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| − | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pauls (1876-1957) and Henry V. Wiebe (1871-1943) were the first Mennonite missionaries in America to work among southern blacks. Under the sponsorship of the [[Krimmer Mennonite Brethren|Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church]], they began a mission and an orphanage and school for black children at Elk Park, [[North Carolina (USA)|North Carolina]] (1900-1908), in a climate of racial hostility and rigid segregation. For five years of their stay in North Carolina the Wiebes and their growing family shared their house with another missionary family and 20 black orphans, which resulted in an integrated school, illegal at the time. The missionaries suffered verbal abuse and physical harassment, but persisted. They expanded their school work to Sunday school and youth work and continued with church services. In 1908 the Wiebes returned to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] where Henry pastored the Lehigh Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church. The work in North Carolina developed into a small conference of churches that became part of the [[United States of America|United States]] Mennonite Brethren Conference in 1960 when the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren merged. | + | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pauls (1876-1957) and Henry V. Wiebe (1871-1943) were the first Mennonite missionaries in America to work among southern blacks. Under the sponsorship of the [[Krimmer Mennonite Brethren|Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church]], they began a mission and an orphanage and school for black children at Elk Park, [[North Carolina (USA)|North Carolina]] (1900-1908), in a climate of racial hostility and rigid segregation. For five years of their stay in North Carolina the Wiebes and their growing family shared their house with another missionary family and 20 black orphans, which resulted in an integrated school, illegal at the time. The missionaries suffered verbal abuse and physical harassment, but persisted. They expanded their school work to Sunday school and youth work and continued with church services. In 1908 the Wiebes returned to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] where Henry pastored the Lehigh Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church. The work in North Carolina developed into a small conference of churches that became part of the [[United States of America|United States]] Mennonite Brethren Conference in 1960 when the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren merged. |
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Bechler, Leroy. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Black</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> Mennonite </em><em class="gameo_bibliography">Church</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> in North America. </em>Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1986: 37-40. | Bechler, Leroy. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Black</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> Mennonite </em><em class="gameo_bibliography">Church</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> in North America. </em>Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1986: 37-40. | ||
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Ratzlaff, Don. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Missionary Focus, </em>10 (December 1982): 36-38. | Ratzlaff, Don. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Missionary Focus, </em>10 (December 1982): 36-38. | ||
| − | Wiebe, Elizabeth. "The Founding and Pioneer Work of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren MountainMission in North Carolina." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Christian Witness </em>(15 March 1950): 5-7. | + | Wiebe, Elizabeth. "The Founding and Pioneer Work of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren MountainMission in North Carolina." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Christian Witness </em>(15 March 1950): 5-7. |
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Revision as of 19:04, 20 August 2013
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pauls (1876-1957) and Henry V. Wiebe (1871-1943) were the first Mennonite missionaries in America to work among southern blacks. Under the sponsorship of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church, they began a mission and an orphanage and school for black children at Elk Park, North Carolina (1900-1908), in a climate of racial hostility and rigid segregation. For five years of their stay in North Carolina the Wiebes and their growing family shared their house with another missionary family and 20 black orphans, which resulted in an integrated school, illegal at the time. The missionaries suffered verbal abuse and physical harassment, but persisted. They expanded their school work to Sunday school and youth work and continued with church services. In 1908 the Wiebes returned to Kansas where Henry pastored the Lehigh Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church. The work in North Carolina developed into a small conference of churches that became part of the United States Mennonite Brethren Conference in 1960 when the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren merged.
Bibliography
Bechler, Leroy. Black Mennonite Church in North America. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1986: 37-40.
Isaac, Connie. Women Among Brethren, ed. Katie F. Wiebe. Hillsboro, KS, 1979: 105-117.
Ratzlaff, Don. Missionary Focus, 10 (December 1982): 36-38.
Wiebe, Elizabeth. "The Founding and Pioneer Work of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren MountainMission in North Carolina." Christian Witness (15 March 1950): 5-7.
| Author(s) | Lois Barrett |
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| Date Published | 1989 |
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Barrett, Lois. "Wiebe, Elizabeth Pauls (1876-1957) and Wiebe, Henry V. (1871-1943)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wiebe,_Elizabeth_Pauls_(1876-1957)_and_Wiebe,_Henry_V._(1871-1943)&oldid=78817.
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Barrett, Lois. (1989). Wiebe, Elizabeth Pauls (1876-1957) and Wiebe, Henry V. (1871-1943). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wiebe,_Elizabeth_Pauls_(1876-1957)_and_Wiebe,_Henry_V._(1871-1943)&oldid=78817.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 930. All rights reserved.
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