Altona Christian Community Explained

Altona Christian Community
Settlement Type:Hutterite Colony
Pushpin Map:Minnesota
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Altona
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Minnesota
Coordinates:44.5264°N -93.9719°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Established Title:Branch
Established Date:Independent Hutterite
Established Title2:Status
Established Date2:Active
Established Title3:Founded
Established Date3:2001
Established Title4:Excommunicated
Established Date4:2003
Population:~125
Seat Type:Mother Colony
Seat:Fordham Colony, SD

Altona Christian Community, called Altona Hutterite Colony by GAMEO, is an independent Anabaptist community of Hutterite tradition. Even though the majority of the members are ethnic Hutterites, there are also members from different other backgrounds in the community. They are located in rural Henderson, Minnesota. As of 2017 the minister is Richard Stahl and the secretary was Mark Wollman.[1] [2]

History

Altona was founded in 2001 as a division from the Fordham Hutterite Colony in South Dakota, which was a Schmiedeleut Hutterite colony.[3]

In 2003 Altona was excommunicated from Schmiedeleut affiliation with the Hutterites due to their continued support for their previously excommunicated sister church Elmendorf Christian Community.

In 2017 Altona and its excommunicated sister churches Fort Pitt and Elmendorf, along with Elmendorf's two daughter communities Detention River and Grand River, officially formed an independent Hutterite affiliation under the name Hutterite Christian Communities.

Affiliation

Altona is affiliated with Elmendorf Christian Community and its daughter colonies and with Fort Pitt Farms Christian Community.[4]

Population

In 2016, there were some 125 people living in Altona.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Altona_Hutterite_Colony_(Henderson,_Minnesota,_USA) Altona Hutterite Colony at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
  2. http://altonahcc.org/ Website of Altona Christian Community
  3. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fordham_Hutterite_Colony_(Carpenter,_South_Dakota,_USA)''Upland Hutterite Colony at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
  4. http://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/peterhoover-newsletters.html Peter Hoover’s Newsletters at scrollpublishing.com