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| − | Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[ | + | Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located at 45 North Kinzer Road in the small thriving town of Kinzers on the Lincoln Highway, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania. In 1897 a meeting house was built here for the benefit of retiring farmers. Until 1916 the quarterly mission meetings were held alternately at Kinzer and at [[Grace Point Church of Paradise (Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA)|Paradise]]. The 1955 membership was 143. G. Parke Book was bishop, the Paradise-Kinzer ministers served and Clarence V. Groff was deacon. In 2006 the membership was 45. |
On 19 June 2016 the congregation held its last service. The building was then occupied by the Gospel of Grace Community Church. | On 19 June 2016 the congregation held its last service. The building was then occupied by the Gospel of Grace Community Church. | ||
| + | = Bibliography = | ||
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| + | "Newly Formed Church Posts Activities." Lively Town. 22 November 2016. Web. 29 May 2017. https://www.townlively.com/newly-formed-church-posts-activities/. | ||
= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
'''Address''': 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535 | '''Address''': 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535 | ||
= Map = | = Map = | ||
[[Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)]] | [[Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)]] | ||
| − | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 178|date=1957|a1_last=Landis|a1_first=Ira D|a2_last=Steiner|a2_first= | + | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 178|date=1957|a1_last=Landis|a1_first=Ira D|a2_last=Steiner|a2_first=Samuel J.}} |
[[Category:Churches]] | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
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[[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:United States Congregations]] | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:Extinct Congregations]] | [[Category:Extinct Congregations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 8 August 2023
Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is located at 45 North Kinzer Road in the small thriving town of Kinzers on the Lincoln Highway, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1897 a meeting house was built here for the benefit of retiring farmers. Until 1916 the quarterly mission meetings were held alternately at Kinzer and at Paradise. The 1955 membership was 143. G. Parke Book was bishop, the Paradise-Kinzer ministers served and Clarence V. Groff was deacon. In 2006 the membership was 45.
On 19 June 2016 the congregation held its last service. The building was then occupied by the Gospel of Grace Community Church.
Bibliography
"Newly Formed Church Posts Activities." Lively Town. 22 November 2016. Web. 29 May 2017. https://www.townlively.com/newly-formed-church-posts-activities/.
Additional Information
Address: 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535
Map
Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
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Landis, Ira D and Samuel J. Steiner. "Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kinzer_Mennonite_Church_(Kinzers,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177220.
APA style
Landis, Ira D and Samuel J. Steiner. (1957). Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kinzer_Mennonite_Church_(Kinzers,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177220.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 178. All rights reserved.
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