Traditional Mennonite and German Baptist Brethren Churches such as the Church of the Brethren churches and congregations have the Agape Meal, footwashing and the serving of the bread and wine two parts to the Communion service in the Lovefeast.

Trinitarian Christian denominations that oppose infant baptism include Baptists, Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ), Christian Churches / Churches of Christ, and Churches of Christ, Anabaptists such as Mennonite and Amish, Schwarzenau Brethren / German Baptists, Seventh-Day Adventists, some Methodists and most Pentecostals.

* The Swiss Brethren were an early Anabaptist group that later divided into the Amish and Mennonite groups ( particularly the Swiss Mennonite Conference )

The River Brethren owe their origins to the combined labors of Reformed pastor Philip William Otterbein and Mennonite Martin Boehm, beginning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 18th century.

Fresno, CA: Centers for Mennonite Brethren Studies, 1997.

Promoting the more liberal ideas — including changing the name of the church because it is seen to be exclusionary of women, acceptance of homosexuals as members and ministers, and increased social and political activity — are groups such as Womaen's Caucus, Voices for an Open Spirit, and the Brethren Mennonite Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Interests.

An example within Christianity is the Mennonite and the Church of the Brethren denominations.

In the late 1800s, around the time of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Land Run, a Mennonite Brethren missionary stationed nearby invited fellow Mennonites from Kansas to homestead in the area.

* Eastview Community Church, a Mennonite Brethren local church

Up until this time, the Swiss Brethren ( who did not use the name " Mennonite " for themselves ) had no official confession of faith beyond the Schleitheim Confession.

United Brethren In Christ was an American religious sect which originated in the last part of the 18th century under the leadership of Philip William Otterbein ( 1726 – 1813 ), pastor of the Second Reformed Church in Baltimore, and Martin Boehm ( 1725 – 1812 ), a Pennsylvanian Mennonite of Swiss descent.

The Mennonite movement was a reform movement of Anabaptist origins begun by Swiss Brethren and soon thereafter finding greater cohesion based on the teachings of Menno Simons 1496 – 1561, and the 1632 Dordrecht Confession of Faith.

The Apostolic Christian Church, Church of God in Christ, Exclusive Brethren, some Mennonite, Amish, some churches in the Reformed tradition and Primitive Baptists also practice closed communion.

The Brethren in Christ Church ( BIC ) is an Anabaptist Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness.

The denomination became the Mennonite Brethren in Christ on December 29, 1883 in Englewood, Ohio.

The Mennonite Brethren in Christ changed their name to the United Missionary Church in 1947.

The Missionary Church Association and the United Missionary Church ( formerly the Mennonite Brethren in Christ ) carried on fraternal relations for many years, and then merged in 1969 to form the Missionary Church.

The Missionary Church ( and the movements that formed it ) has experienced three divisions — the withdrawal of several leaders from the Missionary Church Association in 1923 over disagreements concerning the Holy Spirit ; in 1947 the Pennsylvania Conference of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ withdrew over issues of doctrine and polity, and in 1959 became the Bible Fellowship Church ; and the Missionary Church of Canada withdrew from the Missionary Church in 1987 ( and merged with the Evangelical Church of Canada in 1993 to form the Evangelical Missionary Church ).

In 2003, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, another body with Mennonite and Pietist heritage, began pursuing an attempt to join their 200-some churches in the United States with the Missionary Church.

The Old Order River Brethren is a small Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church and German pietism.

In 1883 the Brethren in Christ in Ohio merged with the Evangelical United Mennonites to form the Mennonite Brethren in Christ.

However, the major differences seem to have originated in the beginning of the 19th century in the two Mennonite settlements in New Russia ( today Ukraine ), known as Chortitza or Old Colony and Molotschna ( New Colony ), as noted above.

This body originated among Russian Mennonite immigrants that came to Canada and the United States from Russia around 1874.

In 1989, Donald Kraybill counted 37 distinct religious bodies / organizations, with 289 congregations and 41, 600 baptized members, among the plain sects who are descendants of the Anabaptist Mennonite immigrants to Lancaster County.

The Mennonite Central Committee in Akron is often among the first to arrive at a disaster scene, quietly providing manpower and material to local organizations that better understand where relief should be directed.

After the Second World War, use of Pennsylvania German died out in favor of English, except among the more insular and tradition-bound Anabaptists, such as the Old Order Mennonite and Old Order Amish.

Growth among the Mennonites and Amish was minimal until the arrival of Mennonite immigrants from Prussia, who settled in McPherson County, Kansas in 1875.

Represented well among these are Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Episcopalians, Anglo-Catholics, Lutherans, many Presbyterians and Methodists, Moravians, and many individuals in Amish and Mennonite communities.

Mennonite Brethren were among the migration of Mennonites from Russia to North America between 1874 and 1880, settling mainly in Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Mennonite Brethren were among the migration of nearly 18, 000 Mennonites from Russia to North America between 1874 and 1880.

The Mennonite Brethren Church was established among Russian Mennonites in 1860 and has congregations in more than 20 countries representing well over 300, 000 believers as of 2003.

Faith communities most often represented among the Seminary's students include: Moravian, Lutheran, UCC, Episcopal, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Quaker, Mennonite, Unitarian Universalist, African Methodist Episcopal, Assembly of God, Brethren, Reformed, and nondenominational.

The term historic peace churches refers specifically only to three church groups among pacifist churches — Church of the Brethren ; Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers ); and Mennonites, including the Amish, Old Order Mennonite, Conservative Mennonites — and has been used since the first conference of the peace churches in Kansas in 1935.

In Canada, Old Order Mennonites are found among the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference, the Old Order Mennonite Conference ( of Ontario ), the David Martin Mennonites, and the Orthodox Mennonites ( Canada ).

In Ontario a gradual shift is taking place among a number of families within the Old Order Mennonite Conference away from the acceptance of electricity and the use of the telephone and toward a simpler more traditional way of life.

As part of the larger ongoing reaction against liberalism through the early 20th century, Hesston College and Eastern Mennonite School were formed among " Old " Mennonites, although staunch traditionalists realized that no higher education was particularly safe.

Cooperation among Mennonite congregations throughout the empire became necessary for dealing with common interests such as publishing a hymnal, adopting a confession of faith, preserving the German language, education and running the forestry service, an alternative to military service.

Entire communities such as Alexanderwohl and Bergtal prepared to move as a unit as well as many individual families from among the other Mennonite villages.

It represents the historical position of the Amish, Old Order Mennonite, and Conservative Mennonites ( though among the more modern groups premillennialism has made inroads ).

Eastern Mennonite University Solar Array EMU claims that it is a leader among universities nationwide in low-energy consumption, solar energy production, sustainable new construction, and recycling efforts.

Considering the fact that the Mennonite community was never more than 5 % of the Haarlem population, it is unusual that they have always been in the majority among the regents of Haarlem hofjes.

A remnant is believed to have found their way to Friesland, where they hid themselves among the local Mennonite community and were eventually absorbed into it.