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Pretty Prairie [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] Church, now extinct, located about 10 miles north northeast of Lagrange, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], the meetinghouse of which, built in 1872, was still standing on the farm of Simon Bontrager in the late 1950s. Early settlers were Christian K. Mast (born in [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, in 1822) 1864, Christian J. Plank of Adams County, Indiana, 1859, Christian Nafziger (served as a preacher), Christian Stuckey, Christian Plank, Joseph Borntrager, and Jacob Hooley. Other ministers who served at Pretty Prairie were Christian Warye, who moved to [[Johnson County (Iowa, USA)|Johnson County]], Iowa, in 1884, Jonas C. Yoder, who moved to [[Logan County (Ohio, USA)|Logan County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], and Jonathan B. Hartzler (1850-1950), ordained preacher 18 May 1879, but who did his lifework in the [[Crown Hill Mennonite Church (Rittman, Ohio, USA)|Crown Hill]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) congregation in Ohio. At the communion service in 1869 bishops J. D. Troyer of Marshall County, Indiana, and [[Smucker, Isaac (1810-1893)|Isaac Smucker]] of [[Lagrange County (Indiana, USA)|Lagrange County]] (Hawpatch congregation at Topeka) were in charge. [[Brenneman, Daniel (1834-1919)|Daniel Brenneman]] visited the congregation as early as 1866. The congregation had died out by 1915. The membership never exceeded 40. | Pretty Prairie [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] Church, now extinct, located about 10 miles north northeast of Lagrange, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], the meetinghouse of which, built in 1872, was still standing on the farm of Simon Bontrager in the late 1950s. Early settlers were Christian K. Mast (born in [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, in 1822) 1864, Christian J. Plank of Adams County, Indiana, 1859, Christian Nafziger (served as a preacher), Christian Stuckey, Christian Plank, Joseph Borntrager, and Jacob Hooley. Other ministers who served at Pretty Prairie were Christian Warye, who moved to [[Johnson County (Iowa, USA)|Johnson County]], Iowa, in 1884, Jonas C. Yoder, who moved to [[Logan County (Ohio, USA)|Logan County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], and Jonathan B. Hartzler (1850-1950), ordained preacher 18 May 1879, but who did his lifework in the [[Crown Hill Mennonite Church (Rittman, Ohio, USA)|Crown Hill]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) congregation in Ohio. At the communion service in 1869 bishops J. D. Troyer of Marshall County, Indiana, and [[Smucker, Isaac (1810-1893)|Isaac Smucker]] of [[Lagrange County (Indiana, USA)|Lagrange County]] (Hawpatch congregation at Topeka) were in charge. [[Brenneman, Daniel (1834-1919)|Daniel Brenneman]] visited the congregation as early as 1866. The congregation had died out by 1915. The membership never exceeded 40. | ||
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Pretty Prairie Amish Mennonite Church, now extinct, located about 10 miles north northeast of Lagrange, Indiana, the meetinghouse of which, built in 1872, was still standing on the farm of Simon Bontrager in the late 1950s. Early settlers were Christian K. Mast (born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1822) 1864, Christian J. Plank of Adams County, Indiana, 1859, Christian Nafziger (served as a preacher), Christian Stuckey, Christian Plank, Joseph Borntrager, and Jacob Hooley. Other ministers who served at Pretty Prairie were Christian Warye, who moved to Johnson County, Iowa, in 1884, Jonas C. Yoder, who moved to Logan County, Ohio, and Jonathan B. Hartzler (1850-1950), ordained preacher 18 May 1879, but who did his lifework in the Crown Hill (Mennonite Church) congregation in Ohio. At the communion service in 1869 bishops J. D. Troyer of Marshall County, Indiana, and Isaac Smucker of Lagrange County (Hawpatch congregation at Topeka) were in charge. Daniel Brenneman visited the congregation as early as 1866. The congregation had died out by 1915. The membership never exceeded 40.
| Author(s) | John C Wenger |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Wenger, John C. "Pretty Prairie Amish Mennonite Church (Lagrange County, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pretty_Prairie_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Lagrange_County,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=84187.
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Wenger, John C. (1959). Pretty Prairie Amish Mennonite Church (Lagrange County, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pretty_Prairie_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Lagrange_County,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=84187.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 216. All rights reserved.
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