22 Facts About Mennonite

Mennonite beliefs were codified in the Dordrecht Confession of Faith in 1632, which affirmed "the baptism of believers only, the washing of the feet as a symbol of servanthood, church discipline, the shunning of the excommunicated, the non-swearing of oaths, marriage within the same church, strict nonresistance, and in general, more emphasis on true Christianity involving being Christian and obeying Christ".

Mennonite questioned the doctrine of transubstantiation but was reluctant to leave the Roman Catholic Church.

Mennonite soon became a leader within the Anabaptist movement and was wanted by authorities for the rest of his life.

Mennonite's name became associated with scattered groups of nonviolent Anabaptists whom he helped to organize and consolidate.

The distinguishing characteristics of moderate Mennonite churches tend to be ones of emphasis rather than rule.

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The Mennonite Central Committee is a leader in foreign aid provision.

Progressive Mennonite churches allow LGBTQ+ members to worship as church members and have been banned from membership, in some cases in the moderate groups as a result.

Some progressive Mennonite Churches are part of moderate Mennonite denominations while others are independent congregations.

Mennonite church has no formal celibate religious order similar to monasticism, but recognizes the legitimacy of and honours both the single state and the sanctity of marriage of its members.

Many North American Mennonite churches identify as LGBTQ+-affirming churches and ordain LGBTQ+ leaders trained in Mennonite theology both in the United States and Canada.

From 1812 to 1860, another wave of Mennonite immigrants settled farther west in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.

In 1983 the General Assembly of the Mennonite Church met jointly with the General Conference Mennonite Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in celebration of 300 years in the Americas.

Old Order Mennonite are living a lifestyle similar or a bit more liberal than the Old Order Amish.

In 1785 the Orthodox Reformed Mennonite Church was formed, and other schisms occurred into the 21st century.

Some Mennonite conferences have chosen to maintain such "disciplined" congregations as "associate" or "affiliate" congregations in the conferences, rather than to expel such congregations.

Several Mennonite groups have their own private or parochial schools.

The province threatened to invoke youth protection services if the Mennonite children were not registered with the Education Ministry; they either had to be home-schooled using the government-approved material, or attend a "sanctioned" school.

Mennonite Disaster Service, based in North America, is a volunteer network of Anabaptist churches which provide both immediate and long-term responses to hurricanes, floods, and other disasters in the U S and Canada.

Since the latter part of the 20th century, some Mennonite groups have become more actively involved with peace and social justice issues, helping to found Christian Peacemaker Teams and Mennonite Conciliation Service.

In 1921, a Canadian Mennonite delegation arriving in Mexico received a privilegium, a promise of non-interference, from the Mexican government.

Mennonite presence remaining in the Netherlands, Algemene Doopsgezinde Societeit or ADS, maintains a seminary, as well as organizing relief, peace, and mission work, the latter primarily in Central Java and New Guinea.

Rhoda Janzen's memoir Mennonite in a Little Black Dress was a best-seller.