Winebrenner
JOHN, an American clergyman; born in Frederick co., Md., March 24, 1797; was ordained in WING the German Reformed Church in 1820; and in the same year was called to the Salem Church in Harrisburg, Pa. He retained his connection with with that charge till 1827, when, owing to his religious views on temperance and slavery, he was asked to withdraw; and in 1828 his connection with the Reformed Church ceased by action of the synod. In October, 1830, he established a new denomination under the name of the "Church of God," whose members became known as Winebrennerians. Subsequently he edited the "Gospel Publisher" (afterward the "Church Advocate"); issued "The History of all the Religious Denominations in the United States"; published the "Pronouncing Testament and Gazetteer of the Church of God"; "A Treatise on Regeneration"; "Practical and Doctrinal Sermons"; etc., and compiled the "Church Hymn Book." He died in Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 12, 1860.