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Grosse Gemeinde (Big Church) was the name given to a group during the early days of the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] in [[Russia|Russia]] when the [[Kleine Gemeinde|Kleine Gemeinde]] originated under the leadership of [[Reimer, Klaas (1770-1837)|Klaas Reimer]]. Both were nicknames and not official names. The name "Kleine Gemeinde" remained while the name "Grosse Gemeinde" soon disappeared. The Grosse Gemeinde was really the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] mother church of the Molotschna, known as the [[Orloff Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Ohrloff-Petershagen-Halbstadt Church]]. Its first elder was [[Enns, Jakob (1768-1818)|Jakob Enns]] (1803-1818), who was succeeded by Jakob Fast (1818-1821). It was during this period that a smaller group separated under the leadership of Klaas Reimer which formed the independent organization known as the Kleine Gemeinde. Under [[Fast, Bernhard (1785-1861)|Bernhard Fast]] (1821-1860), who succeeded Jakob Fast as elder of the Grosse Gemeinde or the Ohrloff-Petershagen-Halbstadt Church, the congregation divided because of numerous differences of opinion and practices within the church. The more conservative wing, consisting of about three fourths of the congregation, organized an independent church under Jakob Warkentin, usually referred to as "Grosse Gemeinde" or "Pure Flemish." This became the [[Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Lichtenau-Petershagen-Schönsee-Margenau-Pordenau Mennonite Church]]. When, in 1842, Warkentin was declared unworthy of his office as a result of conflicts with [[Cornies, Johann (1789-1848)|Johann Cornies]], the congregation was divided into three groups: Lichtenau-Petershagen Church, [[Margenau-Alexanderwohl-Landskrone Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Margenau-Schönsee Church]], and [[Pordenau Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Pordenau Church]], each one having its own elder. This ended the era during which the name "Grosse Gemeinde" was applicable.

= Bibliography =
Friesen, Peter M. The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), trans. J. B. Toews and others. Fresno, CA: Board of Christian Literature [M.B.], 1978, rev. ed. 1980.

Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 703 ff.

Görz, H. Molotschnaer Ansiedlung. Steinbach, 1950.

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 Grosse Gemeinde (Big Church) was the name given to a group during the early days of the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]] in [[Russia|Russia]] when the [[Kleine Gemeinde|Kleine Gemeinde]] originated under the leadership of [[Reimer, Klaas (1770-1837)|Klaas Reimer]]. Both were nicknames and not official names. The name "Kleine Gemeinde" remained while the name "Grosse Gemeinde" soon disappeared. The Grosse Gemeinde was really the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] mother church of the Molotschna, known as the [[Orloff Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Ohrloff-Petershagen-Halbstadt Church]]. Its first elder was [[Enns, Jakob (1768-1818)|Jakob Enns]] (1803-1818), who was succeeded by Jakob Fast (1818-1821). It was during this period that a smaller group separated under the leadership of Klaas Reimer which formed the independent organization known as the Kleine Gemeinde. Under [[Fast, Bernhard (1785-1861)|Bernhard Fast]] (1821-1860), who succeeded Jakob Fast as elder of the Grosse Gemeinde or the Ohrloff-Petershagen-Halbstadt Church, the congregation divided because of numerous differences of opinion and practices within the church. The more conservative wing, consisting of about three fourths of the congregation, organized an independent church under Jakob Warkentin, usually referred to as "Grosse Gemeinde" or "Pure Flemish." This became the [[Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Lichtenau-Petershagen-Schönsee-Margenau-Pordenau Mennonite Church]]. When, in 1842, Warkentin was declared unworthy of his office as a result of conflicts with [[Cornies, Johann (1789-1848)|Johann Cornies]], the congregation was divided into three groups: Lichtenau-Petershagen Church, [[Margenau-Alexanderwohl-Landskrone Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Margenau-Schönsee Church]], and [[Pordenau Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Pordenau Church]], each one having its own elder. This ended the era during which the name "Grosse Gemeinde" was applicable.
 = Bibliography =
- Friesen, Peter M. <em>The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), </em>trans. J. B. Toews and others. Fresno, CA: Board of Christian Literature [M.B.], 1978, rev. ed. 1980.
+Friesen, Peter M. <em>The Mennonite Brotherhood in Russia (1789-1910), </em>trans. J. B. Toews and others. Fresno, CA: Board of Christian Literature [M.B.], 1978, rev. ed. 1980.
 Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 703 ff.
 Görz, H. <em>Molotschnaer Ansiedlung. </em>Steinbach, 1950.
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