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Jesus People USA (JPUSA) pronounced: ǰ-pu-sa is a Christian intentional community [1] in Uptown, on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.. JPUSA emerged from Jesus People Milwaukee in 1972, and maintains one of the largest continuing communities (100–450 members) produced by the Jesus movement. [2]
Some individual congregations, church buildings, or communities are individually notable, such as by being listed as historic sites. In the United States some of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] In South Dakota, a number of Hutterite colonies were considered and NRHP-listed together. [2] Anabaptist churches include:
This is a list of intentional communities. An intentional community is a planned residential community designed from the start to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle.
The Bruderhof (/ ˈ b r uː d ər ˌ h ɔː f /; 'place of brothers') is a communal Anabaptist Christian movement that was founded in Germany in 1920 by Eberhard Arnold.The movement has communities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Paraguay, and Australia.
The Communities Directory is now in its 7th edition. [5] Editions were published in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2016. The production cycle has been shortened due to the online collection of data. The 4th edition lists 600 communities in North America and another 130 worldwide. The 5th edition lists almost 1250 communities worldwide.
Vernon Community in Hestand, Kentucky, is home to an Anabaptist Christian community, that was founded in 1996 by Simon Beachy, former leader of the "Believers in Christ" in Lobelville, Tennessee. The Christian community is classified as " para-Amish " by G.C. Waldrep , adhering to plain dress using horse and buggy for transportation.
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In 1972 the name "Mother of God Community" was chosen; reflecting the Community members' desire to be like Mary, the Mother of God, who received Christ and became a vessel for sharing his life. The legal name, however, is still Potomac Charismatic Community, Inc. As the group grew to several hundred in number, it required more structure.