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Originally Posted by urbandreamer
How long have Mennonites lived in NA?
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Since about 1865. My mom's family came to Manitoba's Red River Valley from southern Ukraine around 1870. They farmed just north of Winkler until the 1950 flood when they moved to Rivers (north of Brandon) and left the Mennonite faith and joined the United Church of Canada.
There are several types of Mennonites
Mennonite faith - regular church goers, completely integrated in society. Modern farmers and business people
Old Order Mennonites - More devout, family units, men and women more uniform in their dress. Modern Famers
Hutterites - Live in colonies, very large and modern farmers but are not socially integrated with secular society
Amish - Shun modern conveniences and only use engines to power stationary equipment.