The [[Brethren in Christ Church]] has its roots in the Pietist tradition. The denomination's founders were Lancaster County [[Mennonites]] who, around 1775, responded enthusiastically to [[First Great Awakening|itinerant preachers who were preaching a Pietist message]]. In that way, the beginnings of the Brethren in Christ Church can be seen as a marriage of Anabaptism and Pietism. | The [[Brethren in Christ Church]] has its roots in the Pietist tradition. The denomination's founders were Lancaster County [[Mennonites]] who, around 1775, responded enthusiastically to [[First Great Awakening|itinerant preachers who were preaching a Pietist message]]. In that way, the beginnings of the Brethren in Christ Church can be seen as a marriage of Anabaptism and Pietism. |