Anabaptist Church History
Explore through timePresent → past

1528 · tradition

Hutterite traditions

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

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

Sources and further reading

Continue exploring

1528event

Community of goods in Moravia

A community of Anabaptist refugees in Moravia began sharing their possessions. This practice became a defining feature of Hutterite life.

Read the story
1536event

Jakob Hutter’s witness

Jakob Hutter was executed in Innsbruck in 1536. His leadership and organization helped give the Hutterite tradition its lasting name.

Read the story
1874event

Hutterite migration to North America

Hutterite communities began migrating from the Russian Empire to North America in the 1870s after changes affecting military exemption and community life.

Read the story
1536person

Jakob Hutter

Jakob Hutter organized and led Anabaptist communities whose shared life became known as the Hutterite tradition.

Read the story