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(New Jerusalem Church)A sect name after its founder, Emanuel Swedenborg, and because they believe that his teachings superseded the old form of Christianity and brought in the "New Jerusalem." Swedenborg himself founded no church, but his followers organized bodies in sympathy with his teachings. The first church in the United States was founded at Baltimore, 1792, and since 1817 a general convention meets annually, which now represents some five thousands members.

Those who adopt the mystical theology of Swedenborg, a Swedish nobleman, who died in London in 1772. They also call themselves the New Church, and the New Jerusalem Church.