• Venue: Mennonite Heritage Center
• Categories: 500th

Dirk Willems (CC 4.0)

Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Rd. Harleysville, Pa.
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM, January 25, 2025

Bob Gerhart will share about the commonalities and
distinctives of Anabaptist groups. He’ll cover topics such as
the importance of voluntary membership by believer’s
baptism, individual disciples’ knowledge of Scripture, and
the separation of church and state. In case of inclement
weather, this event will be delayed to February 2.

• Venue: Mennonite Heritage Center
• Categories: 500th

Page from the Denck-Haetzer Wormser Propheten showing the
beginning of the book of Esra. Courtesy Joel Horst Nofziger

Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Rd. Harleysville, Pa.
7 to 8 PM, April 3, 2025

Amid the debates of the early reformation and as
Martin Luther raced to produce a German language Bible,
two early Anabaptists–Hans Denck and Ludwig Haetzer–
set out to translate the Prophets into German. Learn more
about these two exceptional individual and the translation
they produced from Lloyd Weiler, librarian at the Muddy
Creek Farm Library.

• Venue: Mennonite Heritage Center
• Categories: 500th

Nyce Barn, Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Rd.
Harleysville, Pa.
5 PM, October 26, 2025

This capstone event closes the Mennonite Heritage
Center’s programming commemorating 500 years of
Anabaptism. Bring your favorite dish and a listening ear for
a time of fellowship and sharing. We’ll look back, and also
try to envision the future of Anabaptism. The event is open
to all, but due to limited space, registration is required.

Registration will open closer to event date