Meadow Mennonite Church (Mingo, Kansas, USA)
Meadow Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite) in Mingo, 12 miles southeast of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, was a member of the Western District Conference. It was organized 19 September 1937 with charter members under the leadership of John H. Epp, who later also served the church as the first resident pastor. The first building was a frame structure with a seating capacity of 90. The 1957 building, a brick structure with a seating capacity of 200, was dedicated 30 November 1952. In 1954 the membership was 82, mostly rural, with J. W. Bergen as pastor. Other ministers who have served included Wm. C. Voth and Walter H. Regier.
Meadow Mennonite Church withdrew from the Western District Conference in 1970, and became known as the Mingo Bible Church. The conservative theology of the congregation and the Western District's decision to join the Kansas Council of Churches was the final rift that led to Meadow's withdrawal.
Bibliography
Haury, David A. Prairie People: a History of the Western District Conference. Newton, KS: Faith and Life Press, 1981: 346-347.
| Author(s) | Walter H Regier |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Regier, Walter H. "Meadow Mennonite Church (Mingo, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Meadow_Mennonite_Church_(Mingo,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=58472.
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Regier, Walter H. (1957). Meadow Mennonite Church (Mingo, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Meadow_Mennonite_Church_(Mingo,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=58472.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 547. All rights reserved.
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