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Around the year 2010 there were 120 colonies of the more conservative "Committee Hutterites", whereas there were some 60 colonies of the "Hutterian Brethren" branch, that embraces many customs of the modern world. [9] There were also independent Hutterite colonies of Schmiedeleut origin, for example the Elmendorf Christian Community.
Hutterites are German-speaking Anabaptists who live in communal agricultural colonies. They have 188 colonies in Alberta, 117 in Manitoba, 72 in Saskatchewan and 3 in British Columbia. These Canadian colonies began with 18 colonies founded in 1919. [4] [5] Map
In 1995 there were a total of 285 Hutterite colonies in Canada (138 in Alberta, 93 colonies in Manitoba and 54 in Saskatchewan). By 2011, there were 345 across the Prairies – a 21 percent increase. The 2016 census recorded 370 Hutterite colonies in Canada, of these: 175 were in Alberta, 110 in Manitoba and 70 in Saskatchewan. [80]
Anabaptism includes Amish, Hutterite, Mennonite, Bruderhof, Schwarzenau Brethren, River Brethren and Apostolic Christian denominations. Some individual congregations, church buildings, or communities are individually notable, such as by being listed as historic sites.
This and growing anti-German sentiment caused the emigration of all six Dariusleut colonies to Alberta, Canada, in the following years. [3] In the 1930s, the Schmiedeleut started to form new colonies in Montana, thus returning to the United States. In 1950, there were 25 Schmiedeleut colonies in Alberta and four in Montana. [4]
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Apr. 22—A mound of potatoes unloaded from 10 semitrucks by the Hutterite community just west of Airway Heights on Friday has sparked a free-food frenzy, with droves of people bringing trailers ...
Currently there are four colonies: Altona Christian Community in Henderson, Minnesota, United States (independent since 2005) Elmendorf Christian Community in Mountain Lake, Minnesota (founded in 1994, independent since 2005) [1] Fort Pitt Farms Christian Community in Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada (independent since 1999)