# Kleine Gemeinde begins 1812 · Overview Klaas Reimer and other Mennonites at Molotschna organized the Kleine Gemeinde, or Little Church, in 1812. Their call for reform concerned church discipline and the conduct of Christian life. A separate fellowship allowed them to order congregational life according to those convictions within the wider settlement history. Families migrated to Canada in 1874–1875, carrying this church identity with them. Later developments included the Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Conference, while other communities retained the Kleine Gemeinde name, including congregations in Mexico. The founding event is therefore the beginning of several later local histories, each of which needs to be followed through its own migrations and decisions. - [Evangelical Mennonite Conference fonds: administrative history](https://archives.mhsc.ca/index.php/evangelical-mennonite-conference-kleine-gemeinde-fonds) - [Kleine Gemeinde: archival authority record](https://archives.mhsc.ca/index.php/kleine-gemeinde-2) - [Supplied timeline photograph 9379](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/blob/main/sources/church-history/photos/IMG_9379.jpg) --- Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/events/kleine-gemeinde-1812/ [Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Kleine+Gemeinde+begins&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0AKleine+Gemeinde+begins%0A%0APage%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fkleine-gemeinde-1812%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+kleine-gemeinde-1812%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+1812%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)