Ordnungsgemein
Ordnungsgemein (Ortnungsgmee in Pennsylvania German) is the Old Order Amish term for the "counsel meeting" held preliminary to holding the communion service, when all matters of discipline needing attention were dealt with and the congregation brought into accord with the "Ordnung" or regulations of the church.
Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Ordnungsgemein." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ordnungsgemein&oldid=76700.
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Bender, Harold S. (1956). Ordnungsgemein. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ordnungsgemein&oldid=76700.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 74. All rights reserved.
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