Hutterites
Hutterites are a group of Protestanŧ Christians. They are an anabaptist movement; they think believers should be baptized (a second time). Their movement was founded by Jacob Hutter who lived in the 16th century. The main difference to the Mennonites is that they think the Bible should be read literally. They also share everything they have; there is no private property. Within the Hutterites, there are a few different groups. Some of the groups are more liberal than others. Usually, the different groups also have different leaders.
Today, there are about 50.000 Hutterites; most of them live in the Canada and the United States. Like the Amish they still speak a dialect of German. In 2005, there were about 465 settlements, with 60 to 150 people each. The people who emigrated to the US or Canada had one of the following family names: Decker, Entz, Glanzer, Gross, Hofer, Kleinsasser, Knels, Mändel, Stahl, Tschetter, Waldner, Walther, Wipf, Wollmann, or Wurz.
Hutterites Media
Spread of the early Anabaptists, 1525–1550
Christoph Erhard: Thorough short history. From Münsterische Widertauffern: & how the Hutterische Brüder are also called billich Widertauffer, in the Löblichen Marggraffthumb Märhern, whose vber the sibentzehen are supposed to be tausent, thought Münsterische in vilen änhlich, uniformly & agree. Adam Berg, Munich C.E.1589, front page.
Hutterite migrations in Europe 1526–1874 before their move to North America
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Bon Homme Limestone House
Hutterer - Neue Kolonie
Hutterite colony in Martinsdale, Montana, with an array of reconditioned Nordtank wind turbines
Schmiedeleut Hutterites at school in Crystal Springs Colony, Manitoba, Canada
A chart showing the history of different branches of the Hutterite Brethren
