UN SECOL DE PREZENŢĂ A CREŞTINILOR DUPĂ EVANGHELIE ÎN CRAIOVA

Abstract

Brethren in Romania dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the first Brethren Assemblies opened in Bucharest, initially in French. Since then it has spread nationwide, first to Muntenia and then to other historical regions. But the Great Union brought them all together under one national roof. Shortly before the First World War, Brethren made their presence felt in Oltenia, thus becoming chronologically the third region with assemblies (churches) that were later called Bretren. The first community was formed in the commune of Goicea Mare in Dolj county. From there they arrived in Craiova, where in 1924 they formed a community of believers. Over the course of a century, the Brethren community in Craiova has gone through different periods, from the years of establishment and development, to the construction of the first building, to the closure in the time of Antonescu, to the time of communist persecution with various problems, to the threat of demolition to the systematization and until today, when there are two local churches in the city. Their historical background is the story of some of the outcasts of the Bănia Fortress.