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The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] at 18 Western Ave., [[New Holland (Pennsylvania, USA)|New Holland]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland]], [[Groffdale Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Groffdale]], and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with [[Mack, Noah H. (1861-1948)|Noah H. Mack]] as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. In 2002 there were 131 members. | The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] at 18 Western Ave., [[New Holland (Pennsylvania, USA)|New Holland]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland]], [[Groffdale Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Groffdale]], and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with [[Mack, Noah H. (1861-1948)|Noah H. Mack]] as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. In 2002 there were 131 members. | ||
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The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern Lancaster County at 18 Western Ave., New Holland, Pennsylvania, was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the Weaverland, Groffdale, and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with Noah H. Mack as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. In 2002 there were 131 members.
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Landis, Ira D. "New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 2 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=76242.
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Landis, Ira D. (1957). New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=76242.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 862. All rights reserved.
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