This week in Christian history: Moravian Church leader born, Luther debate, women’s rights

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Moravian Church leader born – July 15, 1704

August Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792), founder of the Moravian Church in North America.
August Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792), founder of the Moravian Church in North America. | Wikimedia Commons

This week marks the anniversary of when August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of the Moravian Church in North America, was born in Klettenberg-Hohenstein, Saxony.

A German bishop of the Moravian group known as the Unitas Fratrum, Spangenberg oversaw missionary work in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

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In 1740, Spangenberg founded the North American branch of the Unitas Fratrum, with its headquarters being in Philadelphia.

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