Ultra Conservative Mennonite Churches
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:36 pm
This is a thread to discuss Ultra-Conservative Mennonite Churches as defined by Stephen Scott in his book, An Introduction to Older and Conservative Mennonite Groups.
This designation would include conferences and fellowships such as:
Appalachian Mountain Church (AMC) (Currently forming)
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church (EPMC)
Conservative Mennonite Churches of Ontario (CMCO)
Conservative Mennonite Churches of York and Adams Counties, PA (YA)
Nationwide Fellowship Churches (NFC)
Ohio Wisler Mennonite (OW)
Washington Co. MD, and Franklin Co. PA Mennonite Conference (WF)
Ultra Conservatives –
These folks dress very uniformly, have fairly rigid standards, and it seems they have tried to copy the Mennonite church as it was about 1920-1930.
Most ultra conservatives have been heavily influenced by revivalism, fundamentalism, and mission mindedness from the early 1900’s.
Leaders of the church carry a lot of weight as to what direction the church goes and monitor very closely such things as dress guidelines, recreational activities, types of vehicles, and religious affiliations with others. Some of the churches in this group would drive black cars. Some men would wear black hats and some women would wear black bonnets over top their "I Cor. 11 head-covering".
Men typically wear dark pants. The majority of the men would not wear short sleeve shirts. Ladies typically wear solid colored or small print dresses and black footwear. Older ladies tend to wear darker colors while young girls may wear more pastels.
They would not allow musical instruments, even at home. (with a few rare exceptions)
Most would not allow internet for personal use. Some allow internet for business use.
Most do not buy insurance or benefit from government social programs unless it is required by law.
These folks will probably continue to have revival meetings and use printed Sunday School quarterlies, and start “clone” style missions around the world until the Lord returns. If you’ve ever heard of Rod and Staff Publishers, Lamp and Light Publishers, Grace Press, or Eastern Mennonite Publications, these are all organizations that are run by churches in this network. Ultra conservatives are fairly active in evangelistic outreach. Readers Digest would be seen by most Ultra Conservatives as having enough worldly influence that it wouldn’t be worth reading. The dominant peer-pressure in an ultra-conservative setting is to be very plain and traditional with many churches gradually becoming more conservative over the years.
Ultra Conservatives
This designation would include conferences and fellowships such as:
Appalachian Mountain Church (AMC) (Currently forming)
Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church (EPMC)
Conservative Mennonite Churches of Ontario (CMCO)
Conservative Mennonite Churches of York and Adams Counties, PA (YA)
Nationwide Fellowship Churches (NFC)
Ohio Wisler Mennonite (OW)
Washington Co. MD, and Franklin Co. PA Mennonite Conference (WF)
Ultra Conservatives –
These folks dress very uniformly, have fairly rigid standards, and it seems they have tried to copy the Mennonite church as it was about 1920-1930.
Most ultra conservatives have been heavily influenced by revivalism, fundamentalism, and mission mindedness from the early 1900’s.
Leaders of the church carry a lot of weight as to what direction the church goes and monitor very closely such things as dress guidelines, recreational activities, types of vehicles, and religious affiliations with others. Some of the churches in this group would drive black cars. Some men would wear black hats and some women would wear black bonnets over top their "I Cor. 11 head-covering".
Men typically wear dark pants. The majority of the men would not wear short sleeve shirts. Ladies typically wear solid colored or small print dresses and black footwear. Older ladies tend to wear darker colors while young girls may wear more pastels.
They would not allow musical instruments, even at home. (with a few rare exceptions)
Most would not allow internet for personal use. Some allow internet for business use.
Most do not buy insurance or benefit from government social programs unless it is required by law.
These folks will probably continue to have revival meetings and use printed Sunday School quarterlies, and start “clone” style missions around the world until the Lord returns. If you’ve ever heard of Rod and Staff Publishers, Lamp and Light Publishers, Grace Press, or Eastern Mennonite Publications, these are all organizations that are run by churches in this network. Ultra conservatives are fairly active in evangelistic outreach. Readers Digest would be seen by most Ultra Conservatives as having enough worldly influence that it wouldn’t be worth reading. The dominant peer-pressure in an ultra-conservative setting is to be very plain and traditional with many churches gradually becoming more conservative over the years.
Ultra Conservatives