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The last years of the 18th&nbsp;century marked in the Christian Church the beginnings of growth of monasticism among [[Protestant]] denominations. The center of this movement was in the United States and Canada beginning with the [[Shakers|Shaker]] Church, which was founded in England and then moved to the United States. In the 19th&nbsp;century many of these monastic societies were founded as Utopian communities based on the monastic model in many cases. Aside from the Shakers, there were the [[Amana Colonies]], the [[Anabaptist]]s, and others. Many did allow marriage but most had a policy of [[celibacy]] and communal life in which members shared all things communally and disavowed personal ownership.

Among [[Conservative Anabaptists]] are the [[Bruderhof Communities]], which have experienced extensive growth around the world.

Other Protestant Christian denominations also engage in monasticism, including other [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed]] (Continental Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregationalist) denominations. In the 1960s, experimental monastic groups were formed in which both men and women were members of the same house and also were permitted to be married and have children{{snd}}these were operated on a communal form.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}