Early Conferences
From 1862–1878, annual conferences were held among the Amish. The conferences produced a number of polarized groups, from which came two primary divisions: the Old Order Amish and the Amish Mennonites. The Amish Mennonites formed regional conferences in the late 1880s after the division. During the early 20th century, most of these original Amish Mennonite groups merged with regional Mennonite conferences.
- The Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference
- The Western District Amish Mennonite Conference
- The Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference
- The Stuckey Amish (Mennonites) of Illinois
- The Leatherville Amish Mennonites of Missouri
- The Egli Amish also known as the Égly Amish (Mennonites) were organized as the Defenseless Mennonite Church in 1865–1866. They adopted the name Evangelical Mennonite Church in 1949.. In 2003, the name was changed to Fellowship of Evangelical Churches.
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