Mennonite church

yesterday was interesting - went to rural mennonite country which is where Mennonnites are mostly centred. Discovered that being Mennonite is as much about culture, identity and ethnicity as it is about faith, or maybe like all 3 rolled into one.

Much of the area are Mennonite and the churches are big. Huge churches of upto 250 people. Difficult to see when looking at open countryside where these people come from. It's all about family and extended family. Grave yard was mostly one family name which was Interesting but also a bit freeky.

I see a lot of Mirroring to our victorian church where church and family are so linked. I wonder however if the Mennonite church, currently very strong can sustain that over time or whether the Victorian church demise will happen here also.

There is a strong sense of family, identity and church which grows through child birth.

It kinda made sense though why they see no need to outreach. Nearly all their growth comes from within.