Pleasant View Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Goltry, Oklahoma, USA)
The Pleasant View Church of God in Christ, Mennonite congregation in Goltry, Oklahoma, USA was established in about 1901. The congregation started after three families moved from Harvey County, Kansas and settled on farms near Goltry. These settlers bought homesteads from speculators who had participated in the 1893 Cherokee Strip "run."
Initially, services were held in a schoolhouse two miles east of Goltry. In 1935 an old school building was purchased and moved to the northeast edge of Goltry. It was renovated and expanded several times over the years. In 1986/87, the congregation completed a new building just north of the former church.
Visiting ministers from Kansas and from the Fairview congregation served the congregation until 1936 until Reuben Koehn served as the first local minister.
Before 1996, the congregation's children attended the Cedar Christian School operated by the Fairview congregation. The Wagon Creek Christian School was built next to the church in 1997.
In 2020 the congregation was part of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. The ministers were Randy Schmidt, Patrick Koehn, and Dennis Koehn.
Bibliography
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. Yearbook (2020).
Histories of the congregations. 3rd. ed. Moundridge, Kansas: Gospel Publishers, 1999: 458-460.
Additional Information
Address: E0330 Road, Goltry, Oklahoma 73739
Location Northeast corner of Goltry
Phone: 580-496-2234
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
Ordained Pastors at the Pleasant View Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Visiting ministers | 1901-1936 |
| Reuben J. Koehn (1907-1995) | 1936-1980s? |
| LeRoy Wedel (1918-2005) | 1944-2005 |
| Gladwin Koehn | 1971-1974 |
| Dennis Koehn | 1980-present |
| Randy Schmidt | 1998-2007 2010-present |
| Patrick Koehn | 2004-present |
Membership at the Pleasant View Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 45 |
| 1995 | 48 |
| 2000 | 57 |
| 2010 | 83 |
| 2020 | 136 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Reuben J. Koehn. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 191. All rights reserved.
Pleasant View Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church is located on the northeast edge of Goltry, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The first members settled here in 1900. The congregation was organized in 1905, using a district school for a place of worship until 1935, when the present church was built. In the early years the church was served by ministers from Kansas. A Sunday school was organized in 1923, and a sewing circle in 1940. The majority of the members are farmers and industrial workers. In 1958 Reuben J. Koehn and Leroy Wedel were the ministers, with a membership of 45.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2021 |
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