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Genealogy Requests
- An ancestor who was a United Brethren minister.
- A marriage certificate from a United Brethren church.
Since we are the only denomination with “United Brethren” in the name, they contact us to see if we can help track down further information.
The OTHER United Brethren
Most genealogy requests don’t involve the current United Brethren in Christ denomination. Our group descends from maybe 15,000 people who, in 1889, broke away from a denomination of over 250,000 people. In the process, we lost almost all church properties and, basically, started over.
Until the 1940s, two denominations used the name “Church of the United Brethren in Christ.” The other (much larger) group, after a merger in 1946, became the Evangelical United Brethren Church. In 1968, they merged into what is now the United Methodist Church.
We are the only group still using the “United Brethren” label, which is why so many people come to us when they discover an ancestor attached to that label. But usually, their ancestor was part of the other group.
UB Historical Center
The United Brethren Historical Center, located at Huntington University, contains all of our historical records. For a fee, they can conduct geneology research for you.
The person to contact there is Randy Neuman.
Here is information about the genealogical services they provide.
But chances are, you really need to check the United Methodist archives. Here are four United Methodist Church links that might be helpful.