Editing Open Brethren (section)

===Mission work===
Open Brethren are noted for their commitment to [[missionary]] work. In the earliest days of the Brethren movement, [[Anthony Norris Groves]] became one of the earliest "[[faith mission]]aries", travelling to [[Baghdad]] in 1829 to preach the gospel and the Bible without the aid of an established [[missionary society]].<ref>Dann, Robert Bernard, ''Father of Faith Missions: The Life and Times of Anthony Norris Groves'', (Authentic Media, 2004), {{ISBN|1-884543-90-1}}</ref> Many later Brethren missionaries took the same stance, and included notable missionary pioneers such as [[George Müller]] (founder of orphanages in [[Bristol]], England), [[Dan Crawford]] (Scottish missionary to central Africa), Charles Marsh (missionary to [[Lafayette, Algeria]] from 1925 to 1969),<ref>Marsh, CR, ''Too Hard For God?'', Echoes of Service 1970, ASIN: B0007ARR40</ref> and [[Jim Elliot]], [[Ed McCully]] and [[Pete Fleming]] (missionaries to [[Ecuador]] killed by members of the [[Huaorani]] tribe).

While the majority of Open Brethren missionaries do not belong to a missionary society, there are a number of supporting organisations that give help and advice for missionaries: in the UK, [[Echoes of Service]] magazine,<ref>{{citation|title=Echoes of Service|publisher=Echoes.org.uk|url=http://www.echoes.org.uk/|access-date=2015-05-25}}</ref> [[Medical Missionary News]] and the [[Lord's Work Trust]]<ref>{{citation|title=The Lord's Work Trust|publisher=TheLordsWorkTrust.org|url=http://www.thelordsworktrust.org/|access-date=2015-05-25}}</ref> are notable organisations. Today, missionaries are found all over the world, with high concentrations in [[Zambia]] and Southern Africa, Brazil, India, Western Europe and South East Asia. Brethren missionaries are still active in many parts of the world (1,223 from England, North America and Australasia<ref>{{harvnb|Abigail|2006}}</ref>) and there are assemblies in Chile, Dominican Republic, Peru and South Africa, among others.<ref>{{citation|title=Plymouth Brethren|publisher=Adherents.com|bibcode=1987Natur.329..578B|url=http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_513.html#3117|access-date=2012-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805040624/http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_513.html#3117|archive-date=2011-08-05|url-status=usurped|last1=Bayne|first1=Brian L.|journal=Nature|year=1987|volume=329|issue=6140|page=578|doi=10.1038/329578b0|s2cid=4371393|doi-access=free}}</ref>