Mennonite Church USA

Overview

Mennonite Church USA is the largest Mennonite body in the United States, formed in 2002 by the merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church; its heritage reaches back through the Anabaptist Reformation of the 1520s and the teaching of Menno Simons. Mennonite theology is rooted in believer's baptism, pacifism, discipleship-centered ethics, and separation of church and state. Mennonite Church USA in recent years has moved toward open affirmation of same-sex marriage and ordination, though internal variation remains significant. AskCredo places Mennonite Church USA in the B-tier — broadly orthodox on the ecumenical creeds, but divergent from Reformational confessional teaching on baptism, civil government, and, increasingly, on sexual ethics.

Confession / Standard

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995)

Governance

congregational

Soteriology

arminian

Key Beliefs

• Anabaptist heritage
• Believer's baptism
• Pacifism and nonresistance
• Community emphasis
• Simple living

Distinctives

• Theological diversity — conservative and progressive wings
• Progressive wing affirms LGBTQ (some congregations)
• Pacifist position requires engagement with just war tradition
• Arminian soteriology

Background

North America · Founded 2002

Official Website

https://mennoniteusa.org