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Bulsar, INDIA - Church of the Brethren Mission - Cook House:
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Bulsar, INDIA - Church of the Brethren Mission - Cook House: The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination with origins in the Schwarzenau Brethren (German: Schwarzenauer Neutäufer 'Schwarzenau New Baptists') that was organized in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the Protestant Reformation. The Church of the Brethren represents the largest body descending from Mack's Schwarzenau Brethren church. The German Baptist Brethren suffered a major division in the early 1880s, creating three wings: traditionalists such as the Old German Baptist Brethren, progressives led by The Brethren Church, and the conservatives, who adopted the name Church of the Brethren in 1908. Brethren involvement in India stretches back to 1895, when Brethren missionaries began working there. Over the span of years of work in India, the Church of the Brethren helped to establish many congregations as well as schools, health care facilities, and other institutions. Valsad is a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Britishers called it Bulsar. This city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison. Historically, Valsad was a small town covered with forest, with teak production as a major regional industry. It was a part of regional kingdom before colonial era. It was made a district during the Bombay Presidency era and was governed under Bombay State during the colonial era, following independence (prior to the creation of the state of Gujarat). Today, Valsad is a town inhabited by Gujarati people. Gujarati is the primary language in and around the town. The main religion followed in the region is Hinduism. Other minority religions include Jainism, Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrian, and Sikhism. A tourist destination, the best time to visit Bulsar is in June-July, post-monsoon, when the roads in and around town are at their best. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition but shows some edge wear. No. 5.