Many Americans are familiar with the presence of a religious community called the Amish.Every once in a while something is said about them on some of our networks. But, most of us are unaware that there is a similar group right here.
Yes, about 45,000 Hutterites are scattered in places like Montana and South Dakota in the US. and Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada.
This ethnoreligious group is a communal branch of the Anabaptist with traces to the 16th century Reformation. It's founder, Jakob Hutter migrated from Germany with members of his group and settled in these parts of the world.
This group has been able to maintain many of its original practices hence, their isolation from most of the rest of the community in which they reside.
Yes, about 45,000 Hutterites are scattered in places like Montana and South Dakota in the US. and Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada.
This ethnoreligious group is a communal branch of the Anabaptist with traces to the 16th century Reformation. It's founder, Jakob Hutter migrated from Germany with members of his group and settled in these parts of the world.
This group has been able to maintain many of its original practices hence, their isolation from most of the rest of the community in which they reside.