Mennonites

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Mennonites are a Christian Anabaptist group known for their emphasis on pacifism, simple living, and close-knit religious communities, with many members historically rooted in German-speaking Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist group
Christian denomination
coreBelief believer’s baptism
community of goods (in some groups)
discipleship
nonresistance
pacifism
separation of church and state
ethicalEmphasis mutual aid
peacemaking
service to others
simple living
founder Menno Simons
globalPresence Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
North America
governanceForm congregational polity
hasSubgroup Beachy Amish Mennonites
linked to: Amish

Conservative Mennonites
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Old Order Mennonites
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Progressive Mennonites
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Russian Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites

Swiss Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
historicalLanguage Dutch
German
historicalMovement Radical Reformation
knownFor agricultural settlements (in many regions)
close-knit religious communities
relief and disaster assistance
languageUsed English
German
Pennsylvania German (in some communities)
Plautdietsch (in some communities)
namedAfter Menno Simons
originatedIn Europe
originPeriod 16th century
originRegion German-speaking Europe
Low Countries
practice adult baptism
church discipline
congregational decision-making
head covering for women (in conservative groups)
non-swearing of oaths
plain dress (in conservative groups)
refusal of military service
relief and development work
relatedGroup Amish
Hutterites
religiousTradition Christianity
scripture Bible
subgroupOf Anabaptists
linked to: Radical Reformation
theologicalFamily Anabaptism
linked to: Mennonites
umbrellaOrganization Mennonite World Conference

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German Americans notableSubgroup Mennonites
Protestant Christianity hasSubtradition Anabaptism
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites theologicalFamily Anabaptism
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Old Order Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Conservative Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Progressive Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Swiss Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonites hasSubgroup Russian Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Amish subgroup Beachy Amish Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Amish relatedTo Swiss Brethren
linked to: Mennonites
European wars of religion hasParticipant Anabaptist groups
linked to: Mennonites
Low German isSpokenIn United States (Mennonite communities)
linked to: Mennonites
Chihuahua hasIndigenousGroup Mennonite communities
linked to: Mennonites
Joost van den Vondel religion Mennonite
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Overholt family religiousBackground Mennonite
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Pennsylvania German usedByCommunity Old Order Mennonites
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Menno Simons influenced Mennonite Church
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Menno Simons influenced Dutch Anabaptists
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Mennonite World Conference servesDenomination Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Volga Germans relatedGroup Mennonite Germans from Russia
linked to: Mennonites
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Mennonite churches
linked to: Mennonites
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Old Order Mennonites
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Anabaptist churches hasBranch Conservative Mennonite churches
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Hutterites sharesOriginsWith Mennonites
Hutterites relatedGroup Mennonites
Hutterites distinctFrom Old Order Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Jakob Ammann religiousAffiliation Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Canadian Mennonite University religiousTradition Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Christian pacifism heldBy Mennonites
Oberholtzer hasEthnicAssociation Mennonite
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Vistula Delta historicallyInhabitedBy Mennonite communities
linked to: Mennonites
Letterkenny hasSubgroup Mennonites
Abraham Overholt religion Mennonite
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Conrad Grebel University College affiliation Mennonite Church
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Conrad Grebel University College religiousAffiliation Mennonite
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John Howard Yoder religiousTradition Mennonite
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Mennonite Brethren Church originMovement Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Berlin, Ontario, Canada hasReligiousCommunities Mennonite community
linked to: Mennonites
Kalona, Iowa hasCommunity Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
Adams County, Indiana hasReligiousGroup Conservative Mennonites
linked to: Mennonites
Simons associatedWith Mennonite movement
linked to: Mennonites
Foundation of Christian Doctrine usedBy Mennonite communities
linked to: Mennonites
Mennonite World Conference religiousFamily Mennonite
subject linked to: MWC
linked to: Mennonites
General Council (Mennonite World Conference) religiousFamily Mennonite
subject linked to: General Council
linked to: Mennonites
Executive Committee (Mennonite World Conference) religiousContext Mennonite
subject linked to: Executive Committee
linked to: Mennonites
Plautdietsch (among Mennonite Volga Germans) spokenBy Mennonite Volga Germans
linked to: Mennonites
Swiss Brethren influenced Mennonites
subject linked to: Swiss Brethren (historical)