Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church
Denominational Profile
History
Mennonite Church USA |
split into Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church (1870) |
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| 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. |
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 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The National Council of Churches' data collection was discontinued after the 2012 Yearbook was published, and has been resumed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The tables and graphs will be updated when the new collection is available. See the Yearbook of Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
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