About
Union of progressive Mennonite congregations founded at West Point, Iowa, in 1860. The Russian and Prussian immigrants of the 1870s–80s and the Swiss of Ohio and Indiana largely joined it; Bethel College (1887) is one of its schools. Belief system: General Conference Mennonite.
Districts in this vault
- Western District Conference (Kansas, Nebraska)
- Pacific District Conference (California, Oregon, Washington)
- Middle District Conference (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois)
Sources: Smith - Smith’s Story of the Mennonites (1981); Mennonite Encyclopedia (1955-1959).
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.