Mennonite : Videos
Who Are The MENNONITEs? short version-English.mp4
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History of the MENNONITEs Part 1
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MENNONITE barn raising
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The MENNONITE Game
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MENNONITE In A Little Black Dress
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MENNONITE Central Committee - Meat Canning 2010
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Cornie the MENNONITE: I AM MENNONITE!
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Growing up MENNONITE
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MENNONITE Comedian - Matt Falk
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MENNONITEs in Bolivia
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MENNONITEs Singing on Subway
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Sam Baker "MENNONITE"
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*** MENNONITE COMMUNITY-Delano Tennessee (June 11,2010) ***
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Shveen Shlachten (MENNONITE)
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MENNONITE family sings accapella "Each Step I Take"
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Advent Greeting 2011 from Eastern MENNONITE University
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Amish, MENNONITEs,
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footprints of jesus at the MENNONITE tent meeting at curtiss.mp4
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Ask A MENNONITE: Borscht
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Bills and Normas - MENNONITE
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Chambersburg Pa.MENNONITE Youth Girls Sing "Calling My Children Home"
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Cornie the MENNONITE - Winkler MCC Robbery
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MENNONITE Youth Convention Pittsburgh 2011: crowd surfing
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MENNONITE Healthcare A cappella Singers
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MENNONITE In A Little Black Dress
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MENNONITE Comedian - Matt Falk
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MENNONITE Healthcare A cappella Singers
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MENNONITE Girls Can Cook
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MENNONITE Convention - Columbus Ohio 2009: 1 of 2
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The MENNONITE Game
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Ohio MENNONITE Relief Sale for MCC, Kidron, Ohio
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T-Plain - MENNONITE Life. Auto-tune.
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MENNONITE Central Committee is Caring for Creation
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Rhoda Janzen talks about MENNONITE in a Little Black Dress
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MENNONITE Village of Albany
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MENNONITE Central Committee - Meat Canning 2010
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MENNONITE family sings accapella "Each Step I Take"
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MENNONITE RAP (low german) "DIETCHA" #1
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Life at Gingrichs MENNONITE Church
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MENNONITE girls sing Happy Burt-Day
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Happy Valley MENNONITE Choir - There is Power in the Blood
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MENNONITE Girls Can Cook
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History of the MENNONITEs Part 1
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The MENNONITE Hunter
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MENNONITE Girls At Wal-Mart
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MENNONITE Men Sing
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MENNONITE RAP (low german) "DIETCHA" #2
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German Twilight (MENNONITE)
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Kevin Annett @ Occupy Toronto to expose Canadas Genocide: Childrens Remains Exposed
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Mennonite : Photo Gallery
MENNONITEs from a Global Perspective
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Baptism June 2007 - Rocky Ridge MENNONITE Church
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Signs that you may be dealing with a crackpot « Scintillator
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MWHistory2010Scott - Amish MENNONITE 3- Sunday Service; Statistics ...
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MENNONITEs « El que no habla, Dios no lo oye
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MWR : The horse-and-buggy way
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MENNONITE Man | Photo
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Young MENNONITE Girl | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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MENNONITE dairyman Mark Nolt again | The Bovine
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Daily Encouragement Net (Archive/Mobile/Print Edition)
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Hastings on nonviolence: Trouble overseas? Send in the MENNONITEs!
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MENNONITEs | Domain Names Website Hosting
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Fanatic for Jesus: May 2011
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MENNONITE in Belize | Photo
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Trenton MENNONITE Church
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MWHistory2010Scott - Amish MENNONITE 3- Sunday Service; Statistics ...
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MENNONITE
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rhoda is liberated from some of the MENNONITE anti intellectualism
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Find It In MENNONITE Country
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MENNONITE -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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MENNONITE Missionaries singing a choral concert.
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MENNONITE Dove symbol « Here in this place: RAMF worship on the web
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MWHistory2010Scott - Amish MENNONITE 3- Sunday Service; Statistics ...
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When English professor Rhoda Janzen moved back in with her MENNONITE ...
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MENNONITE
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MWHistory2010Scott - Amish MENNONITE 1- Introduction; Theology
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Carmen Rose Prose: The MENNONITE Carmen Rose
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MENNONITE family in Durango
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Rhonda Janzen was raised as a MENNONITE but left the church - until ...
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The appeal of cities - The MENNONITE
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MENNONITE Man | Photo
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blind: MENNONITE Wedding - FM Forums
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Organized Crime Winery
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A team of six black Percheron.
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Reflections
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Amish Farmland
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Friedrichstadt
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MENNONITEs
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Tree House in Lancaster
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Heather
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Tony & Heather
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Tony
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Finger Lakes 2011
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IL MENNONITE Heritage Center w gpa
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Annie
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Cows in the Barn
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Salem MENNONITE Brethren Church
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African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds
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MENNONITE Village to host talk on avoiding scams
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Auction to benefit Franklin United Way, MENNONITE Disaster Services
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Ex-Lancaster MENNONITE assistant principal charged with 11 counts of sexual ...
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Small farmers fight the good fight
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Wedel, Spencer marry on Aug. 20
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Store closes; quilt center given to MCC
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Bolivian colonists try to move past trauma
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Waynesboro shelter will open Monday
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Harold Steria
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Shenk: Deepening roots in Brooklyn
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Rich see no poor ones like Ben Falk
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2011: Most popular stories at mennoweekly.org
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Church sends food to hungry countries
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Adjusting to Canadian life challenging for newcomers
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Va. man surrenders in Vt. lesbian custody case
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Mennonite : Latest News, Information, Answers and Websites
PUNCHED OUT; A Boy Learns to Brawl
DEREK BOOGAARD was scared. He did not know whom he would fight, just that he must. Opportunity and obligation had collided, the way they can in hockey. His father bought a program the night before. Boogaard scanned the roster, checking heights and weights. He later recalled that he barely slept. A trainer in the dressing room offered scouting - Profile of professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who rose to fame as one of the sports most feared fighters before his death at age 28 of apparent accidental overdose from combination of alcohol and painkillers; first article in three-part series revisits Boogaards childhood in rugged youth leagues of western Canada and his progression from physically awkward boy to renowned brawler on the ice; (Series: Punched Out). Map, Photos (L) - By JOHN BRANCH
Harold Steria,
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Naumburg Mennonite Church with Rev. Evan Zehr, Rev. Myron Roggie and Rev. Titus Mast, officiating. Spring burial will be in the Croghan Mennonite Cemetery. Calling hours are from 1-3 and 6-8 on ...
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
20, 2011, ceremony at Goessel Mennonite Church. Pastor Mike Hiebert officiated the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ron and Becky Wedel of Goe.
A Private School With an Innovative Mission Chooses an Unconventional Leader
Sitting amid unpacked boxes in his office overlooking Central Park this month, Damian J. Fernandez, the new head at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, took a moment to reflect on Felix Adler, the educator and social reformer who founded Fieldston in 1878 as a tuition-free school for workingmens children. My job is about delivering the promise - By RACHEL OHM and JENNY ANDERSON
A Closed World
IRMA VOTH By Miriam Toews 255 pp. Harper/HarperCollins Publishers. $23.99. SWING LOW A Life By Miriam Toews 228 pp. Harper Perennial. Paper, $14.99. Irma Voth, the narrator of the Canadian writer Miriam Toewss new novel, has a name that sounds as if shes a plucky 19th-century heroine, and she has a life imported from another century as well. Irma - Maria Russo is a frequent contributor to the Book Review. - By MARIA RUSSO
Three local heritage groups earn grant for cataloging textiles
Selected were the Goschenhoppen Historians in Green Lane, the Mennonite Heritage Center in Franconia and the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, The three heritage centers’ grant award was one of 19 applications selected from ...
Auction to benefit Franklin United Way, MENNONITE Disaster Services
Hoober, Inc., a Case IH farm equipment dealer with locations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, will auction off a new Case IH Scout utility vehicle to benefit two area charities as part of Hoobers equipment auction on Wednesday at its Chambersburg location ...
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African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
By Tim Huber Mennonite Weekly Review In the isolated Manitoba Colony of Bolivia, Old Colony Mennonites are beginning to move on with life after the conclusion o.
MennoLink
MennoLink provides news and discussion, a bookstore, online Mennonite documents, and links to many other Mennonite sites.
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
Last May, the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Chile (Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Chile, or IEMCH) officially joined Mennonite World Conference, thereby beco.
What is the difference betwen Amish and MENNONITE womens clothing?
I think Amish women wear plain solid color dresses and always wear an apron, usually black or dark in color, and a bonnet. Mennonite women wear pastel dresses sometimes a floral print and do not have to wear an apron like Amish women. They also wear a bonnet most of the time
Answer: You are almost right. Amish youth wear an apron and they only wear bonnets to go out. They do, however wear a religious head covering. The color depends on the group, but for the most part, they wear dark colors.
The Mennonite description is spot on. The size and shape of the covering depends on the group but most conservative groups of Mennonites wear them.
Category: Other - Society & Culture
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds
Janelle and Jasmine Newswanger lead simple, contented lives in one of Pennsylvanias Mennonite communities. The 17-year-old twins drive a horse-drawn buggy, wear long dresses and white head coverings, and see their friends at church on Sundays ...
Are their others out their who have went the MENNONITE faith>?
My husband and I were never born into the Mennonite faith. About a year ago, we became very close with God. He was calling for us to live a life that we never lived. We are now on our way of becoming strict Mennonites. We have joined a Mennonite church and are close to becoming baptized into the faith. I would just like to know if their are more like my husband and I out their.
Answer: First of all, to the person who accused the poster of being a troll, Mennonites can have computers and internet. It's Amish that can't (and yes, there's a difference). Even many of the stricter Mennonite denominations have electricity and computers.
I'm a Mennonite. I know a ton of what we call "non-organic" Mennonites (meaning not born into the church). There is some cultural aspect to it, but most of that is easy to pick up on. And Mennonites are very warm toward people who come to their churches.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
How do you become a MENNONITE?
Do you have to be born as a Mennonite? or can you become one?
Answer: Just to add on to what thehotpants said, you can join a Mennonite group or be considered a genetic Mennonite.
I want to suggest a good author who deals with this subject a lot because she was a convert... her name is Katie Funk Weibe.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
MENNONITEs - History
by Prof. John D. Roth. Mennonites are a branch of the Christian church, with roots in the radical wing of the 16th century Protestant Reformation . Part of the ...
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
20, 2011, ceremony at Goessel Mennonite Church. Pastor Mike Hiebert officiated the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ron and Becky Wedel of Goessel. The groom is the son of Kevin and Linda Spencer of ...
MENNONITE: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
The Mennonites are a group of Christian. Anabaptist. denominations named after the Frisia. n Menno Simons (1496 – 1561), who, through his writings, articulated and ...
MENNONITE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons (1496–1561), who, through his writings, articulated and ...
MENNONITE.net - MENNONITE.net
Mennonite.net provides ISP, internet hosting and services to the Mennonite Church, and is sponsor of the Caravel Project, an advanced web content management system ...
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
(MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff Photographer) Janelle and Jasmine Newswanger lead simple, contented lives in one of Pennsylvania's Mennonite communities. The 17-y.
MENNONITE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons (1496–1561), who, through his writings, articulated ...
The MENNONITE
A monthly magazine for the members of Mennonite Church USA.
Agencies relocate to Elkhart
ELKHART — The design exudes collaboration. Workmanship exemplifies the tradition of Mennonite woodworking. And efforts to ensure Mennonite Church USA’s commitment to Mother Earth are evident at the denomination’s new headquarters off Benham Avenue.
Can anyone help me with a recipe from the MENNONITE cookbook?
I am looking for a recipe from the Mennonite cookbook for salt cookies. This is the only cookbook I am aware that it is in and dont have my copy anymore. Would appreciate if someone has this book if they could look up the recipe and post the ingredients. I tried to make them with what I had written down from when I had the book,but they did not turn out like they should. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Answer: I was looking in my church cookbook (I'm a Mennonite) but I don't see the recipe. Maybe it's under a different name. Do you remember very many of the ingredients?
Category: Cooking & Recipes
What is the name of a MENNONITE or Quaker bakery in Philadelphia?
Does anyone know the name of a bakery that sells cakes near Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia that is a Mennonite or Quaker bakery?
There is a cake that someone had during one holiday gathering and the bakery name may have started with a "P" letter.
Answer: I think this is what you're lookin for:
Bredenbeck's Bakery
8126 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-7374
Open Hours
Monday-Saturday from 06:00am to 07:00pm,Su from 08:00am to 05:00pm
Overview:
Get the best of both worlds- an ice cream parlor inside a bakery. Bredenbeck's has certainly cornered the market on sweets from their small storefront in Chestnut Hill.
I hope this helped you! good luck! (=
Category: Philadelphia
what are the beliefs about MENNONITE dating?
my neighbor is a Mennonite and he is around the same age as me. i am 16. he is really cute. and super nice and sweet. is it ok for a Mennonite boy to date a non-Mennonite girl? and if we did date would we be able to hold hands in public and kiss and stuff? and another thing i am a good christian girl.
Answer: Well, I am Mennonite and we don't have rules about dating. I think you're thinking of the Amish. Mennonites and Amish are not the same, but there are some more "conservative" Mennonites. I don't know what category he would fall under, but I am "moderate" Mennonite, which means I'm pretty much like a normal Christian person. I don't live in an exclusive community or dress a certain way or anything and I'm friends with non-Mennonites. I think you should ask him what he believes in and find out from him; it varies from church to church.
Category: Singles & Dating
Third Way Cafe (Who are the MENNONITEs?) - Third Way Media
Mennonite Resources. Videos. Who are the Mennonites? DVD 15-minute video exploring Mennonite history, beliefs and practices in an easy-to-understand way ...
How much does a MENNONITE buggy cost?
Just a completely random question.
I was driving out in the country, and went through a part of town where there are a bunch of Mennonite farms, and they each have a buggy or two. What do they cost to purchase for them?
Answer: http://horsetopia.horse-for-sale.org/local/products-and-tack/l313393?nearby=true
Category: Other - Cars & Transportation
Wedel, Spencer marry on Aug. 20
Megan Wedel of Goessel and Aaron Spencer of Ottawa were married during a 5 p.m. Aug. 20, 2011, ceremony at Goessel Mennonite Church. Pastor Mike Hiebert officiated the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Ron and Becky Wedel of Goessel.
EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga spotted at two Lancaster County restaurants
Its not Gagas first time in Lancaster. Shes dating Taylor Kinney, a 2000 graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School, whose family lives in Lancaster County. Since this fall, shes been spotted several times at other local bars and even once inside a ...
Ex-Lancaster MENNONITE assistant principal charged with 11 counts of sexual offenses
When Steven Geyer, then an assistant high school principal at Lancaster Mennonite, hosted international students from South Korea at his home, he had unusual sleeping arrangements, according to police. He made three of the boys sleep with him in ...
If childhood obesity is casued by junk food and inactivity, why are so many MENNONITE kids fat?
Honestly, I live where there is a large old order Mennonite population and a far larger percentage of Mennonite children are fat, compared to non-old order and non-Mennonite kids. I thought modern life was responsible for childhood obesity? These kids dont even have electricity in their homes.
Answer: maybe it's just genetics... these people are picky daters. fat people date fat people have fat kids. Also some hard core religions have weird diets... and whole milk, cheese, Mennonite cooking have lots of calories cuz they don't buy diet food.
those fat kids are rrrroooollllliiinnnn
Category: Diet & Fitness
A Closed World
IRMA VOTH By Miriam Toews 255 pp. Harper/HarperCollins Publishers. $23.99. SWING LOW A Life By Miriam Toews 228 pp. Harper Perennial. Paper, $14.99. Irma Voth, the narrator of the Canadian writer Miriam Toewss new novel, has a name that sounds as if shes a plucky 19th-century heroine, and she has a life imported from another century as well. Irma - Maria Russo is a frequent contributor to the Book Review. - By MARIA RUSSO
I would like to have a conversation with a young MENNONITE woman (18-23) purely out of curiosity, any takers?
Im a 20 year old atheist from BC, Canada. Ive always been curious about the Mennonite way of life and I would like to have a casual conversation and ask some questions to a woman of the same age group.
Id prefer it not to turn into a conversation about religion, just about day to day things and feelings out of pure interest.
The chances of finding someone on the internet I know is probably slim to none, but ya never know!
Answer: I took a group of Unitarian Universalist teen agers to a Dunkard (Old German Baptist) church years ago. They were happy to talk with us. They are slightly more liberal than Mennonites.
If you call the Mennonites near you, explain your interest, dress modestly, visit and behave respectfully, you may meet someone in person you can talk to. If you feel the need to finesse, tell them your aunt does Genealogy, she has found that you have Mennonite ancestors in the early 1800's, and you are curious.
Note I am not 18 - 23, not a woman and not a Mennonite. I am a genealogist with Mennonite ancestors.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: MENNONITEs
A Protestant denomination of Europe and America which arose in Switzerland in the sixteenth century and derived its name from Menno Simons, its leader in ...
MENNONITE Church USA
Official website of the Mennonite Church in the USA.
Shippensburg man sentenced to prison in sexual assaults of girls
A Mennonite greenhouse operator from Shippensburg will spend at least the next three years in state prison for sexually assaulting several young girls over a period of 15 years. Jay Lamar Stauffer was accused of assaulting the girls in 1994 ...
MENNONITE Serial Rape Trial in Bolivia Agonizes Community - TIME
Cordoned off from Bolivian culture, Mennonite women allegedly fell victim to members of their own pacifist community in a shocking sex scandal
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
Janelle and Jasmine Newswanger lead simple, contented lives in one of Pennsylvania's Mennonite communities. The 17-year-old twins drive a horse-drawn buggy,
MENNONITE - Religion-wiki
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561).
MENNONITE Church USA
Official website of the Mennonite Church in the USA.
How do I join a MENNONITE church if there are none nearby?
I was not born Mennonite but I have reasearched a lot and agree with their beliefs. I am currently Baptist. I want to be Plain Mennonite but I cant find a church nearby. There has to be one somewhere because I have seen Plain Mennonites in the stores.
Answer: You may have seen German Baptists as well. There are several groups of them in Ohio, Indiana, and Kansas, and probably other states as well. They dress similar to Mennonites and have many similar beliefs. I believe they both came from the Anabaptist reformation movement in Europe.
My grandparents were Mennonite, and I have a lot of admiration for them. They have a lot of good qualities and their sense of community and practical Christianity causes them to shine as lights in a dark world.
One reservation I have about them though, the Plain Mennonites in particular, is that their rules tend to be a distraction from the true Christian message. When outsiders see the way they dress and the other restrictions that they place on themselves, it tends to be an obstacle to joining their faith. The gospel is "offensive" enough with it's requirement of repentance without adding a lot of intimidating rules to it.
Having said that though, I can't help but think that perhaps God does have a reason for allowing groups like this to flourish. God loves diversity and uniqueness, and the Mennonites and Amish certainly are unique. But if you decide to join, I don't know how much of an evangelistic impact you will be able to have. Just remember - it's not about keeping a bunch of rules, it's about walking in the Spirit. I.e., behaving like Christ because you are becoming like Christ.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Adjusting to Canadian life challenging for Saskatchewan newcomers
Marion Radmacher, a retired teacher and volunteer from Grace Mennonite Church, provides one-on-one tutoring to students. “Many of them have come a long way in their English, but as you know, our language is one of the most difficult with all ...
Former Assistant Principal Faces Indecent Assault Charges
A former assistant principal at Lancaster Mennonite High School faces indecent assault charges. Steve Geyer, 56, is accused of molesting three foreign exchange students in a camper behind his East Lampeter Township home between December 2009 and November.
Washington and Lees solar project nears start
The parking garages 540 panels, made by Sanyo, will have a capacity to generate 120 kilowatts. In Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite University hosts what reportedly was once the states largest solar photo-voltaic deployment, with a 104-kilowatt ...
Nelson D. Schumacher
Nelson D. Schumacher, 92, died Dec. 22, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Dec. 30, 1918, in Pandora to Menno and Lena Diller Schumacher, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 9, 1949, he married Betty Habegger, who died April 9 ...
Third Way Cafe (Who are the MENNONITEs?) - Third Way Media
Videos. Who are the Mennonites? DVD 15-minute video exploring Mennonite history, beliefs and practices in an easy-to-understand way. The Radicals DVD
MENNONITE: Latest News, Photos and Videos
Explore Profile of Mennonite at Connect.in.com, see Mennonite web of connections, news, videos, photos and post your opinions
Russian MENNONITE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites descended from Dutch and mainly Germanic Prussian Anabaptists who established colonies in South Russian Empire ...
BELIEFS; A Pacifist College Considers the National Anthem
At most American colleges, hearing The Star-Spangled Banner before sporting events is a regular feature of campus life, like getting shut out of the psychology lecture you needed or seeing pledges humiliated during fraternity rush. But at Goshen College, a Mennonite school in Indiana with a historical emphasis on pacifism, the tradition was not - By MARK OPPENHEIMER
Any reason the MENNONITE houses we drove by today all had their mattresses out on their balconies?
Driving around today out in the hicks of Ontario we noticed a lot of Mennonite homes with mattresses out on their decks, every Mennonite house we drove by was doing this. Any one know of a reason why they would all be doing it on the same day? Or what the purpose of a mattress outside would be?
Answer: Spring cleaning - airing out the mattresses
Category: Halloween
Editors Choice: Recent Books Of Particular Interest
WHOS AFRAID OF POST-BLACKNESS?WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLACK NOW, by Touré (Free Press, $25.) Interviews with 105 prominent African-Americans suggest that todays black identity has cleared the way to a liberating pursuit of individuality. THE QUEST: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, by Daniel Yergin (Penguin Press, $37.95.)
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds ...
Janelle and Jasmine Newswanger lead simple, contented lives in one of Pennsylvanias Mennonite communities. The 17-year-old twins drive a horse-drawn buggy, wear long ...
MENNONITE Confession of Faith; Introduction
Statements of what Mennonites believe have been among us from earliest beginnings. A group of Anabaptists, forerunners of Mennonites, wrote the Schleitheim ...
MENNONITE Central Committee | MENNONITE Central Committee
A relief, service, community development and peace agency.
African American children in MENNONITE families bridge two worlds
The United Way of Franklin County and Mennonite Disaster Services will split the proceeds from the sale of the Scout. "We wanted to do something to give back to our local community and we felt the auction gave us the perfect opportunity to ...
A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL R. POLAK; An Entrepreneur Creating Chances at a Better Life
If necessity is the mother of invention, Paul Polak is one of its fathers. For 30 years Dr. Polak, a 78-year-old former psychiatrist, has focused on creating devices that will improve the lives of 2.6 billion people living on less than $2 a day. But, he insists, they must be so cheap and effective that the poor will actually buy them, since charity - By A Conversation With Paul R. Polak
THIS LAND; Good Will to All, With a Side of Soft-Serve
KENHORST, Pa. This American summer, the heat is the least of it. A pummeled economy. A credit-rating embarrassment. More tarmac ceremonies for dead war heroes. Tornadoes, floods and other disasters, including Congress. Presidential aspirants stalking Iowa like Barbie and Ken zombies. Clearly, the country needs to pull off the road and take a break. - By DAN BARRY
Newly Released
One of this months novels has a premise as wonderfully outlandish as any weve seen in a long while. But its not the only book to explore half-hidden communities, whether Jews on the prairie or Mennonites in Mexico. By contrast, a memoirist sticks close to home, describing the physical labor that went into building a cabin by hand in Maine. THE - By SUSANNAH MEADOWS
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A MENNONITE blog sharing what the MENNONITEs are really like
This is a Mennonite blog written by a former Mennonite discussing what the Mennonites are really like and what they do.
Whats the main differences between MENNONITE and Amish?
Like as far as rules,dress,lifestyle etc... I take it Mennonite is not as strict but has many of the same aspects as Amish? Do the men have to grow beards in the Mennonite religion and does everyone go barefoot like the amish do? I take they both live there separate communitys?
Answer: The Amish broke off from the Anabaptist Mennonites in 1693. They felt the people were abandoning the basic religion by adopting man's ways, including his inventions. Their religious beliefs are largely the same, a form of early baptist. The term, Anabaptist refers to being re-baptized. In Switzerland, where the groups originated, the state church demanded baptism as infants, something which the Mennonites essentially rejected. They felt that a person should freely commit their own lives to the religious ideals, which means that they needed to be fully aware of the teachings and what it means to live according to those teachings.
Basically, the Mennonites (most of them) continued to move forward in terms of adopting to modern ways. It is not unusual to find a Mennonite sitting in the pilot's seat of a commercial jet. But there is still a group of "old order" Mennonites, whose life style is similar to the Amish. The major difference lies in the women's dresses. Amish use no patterns in their fabrics, thus being called the plain people, while Mennonite Old Order women will wear dresses with a subdued pattern.
I'm not sure where Good Entity got their information, but there are no facts in it. The Mennonites were persecuted for disobedience to the state religion, not for unethical business practices. They do business with the "English" as well as their own and their prices are reasonable, the same for everyone. My ancestors were Mennonites and came to this country in the early 1700s. We often take the byways in Mennonite and Amish country to discover those wonderful home stores that sell to each other and to the public. I have found them to be a very friendly people, waving at us "English" from their buggies as we drive by in our SUV.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Whats the difference between a Lutheran and a MENNONITE?
my boyfriend is Mennonite, but hes not the type that wears suspenders and doesnt believe in electicity or cars and stuff. hes normal. i just wondered what the difference is in what we believe? im lutheran.
Answer: Mennonites believe that salvation is something we choose for ourselves when we have reached an age where we are able to reason. Therefore, they do not baptize infants. Mennonites also reject all forms of baptism other than full immersion. This is the most critically important difference, because it means that his church considers your baptism to be completely invalid. If you were baptized as an infant or not fully immersed (probably both true since you're Lutheran), to join his church you would have to renounce your prior baptism and be re-baptized.
Now here is where it starts to get a little tricky, because some of this depends on your boyfriend's church and just how conservative it is. Some Mennonites are quite open, almost like Evangelicals, but others (even without the plain clothes) can be very hard-core in their beliefs. Depending on the flavor of his congregation, they may not consider you to be a Christian at all. At the very least, some individual members will have their doubts.
Mennonites don't believe in the sacraments. Rather, they believe that Baptism and Communion are "ordinances"--things we do to declare our obedience to God and our fellowship with other Christians.
As far as day-to-day practice goes, Mennonites are very different from Lutherans. The center of their practice is the Christian's obedience to God, while for Lutherans the center of our practice is the gifts God gives us in Word and Sacrament. Since obedience is the center of Mennonite practice, you will find them to be very rules-oriented compared to Lutherans.
For example, it is typical for Mennonites to completely abstain from alcohol and tobacco. Movies and television may be discouraged, though that is not as true as it used to be. They also believe it is sin to swear an oath in court, and pacifism is an article of faith in most Mennonite churches.
I say all this as an outsider. I had a fair amount of contact with Mennonites years ago, but the ones I knew were Old Order Mennonites, dressed plain and didn't have television, though they did have most modern conveniences. Your boyfriend is obviously not in that group; but even so, you will find the Mennonite churches to be a completely different experience from your own.
The people in your boyfriend's church probably don't see themselves as rule-driven because they're comparing themselves to Amish and Old Order Mennonites; but with your Lutheran upbringing, you'll probably discover all kinds of unwritten rules that will make you crazy.
If your boyfriend is not super-conservative, it would probably be easier for him personally to adjust to being a Lutheran. However, his family and friends might not take that well at all. It could be a real problem for him.
I don't mean to put a big downer on things; I just think it's important to look at the situation realistically. The differences run very deep. Make sure you go into this with your eyes open; and be sure that you and your boyfriend are communicating very openly about everything on this topic.
Category: Religion & Spirituality
CEO of Ten Thousand Villages will leave to join consulting firm
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MENNONITE: Definition from Answers.com
n. A member of an Anabaptist church characterized by nonviolence, refusal to swear oaths, and often simplicity of life. [German Mennonit , after Menno Simons (1492 ...
What kind of foods are served at a MENNONITE wedding?
I am interested in Mennonite food like the cookbooks of Edna Stabler of Kitcheer,Ontario. However,
she does not go into any detail about wedding food for guests or a wedding cake. Can anybody enlighten me on what is served?
Answer: this is very interesting that you ask this! I am of Mennonite descent.(don't practice the religion though) and i come from a predominantly Mennonite community. to be honest,they don't really have wedding food. like a sit down meal. there is something called "faspa" which is usually served between lunch and dinner. and it normally consists of fresh buns,cheese,pickles,maybe sausage sometimes. deli meats. jams,butter,and generally an array of Mennonite sweets such as a platz. which is generally sort of like a crumble dessert,sort of... there are many variations. if you have any more questions i would be more than willing to answer them. my profile is private on here... but you can e mail me at jrt_kid@yahoo.ca
Category: Ethnic Cuisine
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A monthly magazine for the members of Mennonite Church USA.
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What does 606 stand for as in terms of MENNONITE talk?
I am Mennonite and I just realized that I fail in terms of Mennonite talk I cant figure out what 606 means? I understand the buggy/dance/lightbulb joke etc. But I dont know what 606 is.
Can someone please tell me what it means so I can understand the jokes better?
Answer: Hope this helps (see third paragraph) -
http://www.theMennonite.org/issues/11-6/articles/606_When_why_and_how_do_Mennonites_use_the_anthem
Category: Words & Wordplay
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I know the wood is of solid mahogany and the detail work is very fine - long story short my moms dad was old order Mennonite and the piece has now been passed on to me? I know there are many variables but an estimate?
Answer: It is only worth what someone else will give for it.
Category: Decorating & Remodeling
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