United States, Georgia, Macon County, Montezuma, 32.30516, -84.02741Yoder, Elmer S.1981The first meetinghouse used by the Mennonite community in Montezuma is pictured in 1981. The community was established in 1953 and today supports three schools and three churches.Photograph of the first meetinghouse used by the Mennonite community in Montezuma, Georgia. This is a simple white clapboard structure with a covered windows and a single door.In 1953 a community of Beachy Amish Mennonites from Virginia formed a settlement, which thrives today near the town of Montezuma, Georgia, in Macon County. Mennonites maintain a rural, communal lifestyle, often choosing to limit the use of modern technology, dress, and entertainment.image/jpegYoder, Elmer S. The Amish Mennonites of Macon County, Georgia: the History of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Community of Montezuma, Georgia, from Its Settlement in 1953 through the Year 1980. Hartville, OH: Diakonia Ministries, c1981.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/mennonitesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/mennonitesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaMennonites--Georgia--MontezumaMennonite church buildings--Georgia--MontezumaChurch buildings--Georgia--MontezumaBuildings--Georgia--MontezumaTrees--Georgia--MontezumaMontezuma (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Montezuma MeetinghouseStillImage