Brethren - Anabaptist Groups

Anabaptist Groups

These groups grew out of the Anabaptist movement at the time of the Protestant Reformation (16th century).

  • The Hutterites or Hutterian Brethren are descendants of German, Swiss, and Tyrolean Anabaptists led by Jacob Hutter, who was burned at the stake in 1536 for refusing to renounce his faith.
  • The Swiss Brethren were an early Anabaptist group that later divided into the Amish and Mennonite groups (particularly the Swiss Mennonite Conference)
  • The Mennonite Brethren originated among Russian Mennonites in 1860.

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