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| − | South Hoffnungsfeld (or South Fairview) [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]], now extinct. When the Cherokee strip in [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]] was opened for homesteading on 16 September 1893, many members of MB church congregations in [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and in other states took up homesteads in the vicinity of what is now Fairview, [[Major County (Oklahoma, USA)|Major County]], Oklahoma. These settlers at first worshiped in houses and sometimes under trees. In the fall of 1895 a church was organized with William Hergert as leader, with a membership of 69. He served in this capacity until November 1900. In 1949 over 100 members of this congregation joined the [[Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church (Fairview, Oklahoma, USA)|Fairview City Mennonite Brethren Church]], followed in 1951 by the remaining members. | + | __FORCETOC__ |
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| + | South Hoffnungsfeld (or South Fairview) [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]], now extinct. When the Cherokee strip in [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]] was opened for homesteading on 16 September 1893, many members of MB church congregations in [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and in other states took up homesteads in the vicinity of what is now Fairview, [[Major County (Oklahoma, USA)|Major County]], Oklahoma. These settlers at first worshiped in houses and sometimes under trees. In the fall of 1895 a church was organized with William Hergert as leader, with a membership of 69. He served in this capacity until November 1900. | ||
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| + | In 1949 over 100 members of this congregation joined the [[Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church (Fairview, Oklahoma, USA)|Fairview City Mennonite Brethren Church]], followed in 1951 by the remaining members. | ||
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| + | [[Category:US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Oklahoma Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:09, 17 March 2014
South Hoffnungsfeld (or South Fairview) Mennonite Brethren Church, now extinct. When the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma was opened for homesteading on 16 September 1893, many members of MB church congregations in Kansas and in other states took up homesteads in the vicinity of what is now Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. These settlers at first worshiped in houses and sometimes under trees. In the fall of 1895 a church was organized with William Hergert as leader, with a membership of 69. He served in this capacity until November 1900.
In 1949 over 100 members of this congregation joined the Fairview City Mennonite Brethren Church, followed in 1951 by the remaining members.
| Author(s) | J. C Grunau |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Grunau, J. C. "South Hoffnungsfeld Mennonite Brethren Church (Fairview, Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=South_Hoffnungsfeld_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Fairview,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=115952.
APA style
Grunau, J. C. (1959). South Hoffnungsfeld Mennonite Brethren Church (Fairview, Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=South_Hoffnungsfeld_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Fairview,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=115952.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 587. All rights reserved.
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