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James D. Nelson Room
In honor of professor emeritus, the Rev. Dr. James D. Nelson, '59
Religious Telescope
the official newspaper for the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Artifacts from Sierra Leone, Minnie Eaton Collection
Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity Conference
Co-sponsored by the Center for EUB Heritage, June 1-3, 2022
Window commemorating 1946 merger of the Evangelicals and United Brethren
At Breyfogel Chapel, 1810 Harvard Blvd, Dayton, OH
Sarah D. Brooks Blair EUB Study Center
Women's Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church
December 8, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio
Window from United Brethren Church, Elida, Ohio
Christliche Botschafter
The official German language newspaper of the Evangelical Association
Telescope-Messenger
Current newsletter of the Center for EUB Heritage
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Center for the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Heritage


Founded in 1979, the Center for EUB Heritage celebrates and preserves the story of the EUB Church and its forbearers, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, the Evangelical Association, the United Evangelical Church, and the Evangelical Church.

The Center maintains an extensive collection of materials that document this heritage. The Center also hosts conferences, supports scholarly research, conducts oral history interviews, and offers special exhibits to engage current and future generations in the study of this important, spiritual heritage.

United Theological Seminary was created in 1954 with the unification of two Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) seminaries: Bonebrake Theological Seminary of Dayton, OH (formerly Union Biblical Seminary, founded in 1871 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ) and the Evangelical School of Theological of Reading, PA (formerly Schuylkill Seminary, founded in 1881 by the Evangelical Association). The Center houses material from each of these predecessor institutions. In 1968, the Evangelical United Brethren Church formally merged with the Methodist Church to form The United Methodist Church.

If you have questions about the Center, please contact: [email protected]

The Center collects, preserves, maintains, exhibits, and provides public access to a significant collection of historical publications, manuscripts, images, and artifacts. It does not manage the legal and business records of churches, districts, and conferences. These must be accessed at the appropriate United Methodist-related institutions.

Explore the Center’s digitized collections at archive.org/details/eubcenter

Additional collections and archival materials are available on United’s campus in Dayton, OH.

The Telescope-Messenger (T-M) is the official newsletter of the Center for EUB Heritage. Launched in 1990, it is normally published twice yearly. T-M articles range from scholarly features to news from the Center. The reader may encounter a wide range of topics related to EUB heritage, such as: biographical information, quotes or sayings, church history, theology, worship and hymnody, programs, organizations, and institutions.

View past issues online

Subscribe

When you subscribe to the Telescope-Messenger, you automatically become a member of the Center for EUB Heritage. Your subscription of $25 or more helps the Center preserve and promote the study of the Christian traditions that formed the EUB Church.

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Your membership helps the Center preserve the story and promote the study of the Christian traditions that formed the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Come join with like-minded people who are United Methodists, former EUBs or EUB history enthusiasts, both lay and clergy, to take part in the ministry and mission of the Center.

Membership levels

  • Member ($25-49.99)
  • Supporting Member ($50 or more)
  • Life Member ($500 or more)
  • Preservationist ($1,000 or more)

Benefits

Membership in the Center is an excellent way to stay in touch with the EUB historical community. It includes a subscription to the Telescope-Messenger and invitations to special events. Amounts in excess of $25.00 help to fund current operations of the Center and are tax-deductible as charitable donations for IRS purposes.

Become a member

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council for the Center meets twice yearly online and in person at the UTS campus in Dayton, Ohio.

EUB Bylaws

Charitable Contributions

Charitable donations to the EUB Heritage Center can be made through this link.

The Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage offers an annual award to a student or scholar who submits the best paper focused on some aspect of Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) heritage. The EUB heritage includes the history, theology, and practices of its predecessor bodies, the Evangelical Association, the Evangelical Church, and the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, as well as the wider Pietist heritage from which these bodies derive. If a submission focuses upon the latter, it must connect explicitly to the EUB heritage.

Submissions

A clean copy of each submission must be sent to the Center Director, accompanied by a letter of application (by the author) or nomination (by one who is not the author) for the award and evidence that the paper has been accepted for publication within the past year by a peer-reviewed, academic journal. The paper should not be longer than twenty-five double-spaced, typed pages. It must be properly footnoted and bear evidence of thorough and reliable handling of sources.

Selection

Judges for the award will consist of the Executive Committee of the Advisory Council of the Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage.

Deadline

By April 1st of each year, all competing papers must have been received by the Director of the Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage, United Theological Seminary, 4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH. 45426. If submitted electronically, papers should be sent to: [email protected].

Announcement and Cash Reward

The winning paper will be announced in the Telescope-Messenger and a cash award of $500 will be awarded to the author.

Conditions

The award will be announced by May 1 each year. The decision of the judges is final. No award will be made if the judges determine that no submitted paper merits the award.

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