 Few records of the church 's history exist , possibly because no single denomination or organization took ownership . Several Christian denominations held meetings at Old Pine Church , including the Schwarzenau Brethren ( or German Baptist Brethren ) , which began holding services at the church in the late 19th century . As many of the Mill Creek valley 's settlers were of German descent , the Old Pine Church structure may also have been built as a meeting place for Brethren adherents , known as " Dunkers " or " Dunkards " . It is believed that Old Pine Church was also used by German Methodists . The Brethren was a Christian denomination of Anabaptist origin that practiced baptism by triune immersion and exercised nonresistance . Triune immersion consists of dipping a new believer into water three times , once for each of the entities of the Holy Trinity . Brethren adherents believed only in the New Testament , and professed no other creeds . The interior of Old Pine Church , which consists of a single common space for all worshippers , also illustrates the building 's connection with the Brethren and the denomination 's beliefs regarding slavery . According to the minutes from the 1782 meeting of the Brethren in Franklin County , Virginia , " It has been unanimously considered that it cannot be permitted in any way by the church that a member should purchase Negroes or keep them as Slaves . " While many residents in Hampshire County prior to the American Civil War were slaveholders , it is thought that Brethren adherents in the county did not own slaves or depend upon slave labor . 
 Few records of the church <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>history exist , possibly because no single denomination or organization took ownership . Several Christian denominations held meetings at Old Pine Church , including the Schwarzenau Brethren ( or German Baptist Brethren ) , which began holding services at the church in the late 19th century . As many of the Mill Creek valley <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>settlers <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> of German descent , the Old Pine Church structure may also <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> been built as a meeting place for Brethren adherents , known as " Dunkers " or " Dunkards " . It is believed that Old Pine Church was also used by German Methodists . The Brethren was a Christian denomination of Anabaptist origin <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>practiced baptism by triune immersion and exercised nonresistance . Triune immersion <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>consists</mark></a> of dipping a new believer into water three times , once for each of the entities of the Holy Trinity . Brethren adherents believed only in the New Testament , and professed no other creeds . The interior of Old Pine Church , which <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>consists</mark></a> of a single common space for all worshippers , also <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>illustrates</mark></a> the building <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>connection with the Brethren and the denomination <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>beliefs regarding slavery . According to the minutes from the 1782 meeting of the Brethren in Franklin County , Virginia , " It <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>has</mark></a> been unanimously considered that it cannot be permitted in <a href='None' title='12'><mark>any</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='13'><mark>way</mark></a> by the church that a member should purchase Negroes or keep them as Slaves . " While many residents in Hampshire County prior to the American Civil War <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>were</mark></a> slaveholders , it is thought that Brethren adherents in the county did not own <a href='negative_concord' title='15'><mark>slaves</mark></a> or depend upon slave labor . 
Few records of the church  history exist , possibly becuz no single denomination or organization took ownership . Several Christian denominations held meetings at Old Pine Church , including the Schwarzenau Brethren ( or German Baptist Brethren ) , which began holding services at the church in the late 19th century . As many of da Mill Creek valley  settlers was of German descent , tdaOld Pine Church structure may also done been built as a meeting place for Brethren adherents , known as " Dunkers " or " Dunkards " . It is believed dat Old Pine Church was also used by German Methodists . The Brethren was a Christian denomination of Anabaptist origin practiced baptism by triune immersion and exercised nonresistance . Triune immersion consist of dippin a new believer into water three times , once fa each of thdantities of thedaly Trinity . Brethren adherents believed only in the da Testament , and professed no other creeds . The idarior of Old Pine Church , which consist of a single common space for alll worshippers , also illustrate the budaing  connection with the Bredaen and the denomination  beliefs regarding slavery . According to the minuda from the 1782 meeting of the Brethren in Franklin County , Virginia , " It done been unanimously considered that it cannot b permitted in no way by the church tdata member should purchase Negroes or keep them as Slaves . " While many residents in Hampshire County prior to the American Civil War was slaveholders , it is thought that Brethren adherents in the countdaid not own no slaves or depend upon slave labor .