Protestant and Restoration Funeral Rites

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering Non-Liturgical Protestant, Mennonite, Amish, Christian Science, Mormon, and Jehovah's Witness funeral rites and terminology.

Non-Liturgical Protestant Church

A church defined by a simple worship style that utilizes no religious paraphernalia, allowing rites to be practiced in any location with no prescribed order of service.

Anabaptist

A name meaning "to baptize again" given to Mennonite and Amish believers by their detractors.

Radical Reformation

A strictly spiritual movement, as opposed to the Protestant Reformation which was both spiritual and political.

Swiss Brethren

The group from which Mennonite and Amish families date, originating in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1525.

Menna Simons

An Anabaptist leader and author from 1536-1561 from whom the name Mennonite originates.

Jacob Amman

A leader in the Restoration movement within the Swiss Brethren from whom the name Amish is derived.

1693

The year the schism occurred between the Mennonite and Amish groups.

Amish Funeral Clothing (Men)

The deceased is dressed in a long white gown or a white shirt, white trousers, and white vest.

Amish Funeral Clothing (Women)

The deceased is dressed in a long white gown and white cape.

1st Great Awakening

A movement from 1730-1740 focused on devotion and personal relationship with God that rebelled against deism and rationalism.

2nd Great Awakening

A movement from 1790-1840 focused on the "unchurched," featuring an evangelical wing for gospel proclamation and a social wing for correcting societal issues.

Mary Baker Eddy

The author of Science and Health Key to the Scriptures who founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts in 1879.

Science and Health Key to the Scriptures

The principle text of the Church of Christ, Scientist, written in 1875.

Reader or Practitioner

In the Church of Christ, Scientist, these individuals may officiate any service, including funerals, as there are no formal clergy or ministers.

Joseph Smith

The individual who translated the Book of Mormon and was martyred in Carthage, Illinois, in June 1844.

Angel Moroni

The figure who visited Joseph Smith in September 1823 and told him of the "Book of Mormon."

Bishop (LDS)

The leader of a single congregation (ward) who is called from the priesthood to serve for an unspecified time without compensation.

Family Prayer

A private moment that takes place before the Mormon funeral service with the deceased.

Relief Society

A women’s group of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Stake

A territorial grouping of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made up of at least ten wards.

Temple Ordinance

Ceremonial instructions of the Latter-day Saint Church given only within a Temple to worthy members.

Ward

A group of Latter-day Saint members sharing familial, linguistic, or cultural characteristics.

Kingdom Hall

The worship structure of Jehovah's Witnesses, based on primitive Christianity and remaining without a hierarchy or centralized head.

Elder (Jehovah's Witness)

The individual who leads the funeral service, which usually lasts 30-40 minutes and consists of Bible readings and simple commendation.