ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in 1874. The Americanization of a Rural Immigrant Church will be of interest to students of American and rural history.

chapter I|10 pages

Introduction

chapter II|34 pages

European Background, 1525–1874

chapter IV|64 pages

The Language Transition

chapter V|50 pages

The Americanization of Mennonite Education

chapter VII|39 pages

The Americanization of Church Customs

chapter VIII|28 pages

The Fine Arts: Mennonite Architecture and Music

chapter IX|7 pages

Conclusion