The Mennonite movement was founded in 1539 in Holland and its name is derived from founder - Menno Simons. The Amish community was founded on Mennonite foundations in 1693 when a group of Swiss exiles separated from the mainstream to form their own community. The reason for separation from other Mennonites was not a matter of faith but of morality: strict adherence to the principle of rejecting baptized deviants.
