The Inheritance

In the early years of the Protestant Reformation, a new movement arose in Switzerland of radical believers who yearned to follow Christ in a more personal way and see their convictions integrated into the life of the Church. Labeled "Anabaptists" for their practice of adult baptism, they were driven from their homes, to the forest and caves, imprisoned, tortured, and put to death. Many were also banished and deported to other countries. Today we know them as the Mennonites, Hutterites and the Amish.

In our day, God has initiated another step in the journey of reconcilation between the Anabaptists and the Swiss state church. A journey to redeem a nation's destiny and to restore a people's rightful inheritance.

In May 2003, representatives of the Swiss state Church and hundreds of Swiss believers welcomed Amish and Mennonite delegations from the United States to the national "Heal our Land" conference in Winterthur, Switzerland to be part of this process of healing and reconciliation.