In 1958 Old Colony Mennonites came from Mexico and settled in Blue Creek.
Disputes about the use of mechanical tools, especially chainsaws, soon led to disputes. This resulted in the founding of the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) congregation in 1966, while others left for Bolivia, Mexico, Canada and Shipyard.[1] In the end the leaders of the Old Colony church left as well.
In 1978 several Kleine Gemeinde families come from Spanish Lookout and settled in Blue Creek.[2]
During the Covid-19 pandemic the government of Belize mandated, among other things, that churches should be limited to 10 persons or less. However, as that goes against the religion of all Christians, the Mennonites elected not to close down churches.
As a result police arrived at the Kleine Gemeinde Edental church during Sunday morning services on November 4, 2020 to arrest the pastors and disperse the attendees.
The Blue Creek village chairman, Abram Rempel, said that “the calling of God is higher than the calling of this government,” and that the entire community planned to continue with church services on the upcoming Sunday if the National Oversight Committee (NOC) would not reverse its decision on church fellowship.[3]
In 2006 a documentary of Mennonites in Belize was filmed with interviews of residents in Spanish Lookout, Lower Barton Creek, Blue Creek, Shipyard and Little Belize.[4]