Denominational Profile

History

The Stauffer Mennonite Church was founded by a conservative group led by Jacob Stauffer who believed the "ban" against deviating members should be applied more severely. In protest they withdrew from the Mennonite Church.
A Mennonite family tree is available here.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1937	-	2	160
1940	-	2	171
1943	-	2	190
1944	-	2	167
1950	14	3	273
1951	-	3	279
1952	11	3	287
1953	7	2	220
1958	-	-	36

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]