At Aberdeen, Scotland, there was a hotly contested scandal in 1970 involving the group leader at the time, James Taylor Junior (JTJnr), that caused the last known major division when 1000s left the group then known as the Exclusive Brethren (now called the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church or the PBCC). The claim is that JTJnr…
At the time of writing (May 2026) there are slightly more than 56,500 members in the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church globally. These are distributed as follows: Chart showing the global distribution of PBCC membership: Region Approx. Number of Brethren Localities United Kingdom 18,800 86 Australia 16,900 82 New Zealand 9000 41 United States 4500 29…
“Behind the Plymouth Brethren – a not-so Exclusive podcast” is a video series from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) designed to portray an image of normality to the outside world through the sharing of stories from a few of its 55,000 members. It’s main purpose seems to be to counter intense opposition from sources…
Like many groups of people, the PBCC (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) have developed words and phrases that mean something different to those outside the group, to those unfamiliar with their “in language”. Hopefully, this lexicon helps to reduce some of the confusion surrounding this group. Insider insights are welcomed, so should you wish to contribute…
Splits and Merges Since 1820s Chart This chart traces the lineage of the current PBCC (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) branch of the Exclusive Brethren back through an array of splits and mergers, right back to the original movement started by John Nelson Darby (JND) in Dublin, that became known as Plymouth Brethren (click to enlarge):…