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Mennonite History

Dirk Willems rescuing his pursuer,
woodcut by Jan Luyken

Explore Mennonite history through the links below.

Overviews of Mennonite History

• The Mennonites: A Brief Guide to Information

• Mennonites, written by Jeffrey K. Hadden, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia.

Historic Confessions of Faith

• The Schleitheim Confession of Faith (1527)

• The Dordrecht Confession of Faith (1632)

• The 1963 Brief Statement of Faith

On-Line Scholarly Publications

• Mennonite Quarterly Review

• Mennonite Life

Mennonite Archives and Historical Societies

• Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
• Historical Committee and Archives of the Mennonite Church (located at Goshen, Indiana)
• Mennonite Library and Archives (located at North Newton, Kansas)
• Mennonite Information Source (MennoLink)

Genealogies and Biographical Information

• Mennobit Project, 53,000 Amish and Mennonite obituaries from the Herald of Truth (1864-1905), Gospel Witness (1906-1907), Gospel Herald (1908-1998) are being transcribed