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The Prussian congregations governed themselves through their elders; joint committees of elders petitioned Berlin (e.g. 1868, over military service), and after 1918 the congregations formed the Conference of East German Mennonites (Smith pp. 183–184). Congregations in this vault: Heubuden Mennonite congregation, Ladekopp Mennonite congregation. Context for the Wiebe side.
Sources: Smith - Smith’s Story of the Mennonites (1981).
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
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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.