Weaverland Old Order Mennonite Conference

[1] The Weaverland Mennonites have their roots in the Anabaptist movement of Switzerland and Southwest Germany, including the German-speaking Alsace, that came under French rule starting in the 17th century.

These forerunners of modern Mennonites were part of the Protestant Reformation, a broad reaction against the practices and theology of the Roman Catholic Church.

At a small meeting in Zurich on January 21, 1525, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, and George Blaurock, along with twelve others, baptized each other.

[2] Despite strong repressive efforts of the state churches, the movement spread slowly around western Europe, primarily along the Rhine.

From 1812 to 1860, another wave of Mennonite immigrants from Europe settled farther west in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.

The Meadow Springs split was over disagreements on the acceptance of technology and the internet and they also wanted more conservative dress standards.

They used to speak Pennsylvania German, but it is no longer used in church services and there has generally been a shift to the English language in daily life.

[7] Ideologically this group shares many similar beliefs with Conservative Mennonites though differing in not having Sunday Schools or revival meetings.

What characterize this automobile groups as Old Orders and not Conservative Mennonites is that they have retained the traditional forms of worship, communion, baptism, funeral and leadership structures.