One exception in particular is the Church of the Brethren which practices Anointing with oil as an ordinance along with Baptism, Communion, Laying on of Hands, and the Love Feast. Evangelical Protestants who engage in the practice differ among themselves about whether the person doing the anointing must be an ordained member of the clergy, whether the oil must necessarily be olive oil and have been previously specially consecrated, and upon other small details. Several Evangelical groups reject the practice as it is commonly associated with charismatic and Pentecostal groups (in which it is widely practiced), with which they do not wish to be identified.
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