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    1. [BRE] Englewood Dunkard Brethren Church
    2. It was recently announced that the Randolph Twp. (Montgomery Co., OH) Historical Society has purchased the Englewood Dunkard Brethren Church for a museum as the Dunkards are moving into a new building. The Dunkard Brethren is an offshoot of the COB that broke off in 1926. It currently has ca. 900 members throughout the US in 25 congregations. The brick church building was built in the 1880s after the wood structure burned down in 1880. An earlier church was built and used by two congregations of Swankites and Wengerites that spilt off from the Fairview Brethren in Christ that still is thriving across town in Englewood. The drunkard Brethren started holding services in the newer building in the 1920s after they split off from the Salem Church of the Brethren which is a few miles away. I personally have several genealogical roots in two of these churches. Sons of my Henry Warner (17540-1815) who brought his children’s families to Randolph Twp. in 1811 helped found Salem COB. Also Martin Heisey (1795-1884) and his wife Lizzie Engle (1801-1875) were members of the Fairview BIC Church after moving there in 1850. Being cousins, they both were related to Jacob (Yokeli) Engle (1753-1833) who founded the BIC (River Brethren) in 1778. Roger Rhoads **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

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