Our StoryFor other foundation can no man [person] lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." - I Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)" —text used by Menno Simons to preface his writings.
Anabaptist and Mennonite were early labels given to these "radicals" who believed that Christians should follow Jesus as the ultimate authority for all of life. They sought to follow Jesus as their primary identity, and renounced membership in any state sanctioned church (which was equal to national citizenship at the time), preferring a church of voluntary and intentional membership.
300-some years later (1860), the Mennonite Brethren emerged as a renewal movement within the larger Mennonite community that had settled in Russia. This movement reaffirmed the earlier vision of 16th century radical reformers: to recapture the way of Jesus as lived out in the 1st century church.
In the spirit of their forebears, College Community Church actively invites and welcomes all, including those who may not feel at home in a church but seek to know more about following in the way of Jesus.