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Herman op den Graeff, delegate of Krefeld, in front of the 1632 Dortrecht Mennonite Church Delegation and as a signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith. The Dordrecht Confession of Faith is a statement of religious beliefs adopted by Dutch Mennonite leaders at a meeting in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on 21 April 1632.
A Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective [37] provides a guide to the beliefs and practices of Mennonite Church USA. This confession was adopted in 1995 at a joint session of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church in Wichita, Kansas.
In North America, there are structures and traditions taught as in the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective [45] of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA. Many Progressive Mennonite churches allow LGBTQ+ members to worship as church members. In some more conservative congregations and conferences, people who identify as ...
The doctrinal faith of the Mennonite Church Canada is set forth in The Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective.This confession was adopted in 1995 by the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Church at Wichita, Kansas.
A joint Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective [36] was completed in 1995. Another force in the movement towards uniting the two groups was simultaneously happening at the grassroots level. As Mennonites moved from rural areas, they formed new urban congregations, bringing together people from both denominations.
The Mennonite Brethren Church holds two ordinances - baptism and the Lord's Supper. Water baptism by immersion is the mode administered by local congregations, but they may receive on confession of faith persons who have been baptized by other modes.
Room was made where desired for charismatic motifs, more congregational initiative, and overhaul of traditional structures. In connection with the larger Mennonite denomination, a “Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995) was accepted, along with membership, in the year 2000, in a joint “Mennonite Church USA.”
The MWMC "Statement of Faith" [11] in brief indicates that "The Word of God, as revealed in the Scriptures, is the basis for the faith and practice of the Church. Salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ; the Apostolic Confession of Faith and the Dordrecht Eighteen Articles of Faith are taught and supported."