Mennonites Definition, Beliefs & History

Old Order Mennonite families look to buy Kent County farmland

Some of you have asked what kind of Mennonite group I used to belong to, and I understand the concern about how these stories might reflect on the broader Mennonite community. I want to say clearly: my intention is never to drag anyone through the mud. The group I was part of was a specific, closed-off community with its own practices and leadership called the Kleine Gemeinde. A sect off of the old colonists. My experiences there were deeply personal, and while they shaped me, they don’t represe

Hutterites grappling with 'new reality'

MEMES on Instagram: "😭😂 The Amish are a group of traditional Christian communities known for their simple lifestyle, plain clothing, and resistance to many modern technologies. They originated in Europe in the late 1600s, when a group of Swiss and German Anabaptists broke away from the Mennonites, led by Jakob Ammann—hence the name “Amish.” Most Amish people live today in rural areas of the United States and Canada, especially in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. They live in tight-knit farming