and Anderson call them "an intentionalist minded, ultra-plain Old Order Mennonite body". They have made several changes of their Ordnung all of them tending to greater simplicity and nonconformity to the world. In worldview and practice they show some similarities with the Noah Hoover Mennonites. Settlements The group originated in Ontario, where until today their main settlements are. It has also settled further west in Huron-Kinloss township in Bruce County, Ontario. In 2013 a family has settled in Renfrew County in Admaston Bromley Township near Douglas, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley. As of 2014 there were two settlements of Orthodox Mennonites near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, one in Cerulean and one in Fairview. There is also a settlement in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. In 2006 a group of 12 families, that split from the main body in the Walkerton area in southern Ontario, moved to Westbourne, Manitoba, where they settled on 1,000 hectares of farmland. Until 2011 the group grew to about 20 families. They are the only Horse and Buggy Mennonites in Manitoba. There is also a growing settlement of Orthodox Mennonites in the Desbarats and Bruce Mines area of Northern Ontario. This group migrated to the north from the Walkerton community and other Ontario communities around 2012. This growing community runs several sawmills, a cedar planing mill, market gardens and an engineered truss factory. Membership In 1996 there were 454 people in the church, of whom 222 were under the age of 16 In 2008/9 there were about 450 baptized members in five congregations in Canada and about 200 baptized members in 3 congregations in the USA. In 2012 there were about 200 families in Canada, 15 families in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and 35 families in Trigg and Todd Counties in Kentucky. See also Anabaptists Mennonites Old Order Mennonite Martyrs Mirror References External links "David B. Martin: Pioneer of Mennonite Orthodoxy" at Anabaptistwiki.org "Elam S. Martin: Father of the Orthodox Mennonite Church" at Anabaptistwiki.org "Huron Orthodox Mennonites" at Anabaptistwiki.org "Wellesley Orthodox Mennonites" at Anabaptistwiki.org "Traditional Old Order Mennonite Groups" at Anabaptistwiki.org Sources Anabaptism Anabaptist denominations established in the 20th century Christian communities Mennonite denominations Mennonitism Old Order Mennonites