Steven It doesn't surprise me that the current UB deny or ignore that part of the history. The current UB denied it from the beginning. The split occurred in 1889 - when the new constitution was adopted at the General Conference. The vote for the new constituion was 50,000 to 3,000. Wright led a breakaway group, claiming the majority was the not the real churchgroup. Those UBs kicked him out and he kicked all of them out. Wright sued in court to get the printing company and other assets, but was rejected up by the Federal Court of Appeals in 1899. He settled for adding (Old Constitution) to the name of his group. And of course after the larger group gave up the name UB, the smaller group removed the term "Old constitution". I dont know anything about the Evangelical Brethren, it was the United Evangelical Church that joined with the United Brethren in Christ (new constitution to you), to form the Evaneligical United Brethren in circa 1946, and it was the EUB who joined the Methodist Church in 1968 - to form the United Methodist Church. I hope this wording is more acceptable to you. steven rowe (grandson of a UB minister- new constituion) In a message dated 6/28/2008 6:54:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jan1750@rcn.com writes: As a Graducate of Huntington College [now University] in Indiana] but not a member of the united Brethren Church in Christ, the UBC is still a very active church and is notin any associated with what is nw the United Mehodists or previously knon as the Evangalical Brethren. StevenMichael Lewis **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)