The Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New Constitution) was a Protestant Christian denomination formed in 1889 by a majority of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ when that denomination amended the church constitution to give local conferences proportional representation at the General Conference; to allow laymen to serve as delegates to General Conference; and to allow United Brethren members to hold membership in secret societies. The constitution's amendment procedure of the day made amendments all but impossible, but denominational leaders felt these changes were necessary for the good of the church.