Old Order Mennonite Church in Ontario

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Established in 1889, the Old Order Mennonite Church in Ontario was a division from the (Old) Mennonite Church (now Mennonite Church Canada). Throughout the mid-1800s, several of the more traditional Mennonites in Waterloo County (in southwestern Ontario) felt increasingly uncomfortable with changes in the church, including revival meetings, the addition of Sunday Schools, and prayer and other services in English.

History

Largest of the Old Order Mennonite groups in Ontario, the Old Order Mennonite Church in Ontario has weathered technological change, divisions, and challenges from within and without over the almost 130 years of its existence. The Old Order Mennonites have their

See Also

Moderate Old Order Mennonite Groups
Old Order Mennonite Groups in Ontario