Former Traditions
- Settlements (Either under a separate heading or in a main article, list all worldwide & describe usual range of constituent buildings, etc.)
- the drawing of "lots" in decision making
- Single Brethren's and Single Sisters' Houses: In the old original Settlement Congregations of Europe, Britain and the US, there were separate Houses caring for the spiritual and also temporal welfare of the Choirs of Single Brethren, Single Sisters, Widows.
- Wide/Short layout of church interiors
- Separate seating of sexes in churches
- Mission ships (the Harmony and the Snow Irene)
- Choirs (age/sex): The word "Choir" has been used in the Moravian tradition since the 18th century to indicate a group of congregation members classified according to age and sex. Formerly there were in several congregations separate Houses caring for the spiritual and also temporal welfare of the Choirs of Single Brethren, Single Sisters, Widows.
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