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Bethel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Hydro (Oklahoma, USA)|Hydro]], Caddo County, [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]], was organized 10 July 1906 as the Bethel Gemeinde with 15 families who lived southeast of Hydro, with Gerhard Dick as its first pastor. It is a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]] and in 1952 had a membership of 53. Four ministers had served the congregation to 1953, Waldo W. Kaufman being its pastor at that time. In 2009 Raymond Unruh was the pastor; membership was 100. | Bethel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Hydro (Oklahoma, USA)|Hydro]], Caddo County, [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]], was organized 10 July 1906 as the Bethel Gemeinde with 15 families who lived southeast of Hydro, with Gerhard Dick as its first pastor. It is a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]] and in 1952 had a membership of 53. Four ministers had served the congregation to 1953, Waldo W. Kaufman being its pastor at that time. In 2009 Raymond Unruh was the pastor; membership was 100. | ||
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| + | After the 2012 Western District Conference annual meeting, Bethel Mennonite Church left the conference, believing that conference leaders and delegates had departed from biblical authority and failed to follow the denomination’s Confession of Faith and Membership Guidelines. | ||
| + | = Bibliography = | ||
| + | Schrag, Paul. "Western District Loses 7 Churches in a Year." ''Mennonite World Review'' (24 June 2013). http://www.mennoworld.org/2013/6/24/western-district-loses-7-churches-year/. | ||
= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
<strong>Address:</strong> 6th & Coffey, Hydro, Oklahoma | <strong>Address:</strong> 6th & Coffey, Hydro, Oklahoma | ||
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<strong>Denominational Affiliations:</strong> | <strong>Denominational Affiliations:</strong> | ||
| − | [http://www.mennowdc.org/ Western District Conference] | + | [http://www.mennowdc.org/ Western District Conference] (until 2012) |
| − | [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | + | [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (until 2012) |
= Maps = | = Maps = | ||
[[Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma)|Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma)]] | [[Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma)|Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma)]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Western District Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:General Conference Mennonite Church Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Oklahoma Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 15 March 2014
Bethel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in Hydro, Caddo County, Oklahoma, was organized 10 July 1906 as the Bethel Gemeinde with 15 families who lived southeast of Hydro, with Gerhard Dick as its first pastor. It is a member of the Western District Conference and in 1952 had a membership of 53. Four ministers had served the congregation to 1953, Waldo W. Kaufman being its pastor at that time. In 2009 Raymond Unruh was the pastor; membership was 100.
After the 2012 Western District Conference annual meeting, Bethel Mennonite Church left the conference, believing that conference leaders and delegates had departed from biblical authority and failed to follow the denomination’s Confession of Faith and Membership Guidelines.
Bibliography
Schrag, Paul. "Western District Loses 7 Churches in a Year." Mennonite World Review (24 June 2013). http://www.mennoworld.org/2013/6/24/western-district-loses-7-churches-year/.
Additional Information
Address: 6th & Coffey, Hydro, Oklahoma
Phone: 405-663-2749
Denominational Affiliations:
Western District Conference (until 2012)
Mennonite Church USA (until 2012)
Maps
Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma)
| Author(s) | Waldo W Kaufman |
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| Date Published | March 2014 |
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Kaufman, Waldo W. "Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2014. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Hydro,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=115660.
APA style
Kaufman, Waldo W. (March 2014). Bethel Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Hydro,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=115660.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 312. All rights reserved.
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