How Mennonites Repositioned a Traditional Mission
The largest denomination of Mennonites, with the longest history in North America, is known as the Mennonite Church. Around the turn of the century the denomination established a sending agency, the Mennonite Board of Missions (MBM). Today approximately 80 career missionaries of this board and more...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1999
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International bulletin of mission research
Year: 1999, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 161-163 |
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| Summary: | The largest denomination of Mennonites, with the longest history in North America, is known as the Mennonite Church. Around the turn of the century the denomination established a sending agency, the Mennonite Board of Missions (MBM). Today approximately 80 career missionaries of this board and more than 30 tentmaker missionaries are serving in 27 countries around the world. The denomination has seminaries in Elkhart, Indiana, and Harrisonburg, Virginia, each with a strong missions program. U.S. address: Mennonite Board of Missions, Box 370, Elkhart, IN 46515. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/239693939902300405 |