Anabaptist (Mennonite, Amish and Brethren)
491 articles
GwenLawsuit in McAlisterville, Pennsylvania, alleges abuse and human trafficking at Mennonite-linked farm
A federal lawsuit filed Nov. 17 in Allentown claims that Liberty Ridge Farm, a church-based farm in McAlisterville, Juniata County, subjected boys and young men to extreme punishments,...
Lawsuit Alleges Pennsylvania Mennonite Farm Held Boys for Forced Labor
A young man spent five months working on Liberty Ridge, a farm in Juniata County, central Pennsylvania, where he built wooden shipping pallets and raised chickens from sunup...
Mennonite Church USA Leader Urges Anabaptists to Take Cues from Jesus, Not Party Platforms, After Presidential Election
Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality at Mennonite Church USA, has written a reflection on how Anabaptist followers of Jesus should live and interact with government...
Mennonite Leader Links Anabaptist Worship in Forests to Tree Planting and Creation Care
In a reflection published on Mennonite Church USA’s website, Douglas Day Kaufman, executive director of the Anabaptist Climate Collaborative, writes that trees have been part of Anabaptist worship...
Film Profiles Argentine Mennonites, a Traditional Faith Community Known for Strict Practices
The Mennonites are described in a streaming listing for a documentary as descendants of an old world and the last survivors of a religious confession that is sometimes...
Mennonite Free Church in Austria Marks Recognition, Five Congregations and About 400 Members
Menno Simons (1496–1561), a Dutch Reformer, still gives his name to the Mennonite Free Church. The church is part of the “Free Churches in Austria” and has been...
Mennonite Families Leave Southern Ontario, Canada, as Urban Growth Squeezes Farmland
Aaron Bowman, a member of a Mennonite community that keeps ancient church traditions and is known as the Christian Mennonites, lives in one of the world’s most advanced...
Mennonite Good Shepherd Center in Hualien, Taiwan, Awards Scholarships to 31 Students
The awarding ceremony for the “Year 115 Mr. Li Ming-rong Scholarship” was held on October 31 at the Fangjiaoshi Creative Cuisine Restaurant in Chenxing Hall. A total of...
Mennonite Hospital in Hualien City, Taiwan, Holds Annual Family Day Market for Staff and Families
Mennonite Hospital held its annual Family Day at the end of October in Hualien. The Mennonite Church Medical Foundation organized the “Mennonite Family Day Market” over a weekend...
Three gravestones believed to mark Mennonite Bergman children’s graves found in building foundations in Soleno, Ukraine
Three gravestones were found in the foundation of a residential building in the village of Soleno during repairs to the building’s gas communications in 1961, according to reports...
