Old Order Mennonite

GPTKB entity

Statements (97)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
Anabaptist
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:emphasis_on_the_Ban_(Meidung)
pacifism
simple living
communion
community decision-making
foot washing
mutual aid
a cappella singing
church discipline
congregational autonomy
plain dress
nonresistance
adult baptism
nonconformity to the world
shunning (Meidung)
Sunday worship
horse and buggy transportation
rejection of military service
non-swearing of oaths
emphasis on community
emphasis on simplicity
no musical instruments in worship
separation from mainstream society
agricultural lifestyle
baptism by pouring
emphasis on beards for married men
emphasis on church authority
emphasis on church discipline
emphasis on church mutual aid
emphasis on church schools
emphasis on discipleship
emphasis on excommunication for serious offenses
emphasis on family
emphasis on farming
emphasis on forgiveness
emphasis on head coverings for women
emphasis on home life
emphasis on humility
emphasis on lay ministry
emphasis on limited formal education
emphasis on literal interpretation of the Bible
emphasis on manual labor
emphasis on mutual aid societies
emphasis on no insurance
emphasis on no jewelry
emphasis on no personal adornment
emphasis on no photographs
emphasis on non-accumulation of wealth
emphasis on non-liturgical worship
emphasis on non-participation in politics
emphasis on non-professional clergy
emphasis on obedience
emphasis on ordination by lot
emphasis on peacemaking
emphasis on plain architecture
emphasis on plain clothing
emphasis on restoration of excommunicated members
emphasis on rural living
emphasis on scriptural authority
emphasis on self-sufficiency
emphasis on separation from government
emphasis on service
emphasis on stewardship
emphasis on the Ausbund hymnal
emphasis on the Christian Community
emphasis on the Dordrecht Confession of Faith
emphasis on the Gelassenheit (yieldedness)
emphasis on the Martyrs Mirror
emphasis on the New Testament
emphasis on the Ordnung (church rules)
emphasis on the Schleitheim Confession
emphasis on the Sermon on the Mount
emphasis on the Two Kingdoms doctrine
emphasis on the teachings of Jesus
emphasis on tradition
plain meetinghouses
rejection of automobiles (in some groups)
rejection of certain modern technologies
rejection of electricity (in some groups)
rejection of internet
rejection of radio
rejection of television
use of German in worship
use of horse-drawn vehicles
gptkbp:date late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Old Order Mennonite
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Pennsylvania_German
gptkb:Plautdietsch
English
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Mennonite_schism
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mennonite
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mennonite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5