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Moravian Church Spread Map

Where and when Moravian Church spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Moravian Church Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe The Unity Of The Brethren Forms In Bohemia, Czech Republic, 1457 to 1620, ArrivedFerdinand I Expels the Unity of the Brethren from Bohemia, Czech Republic, 1548, SuppressedThe Unity of the Brethren Completes the Kralice Bible, Czech Republic, 1593, EstablishedThe Battle Of White Mountain Drives The Brethren Underground, Czech Republic, 1620, SuppressedZinzendorf's Herrnhut Refounds The Moravian Church, Germany, 1722 to 1727, RevivedThe Moravians Open Their First Mission On Saint Thomas, The Caribbean, 1732, EstablishedThe Moravians Found Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 1741, EstablishedMoravian Missionaries Found Nain in Labrador, Canada, 1771, EstablishedPennsylvania Militia Massacres Christian Lenape at the Moravian Mission of Gnadenhutten, United States, 1782, SuppressedMoravian Missionaries Refound the Genadendal Mission at the Cape, South Africa, 1792, EstablishedMoravian Missionaries Found the Bethel Mission in Alaska, United States, 1885, EstablishedThe Moravian Church In Tanzania Unites Its Provinces, Tanzania, 1986, EstablishedThe ELCA Votes for Full Communion With the Moravian Church, United States, 1999, EstablishedThe Moravian Church Enters Full Communion With the Episcopal Church, United States, 2011, EstablishedUNESCO Inscribes the Moravian Church Settlements on the World Heritage List, India, 2024, EstablishedAndrea Williams Becomes the Southern Province's First Woman and First Lay Provincial Elders' Conference President, United States, 2026, Established

Point at, tap, or move keyboard focus to a marker for its event, place, year and status.

Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

1 event has a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so it is not marked on the map above: Parliament Recognizes the Moravian Church as an Ancient Episcopal Church (London). It is complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

The Unity Of The Brethren Forms In Bohemia. Czech Republic, 1457 to 1620, Arrived. Source, Moravian Church (Wikipedia).

Ferdinand I Expels the Unity of the Brethren from Bohemia. Czech Republic, 1548, Suppressed. Source, J.E. Hutton, History of the Moravian Church, Second Edition (Moravian Publication Office, 1909).

The Unity of the Brethren Completes the Kralice Bible. Czech Republic, 1593, Established. Source, The Kralice Bible (Moravian Archives).

The Battle Of White Mountain Drives The Brethren Underground. Czech Republic, 1620, Suppressed. Source, Moravian Church (Wikipedia).

Zinzendorf's Herrnhut Refounds The Moravian Church. Germany, 1722 to 1727, Revived. Source, Moravian Church (Wikipedia).

The Moravians Open Their First Mission On Saint Thomas. The Caribbean, 1732, Established. Source, Moravian Church (Wikipedia).

The Moravians Found Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. United States, 1741, Established. Source, Moravian Church (Wikipedia).

Parliament Recognizes the Moravian Church as an Ancient Episcopal Church. London, 1749, Established. Source, The Recognition of the Unitas Fratrum as an Old Episcopal Church (J. Taylor Hamilton, Anglican History).

Moravian Missionaries Found Nain in Labrador. Canada, 1771, Established. Source, Haven, Jens (Dictionary of Canadian Biography).

Pennsylvania Militia Massacres Christian Lenape at the Moravian Mission of Gnadenhutten. United States, 1782, Suppressed. Source, The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection).

Moravian Missionaries Refound the Genadendal Mission at the Cape. South Africa, 1792, Established. Source, The Genadendal Mission Station (Genadendal Mission Museum).

Moravian Missionaries Found the Bethel Mission in Alaska. United States, 1885, Established. Source, Indigenous Moravians: The Alaska Mission (Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University).

The Moravian Church In Tanzania Unites Its Provinces. Tanzania, 1986, Established. Source, Moravian Church in Tanzania (World Council of Churches).

The ELCA Votes for Full Communion With the Moravian Church. United States, 1999, Established. Source, ELCA Approves Full Communion With Moravian Church (WFN.org).

The Moravian Church Enters Full Communion With the Episcopal Church. United States, 2011, Established. Source, Episcopal-Moravian Full Communion Celebration (Episcopal News Service).

UNESCO Inscribes the Moravian Church Settlements on the World Heritage List. India, 2024, Established. Source, Moravian Church Settlements (UNESCO World Heritage Centre).

Andrea Williams Becomes the Southern Province's First Woman and First Lay Provincial Elders' Conference President. United States, 2026, Established. Source, Southern Province Elects New Leadership at 2026 Synod (Moravian Church Southern Province).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 17 events.

  1. The Unity Of The Brethren Forms In BohemiaCzech Republic, 1457 to 1620, Arrived
    Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. Ferdinand I Expels the Unity of the Brethren from BohemiaCzech Republic, 1548, Suppressed
    Source J.E. Hutton, History of the Moravian Church, Second Edition (Moravian Publication Office, 1909)J.E. Hutton
  3. The Unity of the Brethren Completes the Kralice BibleCzech Republic, 1593, Established
    Source The Kralice Bible (Moravian Archives)
  4. The Battle Of White Mountain Drives The Brethren UndergroundCzech Republic, 1620, Suppressed
    Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  5. Zinzendorf's Herrnhut Refounds The Moravian ChurchGermany, 1722 to 1727, Revived
    Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  6. The Moravians Open Their First Mission On Saint ThomasThe Caribbean, 1732, Established
    Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  7. The Moravians Found Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaUnited States, 1741, Established
    Source Moravian Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  8. Parliament Recognizes the Moravian Church as an Ancient Episcopal ChurchLondon, 1749, Established
    Source The Recognition of the Unitas Fratrum as an Old Episcopal Church (J. Taylor Hamilton, Anglican History)
  9. Moravian Missionaries Found Nain in LabradorCanada, 1771, Established
    Source Haven, Jens (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
  10. Pennsylvania Militia Massacres Christian Lenape at the Moravian Mission of GnadenhuttenUnited States, 1782, Suppressed
    Source The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection)
  11. Moravian Missionaries Refound the Genadendal Mission at the CapeSouth Africa, 1792, Established
    Source The Genadendal Mission Station (Genadendal Mission Museum)
  12. Moravian Missionaries Found the Bethel Mission in AlaskaUnited States, 1885, Established
    Source Indigenous Moravians: The Alaska Mission (Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University)
  13. The Moravian Church In Tanzania Unites Its ProvincesTanzania, 1986, Established
    Source Moravian Church in Tanzania (World Council of Churches)World Council of Churches
  14. The ELCA Votes for Full Communion With the Moravian ChurchUnited States, 1999, Established
    Source ELCA Approves Full Communion With Moravian Church (WFN.org)
  15. The Moravian Church Enters Full Communion With the Episcopal ChurchUnited States, 2011, Established
    Source Episcopal-Moravian Full Communion Celebration (Episcopal News Service)
  16. UNESCO Inscribes the Moravian Church Settlements on the World Heritage ListIndia, 2024, Established
    Source Moravian Church Settlements (UNESCO World Heritage Centre)
  17. Andrea Williams Becomes the Southern Province's First Woman and First Lay Provincial Elders' Conference PresidentUnited States, 2026, Established
    Source Southern Province Elects New Leadership at 2026 Synod (Moravian Church Southern Province)