61. NPR : Mennonites Martha Woodroof of member station WMRA reports on the Mennonite community sresponse to the events of Sept. 11. Most modern mennonites are pacifists. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1135590

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63. Christian Peacemaker Teams Organization seeks to rectify injustice in nonviolent ways. Among other groups, mennonites are members. http://www.cpt.org

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65. Doopsgezinde Gemeente Aalsmeer A church in the Nederlands. Who the mennonites are, the Westhill method, and the church council. http://www.dgaalsmeer.nl/

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66. The Mennonites Dirty Little Secret - Christianity Today Magazine first impression of today s mennonites, the spiritual heirs to the earlyAnabaptists. Instead, when most of us think of mennonites, images of their http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/1996/oct7/6tb044.html

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Mennonites General Information The Mennonites, a Protestant religious group descended from the 16th century Anabaptists, take their name from Menno Simons, a Dutch Roman Catholic priest converted to the Anabaptist faith, whose moderate leadership, after the militant excesses of the fanatical Anabaptist Kingdom of Munster (1534 - 35), restored balance to the movement. He was active in the Netherlands and also developed a following in Holstein and along the lower Rhine and the Baltic. The Mennonites rejected infant baptism, the swearing of oaths, military service, and worldliness. They practiced strong church discipline in their congregations and lived simple, honest, loving lives in emulation of the earliest Christians. As summarized by the Dordrecht Confession of 1632, Mennonite theological principles stress the direct influence of the Holy Spirit on the heart of the believer and the importance of the Bible, with its message of salvation through the mystical experience of Christ's presence in the heart. BELIEVE Religious Information Source web-site Our List of 1,000 Religious Subjects

70. Northern Belize - The Culture Of Northern Belize With Complete Information About The mennonites emerged during the Radical Reformation of the 16th century in About 3000 mennonites finally relocated to Belize in 1959 along the River http://www.northernbelize.com/cult_mennonite.html

Search this Site Can't Find What You Want? Email us your questions, and we will find out what you need to know and email you back. CULTURE > MENNONITES Perhaps the least understood, although most conspicuous, population of Belize, the Mennonites hold fast to their culture and strict beliefs while continuing to assist the commerce, carpentry, engineering, and agriculture industries of Belize. The Mennonites emerged during the Radical Reformation of the 16th century in Northern Europe. Persecuted throughout the ages for their beliefs, particularly their refusal to pay land taxes or support the military, this Anabaptist group migrated from Holland to Germany and finally to Prussia. Their unique dialect, an archaic amalgamation of Dutch and German, has persisted the 400 years since this move and is still spoken in the Mennonite communities of Belize. Young Mennonite Boys The migrations continued throughout the 17th and 18th century and eventually led to North America, namely Pennsylvania and Manitoba, where they continue to uphold their peaceful agricultural lifestyle. About 3,000 Mennonites finally relocated to Belize in 1959 along the River Hondo in search of a life free of religious persecution and the pressures of modern society. They signed a special agreement with the Belize Government which exempt them from military service and certain forms of taxation while concomitantly guaranteeing them complete freedom to practice their own distinctive form of Protestantism and farm within their closed communities. They also freely practice their own form of local government and run their own schools, banks, and businesses.

71. Vietnam: Attack On Mennonites Highlights Religious Persecution (Human Rights Wat The recent attacks on the mennonites, a Protestant denomination not recognizedby the government, Background on Crackdown on mennonites in Vietnam http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/10/22/vietna9552.htm

Home News Releases About HRW Get Involved ... RSS Vietnam: Attack on Mennonites Highlights Religious Persecution (New York, October 22, 2004) – Vietnam’s recent demolition of a Mennonite chapel in Kontum province highlights the country’s intensifying campaign against religious freedom, Human Rights Watch said today. A new law expected to go into effect in November bans any religious activity deemed to threaten national security, public order or national unity. Bulldozing a Mennonite chapel is just one aspect of the Vietnamese government’s crackdown on freedom of religion. Whether through legislation or through violence, the government has shown it is increasingly unwilling to tolerate religious practice outside its strict control. Brad Adams, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division. Printer Friendly Version Also Available in Related Material Vietnam Country Page Free Email Newsletter Contribute to Human Rights Watch The recent attacks on the Mennonites, a Protestant denomination not recognized by the government, occurred against a backdrop of a crackdown on independent religious groups, in particular members of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and ethnic minority Protestants in the northern and central highlands. During the last year, several protestant pastors and independent Buddhist monks have been detained and their places of worship shut down, cordoned off, or placed under surveillance. At least two Catholic priests and one Catholic layperson are serving long prison sentences for holding training courses and distributing books or leaflets.

72. About The Mennonites mennonites believe that the life and teaching of Jesus guide our daily living . mennonites also believe it s important to be concerned for both the http://www.reesorfarm.com/hagerman/who_are_the_mennonites.htm

Hagerman Mennonite Church Markham Ontario Part of Up Mission Statement Map [ About the Mennonites ] Photo Album Music and Desserts Local Service Projects Menno Links ... BBQ Church Meeting Times Sunday Christian Ed. for every age 9:45 A.M. Worship 11:00 A.M. Small Groups Please call for details Willowgrove Who are the Mennonites ? T he Mennonite Church has been in existence for more than 450 years and now has over one million members. Although they speak dozens of languages, the thousands of different congregations count themselves as one family of faith one of many faith families in the Christian church. Basic Beliefs At the center of Mennonite teaching is the need to believe in Jesus Christ as the One who died and rose from the dead in order that people could live in union with God. Mennonites believe that the life and teaching of Jesus guide our daily living. The Bible is central The church tries to live in obedience to the Word of God the Bible. Mennonites believe that God's spirit, or "Holy Spirit", helps the community of believers understand that Word. New life in Christ Because we are human beings, we all sin: we commit wrongs, we don't do the things we should, and we're out of touch with God. We believe forgiveness and transformation can happen through belief in Jesus. Taking part in regular worship service enables Christians to respond to God with praise and thanks, and to live for Jesus through the week.

73. Old Order Mennonites VIII1 - Old Order mennonites in Ontario. Old Order (Wisler horse and buggy)mennonites are found in five major settlements in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/mao/Archives Fonds/VIII.htm

Personal Collections Conference Collections ... Mennonite Church General Conference Mennonite Church Mennonite Church Canada Northwest Mennonite Conference Mennonite Brethren Church Conservative Mennonite Conferences Old Order Mennonites Markham-Waterloo Conference Old Order Amish Brethren in Christ Mennonite Brethren in Christ VIII - Old Order Mennonites "Old Order Mennonite" is a generic term for Swiss-Pennsylvania Mennonite groups who dress plainly and reject modern technologies that other North Americans take for granted. They put the disciplined church community, rather than individual religious experience, at the center of Christian faith. Ordnungen (orders) comprise the rules and regulations of the church community. For further reference see Amos B. Hoover. "Old Order Mennonites, Pennsylvania." Mennonite Encyclopedia , V:654; and Sandra Cronk. "Ordnung (Order)." Mennonite Encyclopedia , V:662. VIII-1 - Old Order Mennonites in Ontario Old Order (Wisler horse and buggy) Mennonites are found in five major settlements in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario. They trace their origin to 1872, when bishop Jacob Wisler of Elkart, Indiana was expelled from the Old Mennonite Church because of his opposition to innovations (e.g. Sunday schools) and organized separate district conferences in Indiana and Ohio. This split was followed by the organization of affiliated district conferences in Ontario in 1889, in Pennsylvania in 1893, and in Virginia in 1901.

74. Conference Of Mennonites In Canada The Conference of mennonites in Canada (CMC) began in 19021903 with the The mennonites generally had large families and were constantly looking for http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/mao/Archives Fonds/XII.htm

Personal Collections Conference Collections ... University College Home XII - Conference of Mennonites in Canada Dates of creation: 1987-1999 100 cm. of textual records These new directions created a project-oriented agenda. With it came rising budgets and new initiatives of ministry and mission. The Mennonite Pioneer Mission, established and maintained by the Bergthal Mennonites of Manitoba until 1958, was brought into the conference program. Ultimately it formed the core aspects of Native Ministries, as this work is called in 1998. Congregations were given loans to build new church buildings. Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) expanded its new campus at 600 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, where the conference also had its offices. The Board of Education and Publication, meanwhile, published devotional materials, subsidized conference-related periodicals, and undertook to publish the Conference Bulletin and other promotional materials. In 1971 the constitution was revised again. The earlier five boards now became four: General Board, Congregational Resources, Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC), and Mennonite Pioneer Missions (changed to Native Ministries the following year). Another result of the change was a marked reduction of staff, and the general board of the conference assumed responsibility for finances. The conference celebrated its 75th birthday at the Gretna, Man., sessions in 1978. One segment of the conference accepted a new inter-Mennonite affiliation in Ontario when the Conference of United Mennonite Churches of Ontario joined Mennonite Church (MC) congregations in Ontario to become the of

75. Mennonite History Excerpts from The Coming of the Russian mennonites by C. Henry Smith, Ph.D.pub. General Conference mennonites Kleine Gemeinde Krimmer http://members.aol.com/jktsn/mennohis.htm

Early Russian Mennonite History Part One Excerpts from " The Coming of the Russian Mennonites " by C. Henry Smith, Ph.D. pub. 1927 by Mennonite Book Concern, Berne, IN. SURNAMES ETHNICITY AND CLASS A RUSSIAN OFFER COLONIES ... Mennonite Brethren The Mennonites of South Russia are of original Dutch stock for the most part, having come to Russia by way of northeastern Prussia. As early as the middle of the sixteenth century, if not earlier, Mennonite refugees from Holland found their way to the deltas of the Vistula and Nogat in Polish Prussia, upon invitation of ecclesiastical as well as lay noblemen, who were desirous of industrious farmers for their swampy and unfruitful estates in those lowlands. Religious toleration, to be sure, was not yet the settled policy of either Church or State anywhere; but the Mennonites of Holland were experts in the art of reclaiming swamp lands by means of dikes and canals. And so, because of their economic worth, they were welcomed by these noblemen where otherwise they might have expected nothing better than religious oppression. SURNAMES As already suggested, nearly all of these Mennonites were of Dutch extraction, and the descendents of rather a limited number of ancestors as is shown by the following interesting study made in 1912 of Mennonite names in the two former Prussias. According to this study there are today among the ten thousand Mennonites of these regions 369 family names of which the following are the most common:

76. Mennonite Connections On The World-Wide Web: Suggested Basic Bibliography Hi, I ve heard a few things about mennonites, but am not very familiar with them . What mennonites Believe and How mennonites Came to Be by JC Wenger. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/mennread.html

Mennonites: Suggested Basic Bibliography Who are the Mennonites, Amish, and related groups? The following suggested reading list may give you a basic introduction to different aspects: beliefs, lifestyles, ethnicity, demographics, history, culture, etc. This reference page is designed to begin to answer questions of the type: "Hi, I've heard a few things about Mennonites, but am not very familiar with them. I just found your ' Mennonite Connections on the WWW ' website, and want to know more about the Mennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Brethren, and other related groups. If I don't want to dig through all the websites online one by one, what books do you suggest I use to get an introduction? Remember, I am looking for just the basics." I asked for suggestions and recommendations from readers of MennoLink ; here are the results. Some of these were mentioned several times. Also, I highly recommend the Third Way Cafe as an excellent site for basic information about Mennonites and Amish, and their staff is available to answer questions. - Brad Lehman History, Beliefs

77. Amish/Mennonites.html Menno Simons disciples were called Mennonists, and later mennonites. Those with Jakob Amman were thereafter called Amish mennonites. http://www.montanasat.net/rickv/Amish & Mennonites.html

W here do they come from? Why do their children look like that? Why are they so different? These are some of the intriguing questions many ask. What secrets in their past shaped them into becoming what now appears to be a people living in the past? In order to understand this, the dramatic and tragic history of the Anabaptists must be revealed. A Brief History Swiss Brethren Briefly speaking, the Anabaptist movement "officially" began in the sixteenth century. Although, Christians of similar theology and circumstances have existed since the third century, the sixteenth century Anabaptists were closest to the Waldensians in their beliefs. (The Waldensians originated, about 1160 A.D., in Lyons, France with Peter Waldo, after he discovered huge discrepancies between Scripture and the Roman Catholic Church's doctrines ). A wave of God's Spirit was already evident throughout Europe during the sixteenth century. However, the first sign of any stronghold amongst the populace was in Zurich, Switzerland, under the leadership of Konrad Grebel, a disciple of Ulrich Zwingli Zwingli had laid out for his Bible students a strong Scriptural foundation, putting emphasis against the hypocrisy of compromise. Because such was not founded on Scripture, he taught them against such ungodly Roman Catholic mandates as indulgences (money charged for prayer), worship of images, relics, and saints, the sacramental view in the mass, and enforced celibacy. However, when Grebel and Zwingli's other disciples took the next logical step, in actively "forsaking all"

78. The Low German Mennonites Drought and poor economic circumstances in Mexico have forced thousands ofmennonites to return to Canada and the US. http://www.mcc.org/themes/mennonites/

A story of migration MCC and the Low German Mennonites ... Mennonite partnership The Low German Mennonites John Krahn, a Mennonite farmer in Chihuahua, grew up in a Mennonite colony in Belize and has traveled to Ontario several times. In fluent English, Spanish and Low German he explains that his son has applied for Canadian citizenship but that he himself hopes to make a go of it in Mexico. Photo: Jack Leonard Migration north Drought and poor economic circumstances in Mexico have forced thousands of Mennonites to return to Canada and the US. Many work at entry level jobs because they generally have little formal education. In 1922, approximately 6,000 Mennonites left Manitoba and Saskatchewan, destined for Mexico. They left in response to gradual erosion of the educational freedoms they had been promised by the federal government when they first immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe. Tracing the history Low German Mennonites trace their history to the migration of 8,000 men, women and children who left Eastern Europe in 1874. They settled in Western Canada in an attempt to escape the influence of the secular world on their society. In Canada, they were promised the freedom to operate their own schools as well as exemption from military service.

79. Why Does MCC Work With Low German Mennonites? MCC s involvement with Low German mennonites began with a request from the Mexicancolonies in the early 1950s. http://www.mcc.org/themes/mennonites/mcc.html

Home A story of migration MCC and the Low German Mennonites Amish/Low German Mennonite partnership Why does MCC work with Low German Mennonites? MCC operates drop-in centers in Casas Grandes and Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua. When Mennonites from the colonies come into town, they use the centers as a place to rest, socialize, use library materials and get help with financial questions. Here, MCC worker Trudy Friesen, right, and Mrs. John Friesen examine books in the center's library. Photo: Jack Leonard Drought brings request for help MCC's involvement with Low German Mennonites began with a request from the Mexican colonies in the early 1950s. Drought, combined with a growing population, was making life difficult and local church leaders were looking for help. The colonies in Mexico had grown from 20 villages and 8,000 people in 1924, to 50 villages and over 25,000 people by 1950. They contacted MCC's offices in Akron, Pennsylvania, described their needs, and the organization responded. MCC provided families with flour, sugar and salt as well as access to credit for the purchase of seed, fuel and fertilizer. That program was discontinued when the drought broke in 1954. Building Community Abe Peters, co-director of the Low German Program for MCC Canada, says they are still working to help Low German Mennonites, but in different ways. He says today's projects include agricultural development (to improve genetic beef and diary stock), prison visitations and the publication of newsprint materials (The Mennonitische Post). MCC is also working to provide health classes for women and Spanish language courses.

80. Mennonites: Information From Answers.com mennonites ( men n?nits ) , descendants of the Dutch and Swiss evangelicalAnabaptists of the 16th cent. http://www.answers.com/topic/mennonites

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Arts Business Entertainment Games ... More... On this page: Encyclopedia Literature Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Mennonites Encyclopedia Mennonites mĕn nənīts ) , descendants of the Dutch and Swiss evangelical Anabaptists of the 16th cent. Beliefs and Membership While each congregation is at liberty to decide independently on its form of worship and other matters, Mennonites generally agree on certain points—baptism of believers only, the necessity of repentence and conversion for salvation, the refusal to bear arms and to take oaths, the rejection of worldly concerns, simplicity of dress and habits, and disapproval of marrying outside the faith. In celebrating the Lord's Supper, some branches include the rite of foot washing and the kiss of charity. Large numbers of Mennonites are found in Canada, and a number of American, Canadian, and European Mennonites have moved to colonies in Mexico and South America. Although attempts at unification have not been particularly successful, the Mennonite Central Committee, formed in 1920 as a response to famine affecting Mennonites in Russia and Ukraine, has enabled the branches to cooperate in many service and relief activities around the world. There are now over 1 million baptized members worldwide (1999). The largest denomination in the United States is the Mennnonite Church USA. History The name Mennonite is derived from Menno Simons (c.1496–1561), Dutch reformer and organizer of the early congregations. Menno left the Catholic priesthood in 1536 to help gather together and rehabilitate the Dutch Anabaptists confused by the downfall of the revolutionary Anabaptist theocracy set up at

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