The group resulted from a split with the Conservative Mennonite Conference (now known as the Rosedale Network of Churches).
In a 1998 meeting, CMC took a vote that failed to uphold the required practice of the woman's veiling.
This was the final straw in a series of issues that increasingly alienated several conservative congregations within the conference.
BMA operates its own missions board and has missionaries in several countries.
EBI offers courses meant to stimulate spiritual growth as well as practical expressions of faith in students' lives.