Russian Mennonites: Difference between revisions

Not to be confused with [[Old Order Mennonites]], who are primarily of Swiss-German origin, the name Old Colony Mennonites (German: Altkolonier-Mennoniten) refers to part of the Russian Mennonite movement that is descended from colonists who migrated from the [[Chortitza Colony]], as opposed to the slightly newer [[Molotschna]] colony, in Russia and are theologically conservative[[Conservative Mennonites]].<ref name="KraybillJohnson-WeinerNolt2013">{{cite book |last1=Kraybill |first1=Donald B. |last2=Johnson-Weiner |first2=Karen M. |last3=Nolt |first3=Steven M. |title=The Amish |date=June 2013 |publisher=JHU Press |isbn=978-1-4214-0914-6 |page=421 |language=English}}</ref> Old Colony Mennonites consist of a number of groups that are still quite conservative, including Sommerfelder, Reinlander, and Old Colony, as well as groups that are no longer as conservative such as the [[Christian Mennonite Conference]] (formerly the Chortitzer Mennonite conference), which is [[evangelical]] in doctrine.