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* (EB): a generic term belonging to the Exclusive (and/or closed) Brethren, but prior to various nameable splits.
* (TW): Tunbridge Wells "careful" brethren network that split 1908-1909 from Natural History Hall and/or Reading and/or Park St. TW-N (Nepean) refers to a majority remnant group that stayed with the "old paths" in a North American split initiated in 1992, which in 2004 split two directions, with TW-NE (Embassy West) being the majority, and TW-NFR (Falaise Road) being mostly Maritimes and some U.S. TW-NS (Shrewsbury) was also a 1986 split, and actually should be TW-S as it predates the Nepean-Perth split. TW-P (Perth) refers to those from the original (1992) departure, which are essentially OB with TW roots.
* (KLC) is a catch-all for what was originally identified as "Kelly Brethren", but includes Lowe, Continental, and sometimes Glanton and other branches that have partially merged.
* (PBCC): Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, an Exclusive network led (in order) by F.E. Raven, James Taylor Sr., James Taylor Jr., James H. Symington, John S. Hales, and presently Bruce D. Hales.
* (FWG): Grant Brethren split initiated by [[Frederick William Grant]] in 1884, mostly Exclusive assemblies in North America, from Natural History Hall in Montreal. In 1909, some Grant brethren partially merged with Glanton & Stuart brethren, then in 1911 a full reunion of fellowship. In 1928, some of the Grant brethren joined the Opens, the ones that remained followed A.E. Booth. In 1946, the remaining Booth/Grant brethren split, some became known as Ames brethren (which continues as such), others joined the KLC, which split in 2000.
* More initials forthcoming as relevant to this list. See [[Assemblies Worldwide]] for a more exhaustive list of historic branches.