HISTORY OF THE MENNONITES.
The contemporary Mennonites are descendants of the Anabaptist wing of the early sixteenth century Protestant Reformation. In 1525, a small group of religious zealots in Zurich Switzerland further condemned the church for it's levying of oppressive tithes on the poor and pushed for nonresistance and the discontinuance of oaths. But it was their refusal to baptize infants which spawned the persecution of the movement. Their embrace of adult baptism upon confession of faith earned them the name "Anabaptists". The growing movement spread throughout central and northern Europe despite persecution by Catholics, Protestants and civil authorities. No one leader can be credited with founding the Anabaptist movement but one man did do more to further the cause because he outlived the other leaders. Menno Simons, a former Catholic priest, continued preaching the Anabaptist message beginning in 1530 in the Netherlands and it was his name which came to be associated with the followers of this radical branch of Protestantism. The Mennonite beliefs in adult baptism, separation of church and state, refusal to bear arms, non participation in secular affairs, and refusal to take oath have been the principal causes of a long history of migrations. The followers of Menno were forced to go underground and disperse into rural areas to avoid persecution. Avoiding the society at large meant they had to become self-sufficient with an agrarian base for subsistence. Thus a conservative, unsophisticated lifestyle led to keeping their "cultural islands" intact.
II) COMING TO BELIZE.
In the Spring of 1948, Mennonite families began to migrate to Chihuahua, Mexico joining thousands of other Mennonites who had made the trek from Canada 26 years ago. They moved from Manitoba to Hacienda Los Jagueyes, 90 miles northwest of the city of Chihuahua (figure 5&6 page 20&21). The land of Quellenkolonie, as the colonists called it, consisted of moderately rolling hills and valleys with a noticeable scarcity of trees.
These groups were soon called Mennonites. ... These Mennonites were subjected to severe persecution. ... Another man named Lonnie was raised in the Mennonite church. ... These two ideas restrict Mennonites in many ways and it does not seem that the Mennonite church has a clear policy on where they draw the line. ... He joined the Mennonite church like many who leave the Amish lifestyle. ...
Mennonites are the largest denomination of direct descendants of the Anabaptists. There is no certain ethnic group or culture group that makes up the Mennonite religion. ... Mennonites also believe that the Bible is the Word of God. ... Baptism and Communion The Mennonites do baptism by sprinkling not immersion. ... Today Now there are 13 Mennonite groups. ...
As portrayed in this personal story, Goshen College claims the identity of a Christian college affiliated with the Mennonite denomination. A Mennonite affiliation means that the Mennonite Church possesses ownership and operation rights and the Mennonite Board of Education directs the college. ... With 556 Mennonite full-time students, overhearing the Mennonite game in which students and faculty rejoice about finding an unknown third cousin once removed becomes a natural part of the campus atmosphere. ... Beyond the students' required education, all of the faculty must submit a written sta...
Menno's followers quickly became known as Mennonites. The Amish began due to a split of the Mennonites during the late 17th century. The Amish founder was Jacob Amman, who based his beliefs and practices on the writings of Simons and on the 1632 Mennonite Dordrecht Confession of Faith. The Amish and Mennonites have retained similar beliefs, but differ in some practices. ...
AMISH RELIGION As I did my research on the religious beliefs of Amish it was interesting to get these facts. The church sets the rules for the community, so their whole lives revolve around this religion. They believe that a woman's place is in the home with no career, the only exception would be ...
INTRODUCTION Milton Hershey made a new recipe for milk chocolate in the 1900's. He sold the chocolate bars for 5 cents. He named the chocolate bar after himself. It became a very big business. Milton Hershey was not always successful. When Milton first tried to sell his candy he failed. ...
Although worldwide the condition only affects approximately 1/180,000 infants born, much higher rates of the disease have been found in populations of Amish, Mennonite, and Jewish communities. As an example, Mennonite populations of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Missouri have been found to have an average MSUD affected infant rate of 1/380 and have been found as high as 1/10 (Jaworski et al. 1989). ...
Canada is located north of the United States and is the largest country in land size in the Western Hemisphere. Canada is a land of vast distances and rich natural resources. It has a population of about thirty-one million people. Canada is a bilingual country with English and French as the two of...
