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Christadelphians have been around since the 1850's.
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The movement started out as an attempt to re-discover the truth of the Bible
by a small group of people; to begin with this was mainly led by one man a Dr. John Thomas.
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Today Christadelphians can be found in every continent and over 50 countries.
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The name "Christadelphian" is Greek (The original language of the New
Testament) and means 'Brothers and Sisters in Christ'.
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There is no hierarchy in the Christadelphian movement; every church
manages its own affairs, though most meetings follow a similar format
with democratically elected people to look after various aspects of
church life.
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Many Christadelphian churches are in very close contact with each other
and often meet and work together.
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As a rule, a Brother or Sister (Another Christadelphian) from down the road
or from the other side of the world will always find fellowship and
hospitality when they visit.
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Various organisations exist within the movement that take an active role
in Preaching, Caring, Charity work, running of magazines etc.
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Christadelphians don't claim to have any special inspiration from God
for their teachings above what is written for everyone to read in the Bible.
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