Denominational Profile

History

split into Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church (1870)

The Old Order (Wisler) Mennonites, one of several factions of the Old Order Mennonites, was founded in 1870 by Jacob Wisler. As a group, they remain among the most conservative in dress, forms of worship, and social customs.
A Mennonite family tree is available here.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	28	22	1,446
1929	35	23	1,300
1935	38	23	1,587
1937	-	36	3,948
1940	-	24	2,729
1943	-	31	2,863
1944	-	30	2,975
1948	-	29	2,273
1950	64	26	3,536
1951	-	32	3,553
1952	64	31	3,754
1953	66	30	3,786
1954	-	30	3,904
1955	65	31	4,004
1956	66	28	3,887
1957	66	28	4,129
1958	77	28	4,292
1959	75	28	4,391
1960	75	31	4,606
1961	76	31	4,742
1962	120	32	4,794
1963	-	35	4,992
1964	81	35	4,982
1965	80	36	5,193
1966	118	55	7,512
1967	-	-	5,421
1972	101	38	8,000
1980	-	38	9,731
2004	135	47	7,100

Source

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]