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Old Road (or <em>White Horse</em>) Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located near an early family [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] one mile east of White Horse, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], PA, is a part of the Hershey circuit of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Conference]]. Until 1841 the congregation met for worship in private homes and in the Pequea Presbyterian church. In 1841 a stone meetinghouse was built along the Old Philadelphia Pike. In 1892 a frame building farther from the road and larger replaced it. This meetinghouse was remodeled in 1947. In the mid-1950s, Martin R. Hershey and Sanford E. Hershey were the ministers, and Clair Eby bishop. The membership in 1957 was 104. | Old Road (or <em>White Horse</em>) Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located near an early family [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] one mile east of White Horse, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], PA, is a part of the Hershey circuit of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Conference]]. Until 1841 the congregation met for worship in private homes and in the Pequea Presbyterian church. In 1841 a stone meetinghouse was built along the Old Philadelphia Pike. In 1892 a frame building farther from the road and larger replaced it. This meetinghouse was remodeled in 1947. In the mid-1950s, Martin R. Hershey and Sanford E. Hershey were the ministers, and Clair Eby bishop. The membership in 1957 was 104. | ||
= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
| − | Address: 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527 | + | '''Address''': 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527 |
| − | Phone: 717) 768-3450 | + | '''Phone''': 717) 768-3450 |
| − | Website: | + | '''Website''': |
| − | Denominational Affiliations: | + | '''Denominational Affiliations''': |
[http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference] | [http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference] | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 19 March 2014
Old Road (or White Horse) Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located near an early family cemetery one mile east of White Horse, Lancaster County, PA, is a part of the Hershey circuit of the Lancaster Conference. Until 1841 the congregation met for worship in private homes and in the Pequea Presbyterian church. In 1841 a stone meetinghouse was built along the Old Philadelphia Pike. In 1892 a frame building farther from the road and larger replaced it. This meetinghouse was remodeled in 1947. In the mid-1950s, Martin R. Hershey and Sanford E. Hershey were the ministers, and Clair Eby bishop. The membership in 1957 was 104.
Additional Information
Address: 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527
Phone: 717) 768-3450
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Map
Map:Old Road Mennonite Church (White Horse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Landis, Ira D. "Old Road Mennonite Church (White Horse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Road_Mennonite_Church_(White_Horse,_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116315.
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Landis, Ira D. (1959). Old Road Mennonite Church (White Horse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Road_Mennonite_Church_(White_Horse,_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116315.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 49. All rights reserved.
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