Faith and Practice
A Missionary Church is a Trinitarian body that believes the Bible is the inspired Word of God and authoritative altogether matters of faith; that "salvation is the result of genuine repentance of sin and faith in the atoning work of Christ"; & that a "church is composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus who have been vitally united by faith to Christ". It hang on to ii Christian ordinances: baptism (by immersion) and the Lord's Supper, which are outward signs, not a means of salvation.

History
A Missionary Church has diverse roots, especially around Anabaptism (directly through the Mennonites), German Pietism, the holiness movement, & U.s. evangelicalism, (& to the little degree fundamentalism and Pentecostalism). A preamble to their Constitution information this by stating: In the late 19th century, several Mennonite sermoniser embraced pietism & revivalism, & were excluded from either their conferences. Among a leaders were Solomon Eby (1834 -1929) of Ontario, William Gehman (1827-1917) of Pennsylvania, Daniel Brenneman (1834-1919) of Indiana, & Joseph E. Ramseyer (1869-1944). These brethren bit by bit encountered a single a second & their movements merged. Daniel Brenneman & Solomon Eby established a Reformed Mennonites within 1874. A Reformed Mennonites joined by using another expelled Mennonite members (known as a Up to date Mennonites) & formed a United Mennonites. Inside 1879 the followers of William Gehman (called Evangelical Mennonites) merged using a United Mennonites, creating a Evangelical United Mennonites. Inside 1883 a group from either Ohio (known as Brethren inside Christ or even Swankites) joined a movement. A denomination became a Mennonite Brethren within Christ on December 29, 1883 in Englewood, Ohio. A Mennonite Brethren within Christ changed their title to the United Missionary Church around 1947.

A Missionary Church Association was founded inside Berne, Indiana in 1898. Therein month, Joseph E. Ramseyer was excluded from either a Egly Amish because he was rebaptized at the revival. A Egly Amish rejected two a nature & severity of the baptism (immersion) and its non-Amish/Mennonite modems (he got already been baptized per Egly Amish). A Missionary Church Association & a United Missionary Church (erst a Mennonite Brethren witharound Christ) carried in fraternal relations for numbers of years, then merged in 1969 to form the Missionary Church.

Branches
A Missionary Church (& a movements that formed it) has had 3 divisions - a withdrawal of many leaders from either a Missionary Church Association within 1923 over disagreements concerning a Holy Spirit; around 1947 the Pennsylvania Conference of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ withdrew all over issues of school of thought & polity, & around 1959 became the Bible Fellowship Church; and a Missionary Church of Canada withdrew from either a Missionary Church within 1987 (and merged by having a Evangelical Church of Canada inside 1993 to form the Evangelical Missionary Church). a foremost both divisions occurred because of doctrinal differences, when a third was a friendly separation witharound response to legal issues on to the church existent in 2 nations, the United States & Canada.

Status
the Missionary Church has a membership of above 180,000 humans inside to a higher degree 1,700 congregations inside 34 countries. Inside United States there are terminated 400 congregations by owning all but 40,000 members. A organization of the church is divided into Xi dominion (& Quintet mission dominion). Agents come located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its ministries include Globe Partners America, a Missionary Church Investment Foundation, U.S. Ministries & Bethel College. Bethel College (Indiana), located in Mishawaka, Indiana, currently has over 1700 students.

As well, a Missionary Church Historical Society (founded inside 1979) placed at Bethel college was establisted to maintain & keep historical records.

"The archives of the Missionary Church, as the memory center for records of historical significance, is a collection of the official papers of the denomination as well as materials relating to its origin and development. Its task is to organize and preserve these materials so they may be a valuable resource for reference and research."

Around recent years, a Missionary Church has sought the nigher go to to its Mennonite roots. A Church of the United Brethren in Christ, another immune system by using Mennonite & Pietist heritage, come presently engaged around joining negotiations by using a Missionary Church Denomination.

A Missionary Church occurs as member of the National Association of Evangelicals.