Experience Mennonite History and Culture

Fifty Years of the Biblical Tabernacle Experience

How did a resource center for Lancaster County tourists, and a replica of the tabernacle come to co-exist beneath the same roof? The answer lies in a story that stretches across decades, crosses state lines, and weaves through interdenominational and interfaith relationships

Active Peacemaking

From violent debacle to active peacemaking . . .

Anabaptism emerged in 16^th century Europe under the same conditions that gave rise to the Peasants’ War, and many people showed sympathies for both.

Charismatic Anabaptist evangelists and inspired spiritual leaders popped up in many different places. Some emphasized Scripture, or the outer word, as the key to following Christ while others insisted the inner word – listening to the voice of the Spirit – mattered most. Activity in Switzerland, in South Germany/Austria, and in North Germany/the Netherlands loosely created the Anabaptist movement in the 1520s and beyond.