Denominational Profile

History

Mennonite Brethren Church of North America (Bruedergemeinde)

renamed toMennonite Brethren Churches, U.S. Conference of (1860)

The U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches was founded by Pastor Edward Wuest in 1860 and came to the United States in 1879 under the leadership of Abraham Schellenberg.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1974	128	108	15,528
1975	131	120	16,155
1976	-	121	16,956
1977	137	122	15,963
1978	135	120	16,042
1979	114	123	16,165
1980	100	127	17,183
1981	119	124	17,065
1984	259	141	16,942
1985	-	128	16,942
1986	-	128	17,065
1989	181	130	16,794
1991	470	144	16,843
1993	214	147	19,218
1994	272	148	19,218
1995	283	149	20,524

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]