Hutterite History Timeline

Saul of Tarsus aka. Apostle Paul

Period: 4 BCE to 64

Paul was Christianity's greatest foe, the overseer of intense and brutal persecution of Christianity.
However, Jesus himself converted him to Christianity.
He is often considered to be the second most important person in the history of Christianity, second only to Christ.
13 of the 27 books in the NT are credited to him.
He was beheaded in Rome in the year 64.

Jesus Christ is born

1 CE

Jesus Christ was born in a dirty stable
He came to earth to save humanity from Satan and an eternity of suffering.
The King of Kings was born in a stable and He slept in a manger.

Jesus' Ministry on earth

Period: 30 to 33

For three year, Jesus traveled all over Israel, saving lives from death and evil spirits. He did many miracles and went through many, many obstacles.

Jesus Christ is executed and resurrected

33

Jesus died for humankind on a cross
He gave his life to save ours
And then he rose from the death, in doing so, he saved us from eternity in hell

The New Testament is writtem

Period: 45 to 100

New Testament books are written, along with many that aren't accepted by the Canon.
Some of the books are:
James--A.D. 44-49, Galatians--A.D. 49-50, Matthew--A.D. 50-60, Mark--A.D. 50-60, 1 Thessalonians--A.D. 51, Thessalonians--A.D. 51-52, 1 Corinthians--A.D. 55, 2 Corinthians--A.D. 55-56, Romans-- A.D. 56, Luke--A.D. 60-61, Ephesians--A.D. 60-62, Philippians--A.D. 60-62, Philemon--A.D. 60-62, Colossians--A.D. 60-62

The Great Fire of Rome

64

A great fire, supposedly started by Nero, devastates Rome.
Nero blames the Christians and a Christian massacre follows.

The Apostle Peter's Death

67

33 to 34 years after Jesus died on a cross, his disciple, Peter, was executed by the Roman Emperor.
Thinking himself unworthy to die as his Master had died, he requested to be crucified upside-down.

Jerusalem falls

70

As a result of a Jewish Revolt, in which Roman soldiers were killed, the Romans overthrow Jerusalem.
Hundreds of thousands of Jew are killed, many more are sold as slaves.

Marcion is excommunicated

144

Marcion is excommunicated for heresy.
He believed that the God of the Old Testament was evil, who Jesus came to destroy.
Marcion's canon rejected the entire Old Testament and most books of the NT.
He only accepted Luke and Paul's writings because they make little reference to the Old Testament.

Intense persecution under several Emperors.

Period: 235 to 270

Intense persecution under several Roman Emperors.
Throughout this intense persecution, the Christian church thrived.

Constantine the Great

Period: 280 to 337

Constantine I was one of Christianity's greatest friends.
He became the Roman Emperor in 312 AD.
He made Christianity the official religion on Rome.

The fall of the western Roman Empire - the Middle Ages (aka. Dark Ages, Golden Ages)

476

The Roman Empire fell due to several factors. The army was poorly trained and equipped, poor technology resulted in low food production, the city was overcrowded and the unemployment rate was high, and there were constantly epidemics and diseases. https://www.ancient.eu/article/835/fall-of-the-roman-empire/

The Benedict of Nursia writes his "Rule."

529

The Benedict or Nursia writes his book, Rule. It is 73 chapters, each consisting of one rule dealing with the principles of religious life. http://www.osb.org/rb/text/toc.html#toc
http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/moversandshakers/benedict-of-nursia.html

Muhammed founds a new religion called Islam

610

Muhammad came to believe that he was called on by God to be a prophet and teacher of a new faith, Islam, which means literally "submission."
This new faith incorporated aspects of Judaism and Christianity. It respected the holy books of these religions and its great leaders and prophets — Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others. Muhammad identified Abraham as Islam's ancient patriarch. Islam traces its heritage through Abraham's son Ishmael. http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4i.asp

Charlemagne is crowned Roman emperor by Pope Leo III

800

During his prayer, Charlemagne is suddenly crowned emperor. For the first time in years, Western Europe had an emperor again. /charlemagne-is-crowned-emperor-december-25-800/a-4614858-1
https://classroom.synonym.com/why-did-pope-leo-iii-crown-charlemagne-the-first-holy-roman-emperor-12086572.html
http://www.history.com/topics/charlemagne

The Church Splits in Two

1054

The first cracks appeared in 800 AD when Charlemagne was crowned Emperor in the Roman Empire.
The last straw was drawn in 1054 when Pope Leo IX excommunicated Orthodox Patriarch Michael Cerularius. The Patriarch then excommunicated Pope Leo.  This mutual excommunication was the formal split of the Church.
http://www.dummies.com/religion/christianity/catholicism/the-split-that-created-roman-catholics-and-eastern-orthodox-catholics/
https://graceuniversity.edu/iip/2011/08/11-08-20-2/

The First Crusade Begins

Period: 1097 to 1099

For years, Christian pilgrims traveled from Europe to Jerusalem. The Seljuk Turks (Muslims) began to interfere with these pilgrimages. In 1071, the Seljuk Turks fought against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert. The Byzantines lost.
The Byzantine emperor asked the Christians in Europe to help protect his empire from the Turks. So, the Pope called for a crusade against the Muslims to regain control of Jerusalem.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerusalem-captured-in-first-crusade

The Life of Peter Waldo

Period: 1140 to 1217

Peter Waldo was a wealthy and educated merchant from Lyons, France.
Waldo was convicted by Christ’s words to the rich young ruler, “Go sell all you have, give to the poor, and come, take up your cross and follow me.”
He did that.
Later, Waldo translated the Bible into French so everyone could read it, and learn the truth.
http://www.franklinunitedchurch.com/2017/09/17/more-desired-than-gold-peter-waldo-and-the-waldensian-tradition/

The Francis of Assisi

1209

Saint Francis of Assisi another person who gave up a life of wealth and social position to embrace a life of poverty and chastity – With the approval of the Pope, he founded a new Monastic Order, commonly known as the Franciscans. 
In his early years, he sold a bale of silk from his father's warehouse and used the money to repair the church.
http://christianityinview.com/biography/francis.html
https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/francis-of-assisi-on-poverty-and-dung

The Children's Crusade

1212

The Children's Crusade was iitiated by a French child named Stephen of Cloyes and a German child named Nicholas, Thousand of young children marched to the holy land. They never made it, and many never returned. http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_crusades.php

Crusades Five to Nine

Period: 1217 to 1272

Non of the Crusades from 5 to 9 were very successful in regaining the Holy Land from the Muslims. http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_crusades.php

Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press

1456

The Gutenberg printing press developed from the technology of the screw-type wine presses of the Rhine Valley. The printing press help the spread of many book and brochures, especially the Bible. https://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828
https://www.thoughtco.com/johannes-gutenberg-and-the-printing-press-1991865
http://classroom.synonym.com/impact-did-invention-printing-press-spread-religion-6617.html

Peter Riedemann

Period: 1506 to 1556

He was born around 1506 in Silesia and died 1556.
He was arrested several times, surviving 3 imprisonments.
He wrote his first "Rechenschaft," "Liebe brennt wie Feuer," (Love burns like Fire) during his first imprisonment.
He wrote his second "Rechenschaft" during his second imprisonment.
Both documents are used by the Hutterites today.
Riedemann also wrote dozens of letters found in the "hutterische Episteln" collection and 45 Lieder published in the "Die Lieder der hutterischen Brüder."

Erasmus publishes a Greek translation of the New Testament used by Luther and Tyndale

1516

In a day when the only Bible available was the Latin Vulgate, Erasmus sought to produce a textually accurate Greek New Testament. 
His second edition (1519) of the Greek text was used by Martin Luther in his German translation of the Bible.
The third edition (1522) was used by William Tyndale for the first English New Testament. http://www.kjvonly.org/doug/kutilek_erasmus.htm
https://www.gotquestions.org/Desiderius-Erasmus.html

The Reformation Begins - Martin Luther Nails the 95 Theses to the Church Door

1517

In his 95 theses, Luther condemned the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal practice of asking payment—called “indulgences”—for the forgiveness of sins. At the time, a Dominican priest named Johann Tetzel was in the midst of a major fundraising campaign in Germany to finance the renovation of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.  http://www.history.com/topics/reformation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-posts-95-theses

The Peasants/Farmers Revolt

Period: 1524 to 1525

As many as 300,000 people took part in the rebellion, and some 100,000 were killed. The peasants won almost none of their demands. The rulers, interpreting the war as reason for repression, instituted laws that were more repressive than before, and often decided to repress more unconventional forms of religious change, too, thus slowing the progress of the Protestant Reformation
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/German_Peasants%27_revolt

The Birth of Anabaptism

1525

Felix Manz, George Blaurock and Conrad Grebel were in a meeting when they were overcome with anxiety. They knelt and prayed before the almighty God.
After the prayer, George Blaurock stood up and asked Conrad Grebel to baptize him with the true Christian baptism upon his faith and knowledge. And when he knelt down, Conrad baptized him. Blaurock then baptized everyone at the meeting.
http://www.anabaptists.org/history/the-anabaptist-story.html

First Anabaptists at Zurich in Switzerland

1525

Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) was the reformer of German-speaking Switzerland
Zwingli also entered into controversy with a new group known as the Anabaptists or Rebaptizers, a more radical reform movement that began in Zurich in 1523. Though Zwingli had made great changes, he had not gone far enough for these believers.  http://www.reformedreader.org/history/anabaptiststory.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli

The Zurich Council Condemns re-Baptism.

1526

The Zurich council released the notorious mandate that no one shall re-baptize another under the penalty of death.

Michael Sattler Executed

May 21, 1527

Michael Sattler, the most noteworthy leader of the Anabaptist church was burned at the stake because of his beliefs.
He wrote many of the important spiritual document which the Hutterites still use today.
http://www.anabaptists.org/history/michael-sattler.html

Community of Goods Begins

1528

The Anabaptist were separated. One group (Schwertlers) believed in use of the sword for protection. The other group (Stäblers) didn’t believe in violence of any kind.
The 200 Stäblers, not counting children left Nikolsburg. They camped in an abandoned village and spread out a cloth. They put all their belongings on the cloth and from then on, anything anybody owed belonged to the group. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

The Anabaptist Community settle at Austerlitz

1528

The Lords at Austerlizt allowed the brethren to settle on their land, even though the brothers told him that they couldn't comply with paying war taxes and other things.
The Lords and people at Austerlitz show them much kindness and provide them with the wood they needed and freed them from paying rent, taxes, and compulsory labor for six years. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Jakob Hutter Unites with the Church at Austerlitz

1529

Around 1529, a hat maker named Jakob Hutter stepped into the picture. He was baptized in Christian Baptism. Hutter’s church heard of a community of Anabaptist who lived as one heart, mind and soul in Austerlitz. Hutter and more brothers were sent to make inquiries. They found that Anabaptist churches were truly of one heart, mind and soul. In 1529, Hutter and his companion united with the church at Austerlitz. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

The Church at Austerlitz Splits

1530

Reublin, even though he hadn’t been given permission by the church, began to speak openly against the offences committed by the pastors. When the church leader, Wiedemann, hear of this he came home directly from a trip he’d had. Reublin accused him of teaching incorrectly. Reublin was backed by scripture. Wiedemann asked his supporters to come stand with him. Reublin did likewise. The majority backed Wiedemann. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Jacob Hutter and Simon Schützinger Examine The Cause of The Split.

1531

Later, Reublin was excluded from the church. This was because of false testimony to a man from Swabia, and because he had secretly kept money from the church.
The churches of Auspitz and Austerlitz asked Hutter and Schützinger to investigate the split. Hutter and Schützinger found the Church of Austerlitz most guilty. No punishment helped however, and Hutter and Schützinger left for Tirol again. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Schützinger’s deception

1533

It was discovered that Simon Schützinger had kept money from the community for his own purse. He was excluded from the church. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Jakob Hutter Accepted as Shepherd

1533

When Schützinger's deception was uncovered, the community accepted Hutter - whom they had rejected - as their shepherd. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Abbess orders Hutter’s people off her land.

1534

The abbess at Minn, who was landowner of Auspitz, asked the elders of the church to lend her some money. When they refused because the church itself was in great need of the money, she had Jakob Hutter, Hans Amon, and other elders put in prison. She tried in this way to force them to lend her the money, but when she did not succeed, she released them and ordered them off her property.
The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Münster Rebellion

1535

"The Münster rebellion was an attempt by radical Anabaptists to establish a communal sectarian government in the German city of Münster. The city was under Anabaptist rule from February 1534, when the city hall was seized and Bernhard Knipperdolling installed as mayor, until its fall in June 1535." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster_rebellion

Menno Simons and the Mennonites

1536

Menno Simons was a Roman Catholic priest. However, he had trouble believing in some of the thing which he preached. For example, he didn't believe that Christ's flesh and blood were ACTUALLY eaten during mass.
He found out, through the bible, that the Anabaptists were right in what they believed.
He left his parish and joined the Anabaptists.
He is the founder of the Mennonites.
http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menno_Simons_(1496-1561)

Jakob Hutter is Burned At The Stake

1536

Jakob was gagged and taken to the city of Innsbruck, where King Ferdinand’s government resided.
King Ferdinand had already declared that, “Even if Hutter should renounce his error, we will not pardon him, for he has misled far too many; but we will let the penalty which he has merited so abundantly take its course.”
On February 25, 1536 Jakob Hutter was burned at the stake in Innsbruck. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Hans Amon as Hutterite Bishop

Period: 1536 to 1542

Hans Amon, the bishop of the Hutterian Brethren in Moravia, was the successor of Jakob Hutter.
At February 2, 1542 Amon died at Schäkowitz in Moravia.  The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Leonard Lanzenstiel as Hutterite Vorsteher

Period: 1542 to 1565

Three years after the death of Hans Amon, Lanzenstiel was entrusted with the leadership of the entire brotherhood. He was a "pious, honorable man and faithfully looked after the church of God." His leadership began under the most favorable auspices. He had a very competent assistant in Peter Riedemann, "who helped him carry the burden of the church."
http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lanzenstiel,_Leonhard_(d._1565)

Peace of Ausburg

Sep 25, 1556

At the Diet of Worms in 1521, Emperor Charles V outlawed Lutheranism .
In 1552, at the Peace of Passau, Charles accepted the existence of the Lutheran church and promised to hold a "diet" to settle the controversy.
Peace was arranged between the Lutherans and Catholics on this day, September 25, 1555. Although Lutherans were given legal standing, Anabaptists and Calvinists were not. All other religions were banned from Germany www.christianity.com - Peace of Ausburg

 Handbüchlein wider den Prozess

1557

The Anabaptists are accused of a number of damnable doctrines and practices; their teachings are declared blasphemous
The Hutterites, although less involved (they lived in faraway Moravia, where the Lutheran theologians had no influence), nevertheless produced an elaborate answer in which they developed at some length their own doctrine and position. This answer was then called "Handbüchlein wider den Prozess,"
The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Kaspar Braitmichel begins writing Hutteritian Chronicle

1560

Kaspar Braitmichel was the first chronicler of the Hutterite Brethren in Moravia. He joined the Hutterite brotherhood during its hardest time in the 1530s, perhaps as early as 1533. In 1538 he was chosen Deacon.
He begins this work with an elaborate summary of church history "from the beginning of the world" to the year 1520. Then he continues his story up to the year 1542. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Braitmichel,_Kaspar_(d._1573)

The Golden Period

Period: 1565 to 1592

After years of persecution, the Hutterite's Golden Period started.
During this time the community grew rapidly, and by 1621 there was a total population of 20 000 to 30 000.
"They had doctors that were superior to the other doctors in Europe and some Lords sent for Hutterian doctors to meet their medical needs.
During this time, Hutterites established the first kindergartens, 270 years before the first ones opened in Germany. "
http://www.hutterites.org/history/the-golden-years/

Peter Walpot as Hutterite Vorsteher, Hutterites are 50 years old

Period: 1565 to 1578

Peter Walpot was bishop of the Hutterian Brethren in Moravia during their Golden Age, one of the outstanding leaders of the brotherhood, a creative writer and organizer, and a stern and upright character In 1565 when the bishop of the brotherhood, Leonhard Lanzenstiel, died, Walpot was elected the new bishop, both of Moravia and adjacent Slovakia. This office he filled for the next 13 years (1565-78) with much energy and wisdom. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Walpot,_Peter_(1521-1578)

Hans Kräl as Hutterite Vorsteher

Period: 1578 to 1583

After the death of Peter Walpot the Bruderhof at Neumühl elected him as their leader on 5 February 1578. He held office in the "golden time of the brotherhood" in Moravia.
On November 9, 1583 Kräl became seriously ill; he summoned the elders once more to his deathbed, admonished them to hold fast to the brotherhood and to be faithful in performing their duty. He died at Neumühl, November 14, 1583. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kräl,_Hans_(d._1583)

Klaus Braidl, Vorsteher

Period: 1583 to 1611

Klaus Braidl was a brother for more than sixty years, and the whole of the Lord's church had been entrusted to him for nearly twenty-eight years. he had been a servant of the Word for forty-nine years. At the age of eighty-two, Braidl passed away in peace and under the Lord's blessing
He was Vorsteher from 1583 to 1611- throughout the Turkish War. The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

The Turkish War

Period: 1593 to 1605

The Turkish War or Thirteen Years' War was an indecisive land war between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, mainly over the Principalities of Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia
To get money to fight the Turks, the Emperor told all the Lords to contribute taxes or money. The Hutterites refused to pay war taxes, so livestock, wagons and many other items were seized instead. For 13 years the colonies were raided and Hutterites killed. http://www.hutterites.org/history/war-years/

Sebastian Dietrich, Vorsteher

Period: 1611 to 1619

In 1611, the outstanding Vorsteher Klaus Braidl died in Neumühl, Moravia, and Sebastian Dietrich was unanimously elected as his successor. For the next nine years (1611-1619) he was then a most conscientious leader of the brotherhood during a difficult and trying time. His concern was above all the maintenance of the traditional ways of the Hutterites in all their strictness and austerity.
http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dietrich,_Sebastian_(1553-1619)

Thirty Years' War

Period: 1618 to 1648

The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history. The conflict lasted, unceasing, for 30 years, making it the longest continuous war in modern history.
It resulted in eight million fatalities mainly from violence, famine and plagues, but also from military engagements. https://www.geni.com/projects/Thirty-Years-War-1618-1648/11799

Gabor Bethlen kidnaps 183 Hutterites and takes them to his estate in Transylvania (Romania)

1621

When the Hutterites were hard pressed by the rising power of the Catholic estates in Austria, Moravia and Hungary, Bethlen Gabor, Prince of Transylvania, offered 183 homeless Brethren a refuge in his principality.
When the Hutterites were hard pressed by the rising power of the Catholic estates in Austria, Moravia and Hungary, Bethlen Gabor, Prince of Transylvania, offered 183 homeless Brethren a refuge in his principality. http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Alwinz_(Transylvania,_Romania)

All Hutterites are expelled and leave Moravia

1622

The Austian government issued a decree in September 17, 1622 that all Hutterites were to leave Moravia in not less than four weeks or they would be put to death. They had to leave 24 bruderhofs that were filled with barley wheat and oats, 130 head of cattle, 150 horses, 70 oxen, 655 hogs, 300 barrels of wine, cloth, linen, salt, lard, wool, cooper and tools in the shops. This is $7,280,000 in today’s value. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hutterian_Brethren_%28Hutterische_Br%C3%BCder%29

Andreas Ehrenpreis as Hutterite Elder

Period: 1639 to 1662

Andreas Ehrenpreis was a Hutterite bishop (Vorsteher); the last outstanding leader of the brotherhood, during a period of decline aggressively active in a restoration of the old spirit.
In 1639 he was elected bishop, and during the remaining 23 years of his life, he developed his richest activities.
In 1653 he wrote a small book known as the Sendbrief, which is a short summary of Hutterite faith, emphasizing community of goods http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ehrenpreis,_Andreas_(1589-1662)

Community of Goods Abandoned in Hungary

1685

Discouraged by the constant whippings, beatings, and various kinds of other torture, the Hungarian Hutterites gave up their community of goods.
They appealed to the government to consider them as individual households from now on. They did, however, keep some communal practices.
Their religious life and worship services remained peculiarly Hutterite, although community of goods was abandoned. Bibliography: Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004.

Community of Goods Abandoned in Transylvania

1690

In 1658, war broke out between Turkey and the Hapsburgs. The Hutterites in Transylvania were forced to hide and watch as their communities were plundered and burnt. By 1661, after the war, only about 50 Hutterites remained. By 1690, community of goods was abandoned in Transylvania. For the next 60 years, these people continued to call themselves Hutterites and still preached Hutterian sermons. Bibliography: The Chronicle of the Hutterian Brethren. Plough Pub. House/Hutterian Brethren, 1987.

Strong Efforts to Convert Hutterites to Catholicism

Period: 1740 to 1780

Between 1560-1767, the Hutterites were the focus of various Jesuit efforts to convert them to Catholic in Moravia, Hungary and Transylvania.
After 1740, the Jesuits increased their efforts to convert Hutterites in Hungary to Catholicism. By 1763, most had become Catholics.
In 1767, the rest of Hutterites in Transylvania migrated to Wallachia because they found it unbearable to live under the pressure of the Jesuits. Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004.

Birth of Johannes Waldner, Main Writer of Chronicle II

1749

Johannes was born in 1749, near Villach, Carinthia.
He was baptized on April 17, 1767 in Kreuz, Transylvania. In 1782, he was elected preacher, and in 1794, bishop of the entire brotherhood.
In his later years he wrote a continuation of the old Hutterite chronicle. Thus grew a new book, the Klein-Geschichtsbuch der Hutterischen Brüder.
Waldner wrote the story only to the year 1802; the remainder to 1947 was done by other writers. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Waldner,_Johannes_(1749-1824)

Maria Theresa Expels 270 Lutherans From Carinthia to Alwinz, Transylvania

1755

270 people were taken from Carinthia, Austria to within a half’s day journey of the Hutterite settlement in Alwinz, arriving there in October 1755.
They could not remain in Carinthia, where only the Catholic faith was tolerated, the Empress had sent them here. To be assured of their loyalty, the Empress demanded an oath of loyalty from them. They protested that the oath was contrary to the Gospel, for which they had left home. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carinthian_Exiles

Revival Of Community Of Goods By Carinthian Lutherans; Kreuz Community Established

1762

By 1762, another Bruderhof was established at Kreuz. Several additional families moved there and the Bruderhof was patterned after the discipline of the old Hutterian Brutherhood.
They were taught reading and writing and Christian doctrine. The community worked for the common good, each according to his ability. They met daily for prayer. Community of goods was finally restored! http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carinthian_Exiles
http://www.hutterites.org/history/carinthian-revival/

Hutterites Migrate East To Wallachia, Romania to Escape Intense Jesuit Pressure

1767

Further persecution and conversion attempts by the Jesuit priest, Delphini, to stamp out Anabaptism in Transylvania forced the Hutterites to flee.
In 1767, there was a decision of some 60-70 Hutterites to flee south over the Carpathian Mountains to Wallachia.
The journey over the mountain was extremely difficult. At times they had to crawl on hands and feet. http://www.hutterites.org/history/hutterite-history-overview/
http://www.hutterites.org/history/journey-to-wallachia

Hutterites Leave Wallachia And Migrate To The Ukraine, Establish Their First Community At Vishenka

1770

In 1770 Count Peter A. Rumyantsev–Zadunaisky, who was governor of New Russia (Ukraine), invited Hutterites who were living in the village of Presetschain, a short distance west of Bucharest, Romania, to resettle on his estates at Vyshenka. This resettlement occurred during the First Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 when the Hutterites were severely harassed by Turkish soldiers and lawless marauders. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vyshenka_(Chernihiv_Oblast,_Ukraine)

Joseph Kuhr Becomes Elder

1779

Joseph Kuhr was a Hutterite preacher at Alwinz in Transylvania during the reign of Maria Theresa, and he was the leader of the group which in the face of severe persecution fled to Walachia and thence to Vyshenka in Russia with the Carinthians.
In 1774, he was chosen as a preacher
In 1779, he was chosen as head of the brotherhood and served until 1794.
Kuhr introduced all the old institutions of the brotherhood, which had been lost during the migratory years. Gameo: Kuhr, Joseph (1714-1794)

Johannes Waldner Begins Work on Chronicle II

1793

Johannes Waldner studied all the old records, including the Great Chronicle, and decided to write a sequel to the first chronicle.
He worked on this from 1793 to 1802. In this book, he first briefly repeated the entire story of the former book, with new and significant additions, then he carried the story forward from the year 1665 to the moment when the Carinthian transmigrants joined the nearly extinct brotherhood in Transylvania around 1755. Gameo: Hutterite Chronicles

Johannes Waldner Succeeds Kuhr As Elder

1794

After Joseph’s Kuhr’s death in 1794, Johannes Waldner became elder.
Waldner played an vital role in recopying old, almost forgotten Hutterian sermons and other writings. He worked on the collection and rewriting of the old sermons that at Waldner's time had almost been forgotten. He also produced new sermon books. http://www.hutterites.org/history/vishenka-radichev/

http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Waldner,_Johannes_(1749-1824)

Hutterites Establish A Community On Government Land At Radichev

1802

Most of the same activities that had been carried on in Vishenka were established at Radichev as well.Livestock, spinning, shoemaking, tanning, blacksmithing, and silk producing. Soon, the Brotherhood flourished again.
However, the older and more stable Hutterites died, but the younger generation was not as strong in faith. As the community grew, there was not enough land under cultivation to support the population. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Radichev_(Chernihiv_Oblast,_Ukraine)

Gma’schoft Is Abandoned For The Second Time In Hutterite History

1819

A dispute arose between Johannes Waldner and Jakob Walter Waldner wanted to keep community of goods and Walter felt that they should give it up.
Walter and his group moved away with their share of the property, while Waldner's group would stay in Radichev
A fire destroyed most of the buildings, which devastated the Waldner group. They abandoned community of goods for the second time in Hutterite history.
Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004. pg. 53-54.

Hutterites Move To Molotschna With Mennonite Johann Cornies’ Assistance; Huttertal Established

1842

Hutterite lands were becoming too small to support them, so they appealed to the government to move to new lands.
Their appeal was denied, so they contacted Johann Cornies, a leader of the Mennonites at Molotschna. Cornies was a government agent and a member of the Supervisory Council for Government Lands.
Cornies helped the Hutterites and the entire Brotherhood moved over 400 miles south to a location near the Molotschna Mennonites. This was named Huttertal.
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Gma’schoft Is Revived After Michael Waldner (Schmied-Michel) Is Inspired By A Dream Or Trance

1859

Before Michel Waldner was elected Prediger, he became very ill. One time Waldner’s family found him on his bed and thought he had died, since he did not seem to breathe. They gathered around weeping. He was not dead, however, but only in a trance where God gave him a great vision.The trance motivated him to renew the practice of Gütergemeinschaft.
He did just that!
Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004. pg. 56-57.

Hutterites Migrate To America; They Arrive In Nebraska

1874

In June of 1874, 113 Schmiedeleut and a similar number of Dariusleut boarded the SS Hammonia for America, arriving in New York on July 5, 1874. Because the Hutterites did not know exactly where they wanted to settle, they were easily deceived. They were told to avoid stopping at Burlington, Iowa because of a dysentery outbreak and instead traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska.
Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004.

Bonhomme, Parent Colony Of The Schmiedeleut, is Established In SD

1874

The Schmiedeut found a fertile piece of land in South Dakota that satisfied them. It was located on the Missouri River in Bon Homme County about 18 miles west of Yankton.
The Hutterites bought 2,500 acres of privately-owned land for $25,000, part of an enormous farm. This piece of land was bought for cash. There, they settled.
Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004.

Wolf Creek, Parent Colony Of The Dariusleut, is Established In SD

1875

Darius Walter and his group, the Dariusleut, established the mother colony for all Dariusleut, Wolfcreek, in 1875, 40 miles north of Bon Homme.

Elmspring, Parent Colony Of The Lehrerleut, is Established In SD

1877

Jacob Wipf, an accomplished teacher or Lehrer, and his this group left Russia in 1877. They were part of the group who had unsuccessfully attempted to live communally at Johannesruh. They established Elmspring Colony, a few miles west of Wolf Creek Colony
Hofer, John, et al. The History of the Hutterites. Friesens Corporation, 2004.