Mennonite Web Links

General Links About Mennonites

• MennoLink
  A good starting point for information about Mennonites.  Includes the Mennonite Information Center, a Calendar of Events, an online bookstore and dozens of e-mail lists.
• MennoLink Mennonite Information Center
  Alternate starting point for the Mennonite Information Center and many links to other Mennonite sites.
• Mennonite Connections on the World-Wide Web
  Large collection of links about everything related to Mennonites.  
• Mennonite.net
  An on-ramp to a multitude of links to Mennonite denominations, conferences, and congregations.

Mennonite Denominations and Institutions

• Mennonite Church USA
  Largest Mennonite denomination in North America
• Mennonite Brethren Churches
  Mennonites of mostly northern European origin who migrated from Russia starting in the 1870's and have a more evangelical pietistic flavor to their faith and worship.  
• Mennonite Central Committee
  Service to those in need is important to Mennonites.  This is the agency which coordinates relief and service work around the world on behalf of many North American Mennonites groups.
• "Mennonite Church" in the Netherlands
  Trace their heritage directly back to Menno Simons, the 16th century Dutch priest who became an Anabaptist and from whom Mennonites derive their name.  This site is in Dutch with an "International" link on the opening page which gives a summary in English.

Mennonite History and Culture

• The Historical Committee and Archives of the Mennonite Church
  Pictures, stories, and some history from the official historians of the largest North American Mennonite group.
• The Amish, The Mennonites, and "The Plain People"
  A popular explanation of the relationship of Amish, Mennonites, and other "plain people" from a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania perspective.
• The Amish In Northern Indiana
  Another perspective on the Amish from the perspective of the large Mennonite community of northern Indiana.
• The Hutterite Home Page
  Links to this communal group, which, like Amish and Mennonites, descended from the 16th century Anabaptist movement.

Mennonite Beliefs and Practices

• Third Way Cafe
  An excellent introduction in a visitor-friendly style to Mennonite thought and beliefs.
• Confession of Faith Summary
  A summary of the "Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective" adopted by the two largest North American Mennonite groups in preparation for their eventual integration.
• Mennonite Confession of Faith
  An online version of the entire "Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective" summarized above.
• A Mennonite Statement on Violence
  Christ's way of peace is important to most Mennonites.  This statement speaks from that perspective to the violence of North American culture.