All the Lady's at my work go to a Mennonite church? What kind of religion is it?

Question

I have not asked them about their religion because we are at work but I overheard them saying they go to a mennonite church. Or a mennonite brothern chruch. I know their kids go to private christian school. How does the Mennonites differ from christianity?

Answer 1

Good question, I associate with a mennomite church. Mennonites are Christians who take the Christianity seriously, meaning you wont be able to point out those inconsistencies in them that you can in others. For instance divorce is not permitted because that is historic christian living and Jesus taught it, so you will not find them dismissing it as outdated, mennonites are generally known for their commitment to following Christ the way Christ said do it. Another example would be modest adornment of both men and women.
That beinbg said, you will find that the generally adhere to the same beliefs as other Christians they just seriously follow them and consider it necessary to follow them. Historically they trace their recent lineage to reformation groups, who abandoned the Roman Catholic Church as an apostate church, but they were always different form the other groups in that they insisted that we must live the Christian life and that we must be born again by the holy spirit, making us children of God. They insisted on living modestly, not resisting evil either, according to Christs teaching and example, believing that all such things shall not go unoticed by God and all shall be made right in the final day of judgement.They are generally country folk who are very frugal, make their jams and things from scratch, which I enjoy, very independent and self reliant people.

The Roman Catholic church and later some Reformation churches and most churches today allowed many different people to come to church and call themsleves Christians, that was also a major if not defining difference between the mennonites and the rest. They insisted that if a person is not living a holy life according to Christ's commands and example they were not Christians, and they would not suffer one to be a part of their church who walked disorderly bringing shame to the name Christian. Other more lax groups considered this too strict and made many feel thsat it was enough to be a part of a church, be born into a Christian family, be baptised and such m while Mennonites evidenced and insisted upon spiritual regeneration, which is a biblical doctrine. You have groups as always filled with people who desire a religious practice that condones their sin or desires but who still want the name of Christian even today, even amongst mennonites, so there are some who were once mennonites who hace left this fellowship for what they consider more modern. But God knows those that are his.
If you do a search or read what others have found in a search you may not get the right idea, because since mennonites have always followed the Lord Jesus' teaching about suffering for righteousness sake and teach their children to think so ands live so, liberals like them and emphasize this aspect about them , as though they were social activists of some sort. They are not, they are followers of Christ. In fact most traditional mennonites do not vote or believe in voting because they have absolutely no confidence in man(flesh) or politicians, and feel no need for them in general. In some circles it is almost considered a sin to vote, almost. They do have discipline in their churches, not just anyone is allowed to be admitted as a Christian, unless they show evidence of being born again, by living for God according to Christ and loving Him by obeying.

Answer 2

"The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). As one of the historic peace churches, Mennonites are committed to nonviolence, nonresistance, and pacifism."

"There are about 1.5 million Mennonites worldwide as of 2006[1]. Mennonite congregations worldwide embody the full scope of Mennonite practice from old fashioned 'plain' people to those who are indistinguishable in dress and appearance from the general population. With a few notable exceptions, Mennonite experience in Europe and North America has been, and continues to be, predominately rural. The largest population of Mennonites is in Africa, but Mennonites can also be found in tight-knit communities in at least 51 countries on six continents or scattered amongst the populace of those countries."

"Mennonites have an international distinction among Christian denominations in disaster relief and place a strong theological emphasis on voluntary service. Mennonite Disaster Service,[1] based in North America, provides both immediate and long-term responses to hurricanes, floods, and other disasters. Mennonite Central Committee provides disaster relief around the world alongside their long-term international development programs. Other programs offer a variety of relief efforts and services throughout the world."

"In the last few decades some Mennonite groups have also become more actively involved with peace and social justice issues, helping to found Christian Peacemaker Teams and Mennonite Conciliation Service.[2] Mennonite ideas were also key to Vermont's new state-of-the-art restorative justice system."

Answer 3

They are Christians. They are alot like the Hutterites. We have them all around here in Montana. The Mennonites have a dress code, long dresses for women with hair coverings like in the old days. Men wear pants with suspenders and dress almost like the 1800's. Alot of them home school their kids, but they do have separate Christian schools for them and they dress in their uniform. Where is it you work that they work at? Most Mennonite women stay home. There are many websites that will tell you about their lifestyle and religion.

Answer 4

The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). As one of the historic peace churches, Mennonites are committed to nonviolence, nonresistance, and pacifism.

Answer 5

They don't differ from Christian beliefs.
Mennonites are under the umbrella of the Anabaptists.Anabaptists means 'rebaptizers' because they do not believe in infant baptism,and re-baptized those Christians who were baptized as infants.They originated in the Radical reformation,and they were persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church.
Nowadays,they are often associated with the Amish,as most of them adhere to a 'plain' sort of dress code,and some of them do not drive cars,have modern technology,etc.
Mennonites are just a very conservative denomination of Christianity,and they are most definitely Christians.

Answer 6

If I recall, Mennonites are similar to the Amish, in that they adhere to strict minimalistic pursuits. They are God fearing, but unlike the Amish, I think they are allowed to drive, and use electricity.

Answer 7

i'm hoping so basically for experimentation's sake. which could be an intensely exciting group of people who would emerge from that classification... exceedingly people who survived.

Answer 8

Two major differences I have seen is that they don't accept non white people as converts, and if they dont try to preach to you, it is only because they pretty much assume you are hellbound, and they prefer it that way. It's nice that they dont bother me, but it's kinda sick that they assume most people do not deserve heaven, no matter what....

Answer 9

It is similar to the Amish, but not quite as strict. They are permitted to use utilitarian machines--vacuums but no xboxes.

Answer 10

They are kinda like the Quakers.
Other than that I honestly don't know.