Plymouth Brethren

The Plymouth Brethren are a conservative, low church, nonconformist, evangelical Christian movement whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s, originating from Anglicanism.

Among other beliefs, the group emphasizes sola scriptura, the belief that the Bible is the supreme authority for church doctrine and practice over and above any other source of authority.

Plymouth Brethren generally see themselves as a network of like-minded independent churches, not as a denomination.

They would generally prefer that their gatherings be referred to as "assemblies" rather than "churches" but, in the interests of simplicity, this article uses both terms interchangeably.

An influential figure among the early Plymouth Brethren is John Nelson Darby (1800–82).

The movement refusea to take any denominational name to itself, a stance that some still maintain.

The title "The Brethren," however, is one that many of their number are comfortable with, in that the Bible designates all believers as "brethren": "one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren" (Matthew 23:8; Greek: ἀδελφοί, adelphoi).