren is the largest single Dunkard Brethren congregation (~100 members), located on Clay Road in Lancaster County. The Dunkard Brethren denomination originated in 1926 when conservative members withdrew from the Church of the Brethren over modernization concerns. The 1968 Lititz dispute also gave rise to the smaller Christ's Ambassadors body.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Cross-verified via Dunkard Brethren denominational locator + Wikipedia. Phone 717-626-8064. Specific ordained elders not published — Dunkard bodies traditionally do not publicize minister rosters.

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

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