Mennonite Brethren Church Colleges
The Mennonite Brethren Church was established among Russian Mennonites in 1860 and has more than 180 congregations with more than 25,000 members in the United States alone. Its origins are rooted in European pietism. Because of conflicts with the then Russian Czarist government and later because of the political turmoil of the Russian Revolution, a large number of the Mennonite Brethren moved to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Mennonite Brethren Church Higher Education Overview
The Mennonite Brethren Church is affiliated with various colleges and universities throughout the United States, including the largest, Fresno Pacific University (located in Fresno, California.) Founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, Fresno Pacific confers bachelors and masters degrees across many areas of academic concentrations including business, the humanities and education. The second largest Mennonite Brethren–affiliated school in the United States is Tabor College, established in 1908 by the members of Krimmer Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Brethren Christian Churches. Tabor is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas, conferring undergraduate degrees in disciplines ranging from the applied arts to mathematical sciences.
| School | City | Students | Highest Degree | Tenure System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno, CA | 2,436 | Master's | |
| Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary | Fresno, CA | 144 | Master's | |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro, KS | 612 | Master's | yes |
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