What is the Grace Brethren fellowship? Is it a denomination, and is it similar to Baptist denominations?
The Fellowship of Grace Brethren is a voluntary association of churches sharing common doctrinal beliefs in a voluntary association of churches in the USA, Canada, and around the world.Grace is technically not a denomination in that it does not operate under a hierarchal structure and attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds, both Calvinistic and Arminian.The worldwide Grace Brethren movement includes over 1300 churches, with a heavy concentration in central Africa. Although the Grace Brethren doctrinal beliefs are very similar to conservative Baptist denominations, Grace has several ordinances that make them unique because of their Brethren/Pietistic background. When you examine Grace’s doctrinal statement you will discover the following elements: • Calvinistic theology that is non-charismatic • Pietistic, with emphasis on a living faith and holy lifestyle • Anabaptist, where only professing believers partake of baptism • Dispensational • Pre-millennial • Pre-tribulational
