# Menno’s commitment and call to leadership

1536 · Overview

The supplied overview connects Menno Simons’s study of Scripture with his decision to leave the priesthood and identify openly with the Anabaptists. It dates his public commitment to 30 January 1536.

The account then describes believers asking him to accept responsibility as an elder and teacher. His later ministry links scattered congregations and helps explain the Mennonite name. The specific January date belongs to the public commitment; the caption does not separately date the subsequent call to leadership.



- [Supplied history overview: 9362-K, Menno Simons Ordained](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/blob/main/sources/church-history/photos/IMG_9362.jpg)

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Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/events/menno-commitment-1536/

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