How it started:
- The name "Mennist" or "Mennonite" was first used in the Netherlands during the sixteenth-century,when it was applied to the followers of Menno Simons
- Mennonites came mainly from Swiss and German roots
Stats:
Top Ten Countries in terms of Mennonite Membership (1997)
- United States (287,345)
- Republic of Congo (175,837)
- Canada (128,633)
- India (87,466)
- Indonesia (62,823)
- Ethiopia (57,011)
- Germany (39,610)
- Tanzania (32,100)
- Paraguay (25,009)
- Mexico (20,689) / Zimbabwe (20,606)
Location:
- Philadelphia became the port of preference for Amish and Mennonite immigrants
- Largest concentrations of Mennonites are found in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, California, and Virginia.