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A '''Mennonite''' is an adherent to an [[Anabaptist]] movement begun in the 1500's by [[Menno Simons]].  They practice adult [[baptism]], [[pacifism]], simple living and have an emphasis on community. Mennonites reject the notion of [[sola scriptura]], believing instead that the Bible was inspired when it was written and therefore must be inspired when it is read.   

A '''Mennonite''' is an adherent to an [[Anabaptist]] movement begun in the 1500's by [[Menno Simons]].  They practice adult [[baptism]], [[pacifism]], simple living and have an emphasis on community. Mennonites reject the notion of [[sola scriptura]], believing instead that the Bible was inspired when it was written and therefore must be inspired when it is read.   

Most are of German or Swiss descent, and live as farmers. Mennonites can be found in all parts of the globe, although they are chiefly to be found in [[North America]] (including Latin America), South America (Argentina) and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].  

Most are of German or Swiss descent, and live as very hard-working farmers. Most Mennonites live in the U.S. (Pennsylvania to Indiana, and Great Plains) and Canada (Prairie Provinces); Some live in Argentina and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].  

Some Old Order Mennonites have a simple way of living, wear traditional clothes and avoid modern technology.  Other Mennonites use the same types of technology and wear the same types of clothes as other modern people.   

Some Old Order Mennonites have a simple way of living, wear traditional clothes and avoid modern technology.  Other Mennonites use the same types of technology and wear the same types of clothes as other modern people.   

==Disaster relief==

==Disaster relief==

Mennonites are strongly involved with disaster relief, particularly through the [[Mennonite Central Committee]] <ref>http://mcc.org/ Mennonite Central Committee</ref> and [[Mennonite Disaster Services]]. <ref>http://www.mds.mennonite.net/ Mennonite Disaster Service Website</ref>  They also distribute [[fair trade]] goods through Ten Thousand Villages shops. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit program of the Mennonite Central Committee. <ref>http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/php/about.us/about.vision.php Ten Thousand Villages</ref>

Mennonites are strongly involved with disaster relief, particularly through the [[Mennonite Central Committee]] <ref>http://mcc.org/ Mennonite Central Committee</ref> and [[Mennonite Disaster Services]]. <ref>http://www.mds.mennonite.net/ Mennonite Disaster Service Website</ref>  They also distribute [[fair trade]] goods through Ten Thousand Villages shops. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit program of the Mennonite Central Committee. <ref>http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/php/about.us/about.vision.php</ref>

== Separation and distinct beliefs ==  

== Separation and distinct beliefs ==