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Kraybill, Paul N., ed. Mennonite World Handbook. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 192-195.

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Lapp, Hannah B. ~~To~~ Belize with Love. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Pub. Co., 1986.
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Lapp, Hannah B. To Belize with Love. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Pub. Co., 1986.

Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Latin America & The Caribbean." 2010. Web. 28 October 2010. [http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/Latin%20America%20&%20the%20Caribbean%20Summary.doc http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members 2009/Latin America & the Caribbean Summary.doc].

Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Latin America & The Caribbean." 2010. Web. 28 October 2010. [http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/Latin%20America%20&%20the%20Caribbean%20Summary.doc http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members 2009/Latin America & the Caribbean Summary.doc].

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= Introduction =

= Introduction =

Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km2 (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are comprised of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%, is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.

Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km2 (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are comprised of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%, is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.

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Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km2 (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are comprised of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%, is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.

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Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km2 (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.~~ ~~Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are comprised of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%,~~~~ is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.

Belize is bordered by [[Mexico|Mexico]] to the north, [[Guatemala|Guatemala]] to the south and west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. It has a flat, swampy coastal plain, with low mountains in the south.

Belize is bordered by [[Mexico|Mexico]] to the north, [[Guatemala|Guatemala]] to the south and west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. It has a flat, swampy coastal plain, with low mountains in the south.

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= 1959 Article =

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In 1958 three Mennonite groups from [[Mexico|Mexico]] were in the process of buying land and settling in British Honduras. These were the [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]], the [[Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Kleine Gemeinde)|Kleine Gemeinde]], and the [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfelders]]. In May 1959 over 360 families totaling 1,627 persons (775 children under 14) had settled in three locations in British Honduras, largely in three colonies: Blue Creek settlement in the extreme northwest corner on a 115,000-acre jungle tract; Belize (actually 50 miles west of the city) on an 18,000-acre tract; and Orange Walk (60 miles north of Belize) on scattered individual family farms who expect to settle on a 17,000-acre tract at [[Shipyard Colony (Belize)|Shipyard]], nine miles south of Orange Walk. -- Melvin Gingerich

In 1958 three Mennonite groups from [[Mexico|Mexico]] were in the process of buying land and settling in British Honduras. These were the [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]], the [[Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Kleine Gemeinde)|Kleine Gemeinde]], and the [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfelders]]. In May 1959 over 360 families totaling 1,627 persons (775 children under 14) had settled in three locations in British Honduras, largely in three colonies: Blue Creek settlement in the extreme northwest corner on a 115,000-acre jungle tract; Belize (actually 50 miles west of the city) on an 18,000-acre tract; and Orange Walk (60 miles north of Belize) on scattered individual family farms who expect to settle on a 17,000-acre tract at [[Shipyard Colony (Belize)|Shipyard]], nine miles south of Orange Walk. -- Melvin Gingerich

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In this relatively small country with its wide range of Latin-American, African, European, and Asian cultures, it is fitting that the Mennonites appear on the scene in many phases as they make up four percent of the total population, the highest percentage of any country in which Mennonites live. Total Mennonite membership in Belize in 1987 was 2,236 in 37 congregations.

In this relatively small country with its wide range of Latin-American, African, European, and Asian cultures, it is fitting that the Mennonites appear on the scene in many phases as they make up four percent of the total population, the highest percentage of any country in which Mennonites live. Total Mennonite membership in Belize in 1987 was 2,236 in 37 congregations.

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Wikipedia. "Belize." Web. 21 March 2010. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize].

Wikipedia. "Belize." Web. 21 March 2010. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize].

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 Lapp, Hannah B. ''To Belize with Love.'' Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Pub. Co., 1986.
-Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Latin America &amp; The Caribbean." 2010. Web. 28 October 2010. <span class="link-external">[http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/Latin%20America%20&amp;%20the%20Caribbean%20Summary.doc http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members 2009/Latin America &amp; the Caribbean Summary.doc]</span>.
+Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Latin America &amp; The Caribbean." 2010. Web. 28 October 2010. [broken link]
 Mennonite World Conference. <em>World Directory = Directorio mundial = Répertoire mondial 2012: Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Related Churches = Iglesias Menonitas, de los Hermanos en Cristo y afines = Églises Mennonites, Frères en Christ et Apparentées</em>. Kitchener, ON: Mennonite World Conference, 2012: 18.

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-Driedger, Leo. "From Mexico to British Honduras." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Life </em>13 (October 1958): 160-66.
+Driedger, Leo. "From Mexico to British Honduras." ''Mennonite Life'''13 (October 1958): 160-66.
-Kraybill, Paul N., ed. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite World Handbook</em>. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 192-195.
+Kraybill, Paul N., ed. ''Mennonite World Handbook''. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 192-195.
-Lapp, Hannah B. <em class="gameo_bibliography">To Belize with Love. </em> Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Pub. Co., 1986.
+Lapp, Hannah B. ''To Belize with Love.'' Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Pub. Co., 1986.
 Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Latin America &amp; The Caribbean." 2010. Web. 28 October 2010. <span class="link-external">[http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/Latin%20America%20&amp;%20the%20Caribbean%20Summary.doc http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members 2009/Latin America &amp; the Caribbean Summary.doc]</span>.
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 Mennonite World Conference. <em>World Directory = Directorio mundial = Répertoire mondial 2012: Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Related Churches = Iglesias Menonitas, de los Hermanos en Cristo y afines = Églises Mennonites, Frères en Christ et Apparentées</em>. Kitchener, ON: Mennonite World Conference, 2012: 18.
-<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite World Handbook Supplement</em>. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984: 49-53.
+''Mennonite World Handbook Supplement''. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984: 49-53.
 Wikipedia. "Belize." Web. 21 March 2010. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize].
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 |  align="left" | Independent &amp; Unaffiliated ||   190 ||   18 ||   199 ||   15 ||   ||
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-|  align="left" | '''Total''' ||   '''4,129''' ||   '''47'''||   '''4,817''' ||   '''44''' ||   ||
+|  align="left" | '''Total''' ||   '''4,129''' ||   '''47'''||   '''4,817''' ||   '''44''' || '''5,237'''  || '''50'''
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 Government officials are generally tolerant in their attitudes toward the Mennonites, even though the officials know that the Mennonites do not involve themselves in politics and are, therefore, neither threat nor asset to the officials' tenure. In general, the Mennonites have not adopted local culture, and some of the smaller, more conservative groups are quite isolated from the general population. -- <em>John B. Loewen</em>
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 The following Anabaptist groups have been active in Belize:
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+! Denomination !! Membership<br />in 2009 !! Congregations<br />in 2009 !! Membership<br />in 2012 !! Congregations<br />in 2012 !! Membership<br />in 2020 !! Congregations<br />in 2020
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-|  [[Old Colony Mennonites&#124;Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde]] ||  align="right" | 2,052 ||  align="right" | 3 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 2,532 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 3
+|  align="left" | [[Old Colony Mennonites|Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde]] ||   2,052 ||   3 ||   2,532 ||   3  ||  2,925 || 4
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-| [[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship&#124;Beachy Amish Church]] ||  align="right" | 164 ||  align="right" | 6 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 176 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 6
+|  align="left" | [[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship|Beachy Amish Church]] ||   164 ||   6 ||   176 ||   6 || 155 || 4
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-| [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)&#124;Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] ||  align="right" | 51 ||  align="right" | 2 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 61 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 2
+|  align="left" | [[Berea Amish Mennonite Fellowship]] ||  ||  ||  ||    || 19 || 1
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-| [[Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC)&#124;Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference]], Belize ||  align="right" | 482 ||  align="right" | 3 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 535 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 5
+|  align="left" | [[Bethel Fellowship]] ||   ||    ||   ||  || 58 || 3
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-| [[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice&#124;Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice]] ||  align="right" | 420 ||  align="right" | 10 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 544 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 8
+|  align="left" | [[Caribbean Light and Truth|Caribbean Light and Truth]] ||   ||    ||   ||  || 125 || 11
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-| Kleinegemeinde ||   ||   ||  style="text-align: right;" | 770 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 5
+|  align="left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] ||   51 ||   2 ||   61 ||   2 ||  71 || 5
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-|  [[Blue Creek Colony (Belize)&#124;Kleinegemeinde zu Blue Creek]] ||  align="right" | 60 ||  align="right" | 1 ||   ||
+|  align="left" | [[Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC)|Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference]], Belize ||   482 ||   3 ||   535 ||   5 || 535 || 3
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-| [[Spanish Lookout Colony (Cayo District, Belize)&#124;Kleinegemeinde zu Spanish Lookout]] ||  align="right" | 710 ||  align="right" | 4 ||   ||
+|  align="left" | [[Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice|Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Belice]] ||   420 ||   10 ||   544 ||   8 ||  325  || 9
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-| Independent &amp; Unaffiliated ||  align="right" | 190 ||  align="right" | 18 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 199 ||  style="text-align: right;" | 15
+|  align="left" | Kleinegemeinde ||   ||   ||   770 ||   5 ||   ||
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-| <strong>Total</strong> ||  align="right" | <strong>4,129</strong> ||  align="right" | <strong>47</strong> ||  style="text-align: right;" | <strong>4,817</strong> ||  style="text-align: right;" | <strong>44</strong>
+|  align="left" | [[Blue Creek Colony (Belize)|Kleinegemeinde zu Blue Creek]] ||   60 ||   1 ||   ||  ||  70 || 1
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+|  align="left" | Old Order Mennonite Church (Hoover) ||   ||   ||   ||  ||  175 || 3
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 The following Anabaptist groups have been active in Belize:
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 Driedger, Leo. "From Mexico to British Honduras." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Life </em>13 (October 1958): 160-66.

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 = Introduction =
-Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km<sup>2</sup> (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are comprised of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%, is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.
+Belize (formerly British Honduras), is a small country of 22,966 km<sup>2</sup> (8,867 square miles), and an estimated population in 2009 of 307,899. Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.Mestizos (people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) comprise about 34% of the population, Kriols (descendants of English and Scottish log cutters and Black African slaves) comprise 25% of the population, Spanish 15%, Maya 11%, and Garinagu (a mix of African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry) 6%. The remaining 9% are composed of people who are descendants of immigrants from a number of countries, including approximately 10,000 Mennonites. The population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. However, the country's population growth rate, estimated in 2008 to be 2.21%, is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language.
 Belize is bordered by [[Mexico|Mexico]] to the north, [[Guatemala|Guatemala]] to the south and west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. It has a flat, swampy coastal plain, with low mountains in the south.

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