Anabaptist Church History
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1530s; a wider family nametradition

Mennonite traditions

Mennonite history includes Dutch, Swiss, German, and later worldwide communities. Shared roots coexist with differences in worship, practice, organization, and relationships.

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1528tradition

Hutterite traditions

Hutterite history centres on gathered Christian communities and community of goods. Its migration story links Moravia, eastern Europe, and North America.

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Twentieth-century family; multiple beginningstradition

Conservative Mennonite fellowships

A broad family of Mennonite fellowships maintaining distinctive church practices, with several different conference histories.

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