<P> Disagreements within the church over the years led to other splits ; sometimes the reasons were theological , sometimes practical , sometimes geographical . For instance , near the beginning of the 20th century , some members in the Amish church wanted to begin having Sunday Schools and participate in progressive Protestant - style para-church evangelism . Unable to persuade the rest of the Amish , they separated and formed a number of separate groups including the Conservative Mennonite Conference . Mennonites in Canada and other countries typically have independent denominations because of the practical considerations of distance and , in some cases , language . Many times these divisions took place along family lines , with each extended family supporting their own branch . </P>
<P> Disagreements within the church over the years led to other splits ; sometimes the reasons were theological , sometimes practical , sometimes geographical . For instance , near the beginning of the 20th century , some members in the Amish church wanted to begin having Sunday Schools and participate in progressive Protestant - style para-church evangelism . Unable to persuade the rest of the Amish , they separated and formed a number of separate groups including the Conservative Mennonite Conference . Mennonites in Canada and other countries typically have independent denominations because of the practical considerations of distance and , in some cases , language . Many times these divisions took place along family lines , with each extended family supporting their own branch . </P>
who came first the amish or the mennonites
who came first the amish or the mennonites
the Amish
the Amish