Old Order Anabaptism

Old Order Anabaptism is a collection of communities that have preserved the old ways of <a href="/facts/Anabaptist/hznb5ped">Anabaptist</a> <a href="/facts/Christian/15hE11VR">Christian</a> religion and lifestyle.
Historically, an Old Order movement emerged in the second half of the 19th century among the <a href="/facts/Amish/5MX4wRT3">Amish</a>, <a href="/facts/Mennonite/pFLcS0Pg">Mennonites</a> of South German and Swiss ancestry as well as the <a href="/facts/Schwarzenau_Brethren/EpTb2KwP">Schwarzenau Brethren</a> and <a href="/facts/River_Brethren/oFf0hjbU">River Brethren</a> in the United States and Canada. The <a href="/facts/Hutterites/a00g0BQs">Hutterites</a> are additionally regarded as being Old Order Anabaptists, as they continued the practice of communal living. The Old Order movement led to several Old Order divisions from mainstream <a href="/facts/Anabaptism/hznb5ped">Anabaptist</a> groups between 1845 and 1901. All Old Order Anabaptist groups that emerged after 1901 divided from established Old Order Anabaptist groups or were formed by people coming from different Old Order Anabaptist groups.
In 1989, Sandra L. Cronk wrote about the Old Order Anabaptists:

The Old Order Amish and the Old Order Mennonites [...] are not premodern relics from a bygone era. The Old Order movement is a conscious attempt to maintain a style of Christian living based on principles different from those of the larger society.
By the close of the 20th century, there were over a quarter of a million Old Order Anabaptists in North America alone. Old Order Anabaptists enjoy a rich spiritual and community life, which has attracted <a href="/facts/Seeker_(Anabaptism)/X73bN673">seekers</a> who desire to become <a href="/facts/Church_membership/y3zGC2xn">church members</a> of Old Order Anabaptist denominations.

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Old Order Anabaptism