Editing Caspar Schwenckfeld (section)

== Schwenkfelder Church ==
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[[File:Palm Schwenkfelder Church, Palm PA 02.JPG|thumb|Schwenkfelder Church in [[Palm, Pennsylvania]]]]
Schwenckfeld did not organize a separate church during his lifetime, but followers seemed to gather around his writings and sermons. In 1700, there were about 1,500 of them in [[Lower Silesia]]. Many fled Lower Silesia under persecution of the [[Austria|Austrian]] emperor, and some found refuge on the lands of Count [[Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf]] and his {{Lang|de|[[Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine]]|italic=no}}. These followers became known as Schwenkfelders. A group arrived in Philadelphia in 1731, followed by five more migrations up to 1737. In 1782, the Society of Schwenkfelders was formed, and in 1909 the [[Schwenkfelder Church]] was organized.

Schwenkfelder Church has remained small with approximately 2,695 total members as of 2010, and four churches, including Schwenkfelder Missionary Church in [[Philadelphia]]. Each of its the existing churches are within a {{Convert|50|mi|km|abbr=on}} radius of [[Philadelphia]].