Brethren (plymouth) Assemblies

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Among the Plymouth Brethren, the congregation's worship life centers on the "breaking of bread" meeting. This meeting exhibits the Brethren's values of spontaneity and simplicity, although it restricts women's participation. Since this meeting is unplanned, the preaching service which follows more effectively links worship with other aspects of congregational life.

Worship among the Plymouth Brethren has tended to be focused in their weekly "breaking of bread" meeting, in which they...

 

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