Bishop Matthias Brinser was excluded from the River Brethren in 1855, and he organized his followers into a separate group, originally known as United Zion's Children.
The reason for the exclusion of Brinser and his followers was that he had led them in building a meeting house for worship.
They are similar in doctrine and practice to the Brethren in Christ Church.
[1] As of 2010, the church consisted of 721 members in 12 congregations[2] in three Pennsylvania counties.
This church was locally given the name Fuente de Vida.