Santa Rita Colony, Bolivia
Santa Rita Colony in Bolivia is also referred to as Paurito, and is located 35 km (20 miles) southeast of Santa Cruz, 6 km south of the town of Pauritos. The colony was established in 1967 by a group of Old Colony Mennonites from Mexico with minister Ben Penner as their spiritual leader. It had 482 baptized members and a total population of 1,505 in 1986.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pp. 788, 790. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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