Society of Brothers (Bruderhof) (Corporate Name)

Old catalog heading: Bruderhof Communities

Arnold, E. The early Christians after the death of the apostles, 1970: verso t.p. (Society of Brothers, Rifton, N.Y.)

Phone call to Mennonite Hist. Lib., Goshen Coll., Ind., 10/3/83 (the Society of Brothers chg'd its name to Hutterian Society of Brothers in 1978; Bruderhof is a generic name for the Society of Brothers (official name); not the same as the Hutterite Brethren)

NUCMC data from Swarthmore College Peace Collection for Macedonia Cooperative Community. Records, 1937-1977 (Macedonia Cooperative Community fd. 1937 in Habersham Co., Ga.; from 1953-1957 explored merger with Society of Brothers (Bruderhof); incorporation of Macedonians and Bruderhof occurred in summer of 1957; in 1958 Macdeonia ceased to be a separate community and property was sold at public auction)

Info. from Plough Pub. House, Sept. 18, 2001 (summary of basic name changes: 1920-1941 (Germany): Bruderhof; 1936-1941 (England): Cotswold Bruderhof Society; 1942-1966 (England): Society of Brothers; 1941-1962 (Paraguay): Sociedad del Hermanos; 1954-1978 (USA and England): Society of Brothers; 1978-1985 (USA and England): Hutterian Society of Brothers; 1985-1997 (USA and England): Hutterian Brethren; 1997- (USA, England, Australia): Bruderhof Communities; corporate structure: Bruderhof Communities Church International (BCCI): the ecclestical "umbrella" internationally; Bruderhof Communities in NY, Inc. (BCNY): those communities in the state of New York; Bruderhof Communities in PA, Inc. (BCPA): those communities in the state of Pennsylvania; The Bruderhof Foundation, Inc. (TBF): a non-profit charity and mission arm; Plough Publishing House (PPH): a "doing business as" of The Bruderhof Foundation)

Bruderhof.com, Nov. 21, 2001 (Modern Bruderhof was founded by Eberhard Arnold in 1920; expelled by the Nazis in 1937, the Bruderhof moved first to England, then to Paraguay, and finally to the United States in 1954; today live in ten communities on three continents: seven in the United States, two in England, and one in Australia)