Lima Mennonite Church (Lima, Ohio, USA)
First Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, was organized 1 October 1935 as a mission. It was a member of the Middle District Conference (later Central District Conference). The meetinghouse, erected in 1936, was a brick structure with a seating capacity of 125. The membership in 1955 was 76; the pastor was Sylvan Lehman.
In 1995 First Mennonite Church merged with the Northside Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) to form the Lima Mennonite Church. The new congregation operated at the former Northside location.
| Author(s) | Sylvan Lehman |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | February 2008 |
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Lehman, Sylvan and Sam Steiner. "Lima Mennonite Church (Lima, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2008. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lima_Mennonite_Church_(Lima,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=80817.
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Lehman, Sylvan and Sam Steiner. (February 2008). Lima Mennonite Church (Lima, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lima_Mennonite_Church_(Lima,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=80817.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 346. All rights reserved.
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