Brethren Encyclopedia: About BE

The original 1983 publication of The Brethren Encyclopedia was comprised of a Three Volume set totaling over 2,100 pages. An additional Fourth volume will soon be released. Volume 1, A - J, contains a detailed history of the founding of Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc., listing of contributing authors, plus the general alphabetic entries from "Abilene, KS, Church of the Brethren" to "Justification, Doctrine of." Volume 2, K - Z, contains entries from "Kahler, Dean" to "Zunkel, Cleda." Volume 3, Lists-Maps, offers enormous information: Chronology of Brethren History, numerous Maps showing Brethren membership distributed by state and county, Statistical Data about congregations, districts, and regions (including population density and shifts by percentage), List of Congregations by denomination, nation, and state, List of Ordained Ministers and Elders, List of Educational Institutions, and List of Missionaries by denomination. Researchers will delight in the meticulously collated parcels of information in these numerous lists, especially genealogists and historians.

Editorial Staff

Donald F. Durnbaugh - Editor (January, 1978 - November, 1983)
Dennis D. Martin - Assistant Editor (August, 1979 - July, 1983)
Joyce McConnell Cassell - Editorial Assistant: Congregational Articles; Work Flow Manager (June, 1978 - July, 1981)
Carolyn Teach Denlinger - Family History Editor (September, 1979 - December, 1980)
Renate E. Durnbaugh - Research Assistant (January, 1983 - August, 1983)
Linda L. Fry - Research Assistant: Ministers' List; Congregational Articles (January, 1981 - August, 1983)
Cathy Simmons Huffman - Research Assistant: Ministers' List (September, 1978 - August, 1980)
James H. Lehman - Photographic Project (January, 1980 - November, 1981)
Carol Nearpass Martin - Editorial Assistant: Work Flow Manager (July, 1980 - August, 1983)
Delia M. Miller - Research Assistant: Congregational Articles (June, 1982 - November, 1983)
Kenneth 1. Morse - Features Editor; General Articles (October, 1979 - June, 1983)
Stephen A. Newcomer - Map Project (September, 1982 - August, 1983)
N. Geraldine Plunkett - Copy Editor (September, 1980 - November, 1983)
Mary Mowery Taylor - Word Processor Operator; Ministers' List (April, 1982 - November, 1983)

Board Of Editors

Fred W. Benedict (OGBB); W. St. Clair Benshoff (BC); Robert G. Clouse (FGBC); David B. Eller (CB); Marcus Miller (OGBB); Kenneth 1. Morse (CB); Jacob C. Ness (DB); Howard J. Surbey (DB; dec.); Charles W. Turner (FGBC); Bradley E. Weidenhamer (BC).

Board Of Directors

Fred W. Benedict (OGBB) - President
Charles W. Turner (FGBC) - Vice President
Dale V. Ulrich (CB) - Secretary
Dale R. Stoffer (BC) - Treasurer
obert S. Lehigh (DB) - Member
John E. Bryant (CGBCI) - Member
Ronald G. Lutz (CB) - Assistant Treasurer
Donald F. Durnbaugh (CB) - Editor, Volumes 1-3; co-editor, Volume 4
William R. Eberly (CB) - Editor, Monograph Series

Denominational Abbreviations