Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church (Berne, Indiana, USA)
The Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church is located four miles (6 1/2 km) west and one-half mile (one km) north of Berne, Indiana. This congregation was the first in the Defenseless Conference to build a church. The church, built in 1871 by Bishop Henry Egly, the founder of the Defenseless Mennonite Church, was replaced by a larger one in 1881. This building, remodeled in 1937 and again in 1948, had a seating capacity of 350. The membership in 1951 was 250.
In 1880 the church experienced a great revival, 75 converts being baptized and added to the church. It observed its seventy-fifth anniversary on 24 November 1946. Pastors who served the church through 1951 included Bishop Henry Egly (founder), Joseph Egly, Christ Egly (sons of the founder), Moses Rupp, David Schindler, C. N. Stucky, Eli Lantz, E. M. Becker, Henry Klopfenstein, and N. J. Schmucker, pastor beginning 1935.
Additional Information
Address: 5481 South 450 West, Berne, Indiana
Phone: 260-334-5666
Website: Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church
Denominational affiliation: Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
Maps
Map:Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church (Berne, Indiana)
| Author(s) | N. J Schmucker |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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Schmucker, N. J. "Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church (Berne, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berne_Evangelical_Mennonite_Church_(Berne,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=54517.
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Schmucker, N. J. (1953). Berne Evangelical Mennonite Church (Berne, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berne_Evangelical_Mennonite_Church_(Berne,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=54517.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 298. All rights reserved.
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