Mennonites are part of the wider Anabaptist family of churches, which emerged in 1525 as the radical wing of the Protestant Reformation in Central Europe. Other Anabaptist branches today include the ...

Since the 1800s, Old Colony Mennonites have conducted their lives far away from the rest of society. The most insular and conservative sect of the Mennonite Church, they reject mainstream schooling, ...

GRANDVIEW, Texas -- When Evangeline Yoder returns home from school to her family's cozy mobile home, it's quiet except for the sounds of a clock chime and of her 3-year-old brother riding his rocking ...

There are more Mennonites below the equator than above. How did that happen? And what are the beliefs of Mennonites in the Global South? What do they think about polygamy, homosexuality or divorce?

Mary Beth Martin and Lindsey Martin Corbo each held one side of the large cardboard poster, the mother and her adult daughter eager to deliver a personal if unconventional message to their congressman ...

The worst measles outbreak in Texas in 30 years has been linked to an isolated Mennonite community. Last week authorities announced that an unvaccinated six-year-old had become the first casualty of ...

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Mennonite population being affected by a ...