England Nonconformists Bible Christians (National Institute)

History and Beliefs
Founded by a Cornish Methodist local preacher, William O’Bryan in about 1815 in Cornwall and north west Devon, hence the other name of O’Bryanites. The Bible Christians largely modelled themselves on the Wesleyan Methodist Church, even though they were not strictly a secession from it. Successful particularly in rural areas of southern England they later united with Methodist splinter groups. There were 26 registers surrendered to the GRO by the Bible Christians, and there over 100 entries on the FHLC including:


 * Barrow-in-Furness Circuit, Lancashire baptisms 1875-1922 on.


 * Two volumes of Brief Biographical Sketches of Bible Christian Ministers and Laymen by Mitchell on.


 * Callington Circuit (Devon and Cornwall borders) baptisms 1863-1870 on.

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