ALORIAN BRETHRENISTS FORM EVANGELICAL BRETHREN CONFERENCE, ALORIA
21 July 4271
Recent days have seen the formation of the Evangelical Brethren Conference, Aloria, in Porthladd Loer, Cymertraeth. The first Evangelical Brethren meetings were founded 17 years ago in Cymertraeth by the followers of Wieland Gregor Riese. While the Brethrenist movement in Aloria has been nonexistent for centuries, Riese has been the spearhead of a somewhat successful revival of Brethrenism in Aloria through evangelism and adherence to the Hosian scripture.
The Brethren are most noted for their nonviolence, and the Evangelical Brethren are strong proponents of this belief. The new Evangelical Brethrenism is in no way affiliated with the Brethrenism of Kalistan, and the Evangelical Brethren do not adopt the testimony of "Sustainability" that many New Branch Brethren do. However, the most important difference with mainstream New Branch Brethren is the profession of explicitly Hosian beliefs, as opposed to the "ecumenical and universalist" stance of the New Branch Brethren, thus putting Evangelical Brethren squarely within the Hosian religion.
Wiese himself, born in Gavonshire in Aloria, was raised in the Alorian Hosian Church, and most of his family still continues in the Alorian Hosian tradition. However, he was converted to Brethrenism while studying at university and visited Kalistan to learn about the religion. Wiese came back to Aloria and assisted in founding the Porthladd Loer Weekly Meeting, now the largest congregation of Brethren in Aloria. The Alorian Brethren distanced themselves from the Kalistani brand with a more explicitly Hosian, conservative, and evangelical approach.
The founding of Evangelical Brethren Conference, Aloria, also heralds the creation of the Missions Board, which is tasked with directing missions in Aloria and around the globe.