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This website is particularly focused on one branch of the Exclusive (Plymouth) Brethren. (For a short history of this group, read A Short History of the Exclusive Brethren.) The primary focus is on the Taylorite-Symington-Hales Exclusive Brethren. There are other groups who are considered exclusive rather than inclusive - a group known as the Renton Exclusive Brethren also feature in these forums.
Users of these forums sometimes use acronyms to distinguish the groups: HEB - Hales Exclusive Brethren; REB - Renton Exclusive Brethren. If you see EB or Exclusive Brethren, you may safely assume that this refers to the Taylorite-Symington-Hales Exclusive Brethren.
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Visitors
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