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| − | + | Wayland Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), a member of the [[Middle District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Middle District]], is largely an out growth of the [[Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA)|Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church]] near [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland]]. The present wood structure, dedicated in 1900, was enlarged in 1911 to seat about 250. The church was organized with 56 charter members on 8 March 1900, with Peter E. Stuckey as the first pastor. Loris A. Habegger has been the pastor since 5 June 1954. The membership in 1957 was 345. The members are largely of Swiss, Alsatian, and French background, but have intermarried with other ethnic groups. Secret orders and military participation are no longer a deterrent to membership. | |
Location: 104 - 2nd St., Wayland, IA; Mailing address: PO Box 67, [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland]], IA 52654; Phone: (319) 256-2743. | Location: 104 - 2nd St., Wayland, IA; Mailing address: PO Box 67, [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland]], IA 52654; Phone: (319) 256-2743. | ||
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Wayland Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), a member of the Middle District, is largely an out growth of the Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church near Wayland. The present wood structure, dedicated in 1900, was enlarged in 1911 to seat about 250. The church was organized with 56 charter members on 8 March 1900, with Peter E. Stuckey as the first pastor. Loris A. Habegger has been the pastor since 5 June 1954. The membership in 1957 was 345. The members are largely of Swiss, Alsatian, and French background, but have intermarried with other ethnic groups. Secret orders and military participation are no longer a deterrent to membership.
Location: 104 - 2nd St., Wayland, IA; Mailing address: PO Box 67, Wayland, IA 52654; Phone: (319) 256-2743.
| Author(s) | Loris A Habegger |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Habegger, Loris A. "Wayland Mennonite Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wayland_Mennonite_Church_(Wayland,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=78664.
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Habegger, Loris A. (1959). Wayland Mennonite Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wayland_Mennonite_Church_(Wayland,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=78664.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 90. All rights reserved.
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