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[[File:AMC_X-31-1_17_29.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Willow Springs Mennonite Church, 1946</br>Scan courtesy [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/executive-board/archives/ Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen] X-31.1, Box 17/28'']]
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[[File:WillowSpringsMennoniteChurchTiskilwa.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskilwa, IL.<br />
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Source: [http://www.willowsprings.il.us.mennonite.net/ Church website]''.]]
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The first [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] settlers to [[Bureau County (Illinois, USA)|Bureau County]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], USA, came from the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], and especially [[Bavaria]] in [[Germany]]. Some came via [[Butler County (Ohio, USA)|Butler County]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]].
  
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In the fall of 1836, Joseph Albrecht crossed to the west side of the Illinois River, across from Putnam County, because the land was cheaper. Other families soon joined him. Church services began from the beginning of the Hennepin settlement in Putnam County. Jacob Burkey served as the first minister, followed by Daniel Holly, Andrew Zimmerman, and Michael Kistler. These ministers came from varied backgrounds and held differing theological positions, resulting in difficulties within the group. In 1911, the more progressive portion of the church established a Central Conference Mennonite Church (later General Conference Mennonite) that eventually became the [[Tiskilwa Bible Church (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA)|Tiskilwa Bible Church]].
  
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The Willow Springs Amish Mennonite congregation built its first meetinghouse in 1873. It had already organized a [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] in 1866, perhaps in a local school. The church building was destroyed by lightning in 1896 but was immediately rebuilt and later enlarged several times.
  
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X-31.1, Box 17/28'']]     Willow Springs Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located 4 miles south of Tiskilwa, [[Bureau County (Illinois, USA)|Bureau County]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], a mem­ber of the [[Illinois Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA) |Illinois Mennonite Conference]], was organized in 1836 as an [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] congregation, the settlers having come mostly from [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], [[Germany|Germany]], plus a few from [[Butler County (Ohio, USA)|Butler County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]]. The Bavarians had first settled in 1835 in the Hennepin and Gran­ville neighborhood in [[Putnam County (Ohio, USA)|Putnam County]]. After meet­ing in homes for 35 years the congregation built its first meetinghouse in 1873. This was destroyed by lightning in 1896, but was immediately rebuilt, and later enlarged several times.
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After the nearby [[Plow Creek Fellowship (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA)|Plow Creek Fellowship]] closed in 2017, members of Willow Springs established a new non-profit, Hungry World Farm. The new venture intended to educate people about food production, distribution, and consumption; address spiritual hunger in people’s lives; train local and international interns in farming techniques; and provide retreats for holistic growth and health. Many remaining Plow Creek members also transferred to Willow Springs.
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= Bibliography =
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Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Plow Creek Fellowship closing at the end of 2017." TheMennonite 22 August 2017. Web. 5 March 2024. https://anabaptistworld.org/plow-creek-fellowship-closing-end-2017/.
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Smith, Willard H. ''Mennonites in Illinois''. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 69-70, 100, 238, 552-553.
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Weber, Harry F. ''Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois''. Goshen, Ind.: The Mennonite Historical Society, 1931: 222-236. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00webe.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address:''' 16621 Kentville Road, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368
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'''Phone:''' 815-646-4287
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'''Website''': https://willowspringsmennonite.church/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://illinoismennonite.com/home/ Illinois Mennonite Conference]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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== Pastoral Leaders at Willow Springs Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Jacob Burkey || ca. 1835-?
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| Daniel Burkey || 1836-?
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| Daniel Holly (1816-1887) || 1848-ca. 1855
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| Andrew Zimmerman (1834-1893) || 1855-ca. 1871
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| John Michael Kistler (1808-1876) || 1857-1862
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| Joseph Burkey (1833-1920)<br />(Bishop) || 1868-1869<br />1869-1920
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|-
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| Joseph Stauffer (1846-1903) || by 1871-1903
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|-
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| Andrew Oesch (1848-1940) || 1874-1877
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| Jacob Ringenberg (1849-1917) || 1889-1917
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| Chancy A. Hartzler (1876-1947)<br />(Bishop) || 1913-1914<br />1914-1947
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| Ira H. Eigsti (1895-1964) || 1919-1949
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| Charles Warren "C. Warren" Long (1904-1969) || 1949-1968
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| [[Kauffman, Milo Franklin (1898-1988)|Milo F. Kauffman]] (1898-1988)(Interim) || 1970
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| Donald J. Heiser (1926-2005) || 1971-1986
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| Brad Faler || 1986-1990
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| Calvin D. Zehr || 1991-
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| Jacob L. Landis || 2019?-
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== Willow Springs Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1913 || 167
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| 1920 || 178
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| 1930 || 161
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| 1940 || 174
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| 1950 || 119
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| 1960 || 141
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| 1970 || 126
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| 1980 || 133
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| 1990 || 94
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| 2000 || 77
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| 2009 || 61
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| 2020 || 64
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)|Harold S. Bender]]. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 958. All rights reserved.
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Willow Springs Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located 4 miles south of Tiskilwa, [[Bureau County (Illinois, USA)|Bureau County]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], a mem­ber of the [[Illinois Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA) |Illinois Mennonite Conference]], was organized in 1836 as an [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] congregation, the settlers having come mostly from [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], [[Germany|Germany]], plus a few from [[Butler County (Ohio, USA)|Butler County]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]]. The Bavarians had first settled in 1835 in the Hennepin and Gran­ville neighborhood in [[Putnam County (Ohio, USA)|Putnam County]]. After meet­ing in homes for 35 years the congregation built its first meetinghouse in 1873. This was destroyed by lightning in 1896, but was immediately rebuilt, and later enlarged several times.
  
 
Three subsidiary groups have been formed from Willow Springs: Ohio Station in the north central part of the county 1840-1915, which never developed into a congregation; [[Rockwell Mennonite Church (Sheffield, Illinois, USA)|Sheffield]] in the western part of the county 1943-1950; and the [[Tiskilwa Mennonite Church (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA)|Tiskilwa Mennonite Church]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), which was formed in 1911 when a group withdrew to join the [[Central Conference Mennonite Church|Central Illinois Mennonite Conference]].
 
Three subsidiary groups have been formed from Willow Springs: Ohio Station in the north central part of the county 1840-1915, which never developed into a congregation; [[Rockwell Mennonite Church (Sheffield, Illinois, USA)|Sheffield]] in the western part of the county 1943-1950; and the [[Tiskilwa Mennonite Church (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA)|Tiskilwa Mennonite Church]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), which was formed in 1911 when a group withdrew to join the [[Central Conference Mennonite Church|Central Illinois Mennonite Conference]].
  
 
The first minister in the Hennepin community was Jacob Burkey of Hesse, Germany, who never lived in the Tiskilwa neighborhood. The Willow Springs congregation suffered for many years from inadequate and even absentee ministerial leadership and was not established on a sound basis until 1868, when Joseph Burkey, a minister at Tremont, Illinois, moved in and was ordained bishop a year later. His successor was C. A. Hartzler, a minister from Garden City, [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]], who came in 1913 and was or­dained bishop a year later. C. W. Long was pastor in 1957, with a membership of 142.
 
The first minister in the Hennepin community was Jacob Burkey of Hesse, Germany, who never lived in the Tiskilwa neighborhood. The Willow Springs congregation suffered for many years from inadequate and even absentee ministerial leadership and was not established on a sound basis until 1868, when Joseph Burkey, a minister at Tremont, Illinois, moved in and was ordained bishop a year later. His successor was C. A. Hartzler, a minister from Garden City, [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]], who came in 1913 and was or­dained bishop a year later. C. W. Long was pastor in 1957, with a membership of 142.
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 7 March 2024

Willow Springs Mennonite Church, 1946
Scan courtesy Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen X-31.1, Box 17/28
Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskilwa, IL.
Source: Church website.

The first Amish Mennonite settlers to Bureau County, Illinois, USA, came from the Palatinate, and especially Bavaria in Germany. Some came via Butler County, Ohio.

In the fall of 1836, Joseph Albrecht crossed to the west side of the Illinois River, across from Putnam County, because the land was cheaper. Other families soon joined him. Church services began from the beginning of the Hennepin settlement in Putnam County. Jacob Burkey served as the first minister, followed by Daniel Holly, Andrew Zimmerman, and Michael Kistler. These ministers came from varied backgrounds and held differing theological positions, resulting in difficulties within the group. In 1911, the more progressive portion of the church established a Central Conference Mennonite Church (later General Conference Mennonite) that eventually became the Tiskilwa Bible Church.

The Willow Springs Amish Mennonite congregation built its first meetinghouse in 1873. It had already organized a Sunday school in 1866, perhaps in a local school. The church building was destroyed by lightning in 1896 but was immediately rebuilt and later enlarged several times.

After the nearby Plow Creek Fellowship closed in 2017, members of Willow Springs established a new non-profit, Hungry World Farm. The new venture intended to educate people about food production, distribution, and consumption; address spiritual hunger in people’s lives; train local and international interns in farming techniques; and provide retreats for holistic growth and health. Many remaining Plow Creek members also transferred to Willow Springs.

Bibliography

Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Plow Creek Fellowship closing at the end of 2017." TheMennonite 22 August 2017. Web. 5 March 2024. https://anabaptistworld.org/plow-creek-fellowship-closing-end-2017/.

Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 69-70, 100, 238, 552-553.

Weber, Harry F. Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois. Goshen, Ind.: The Mennonite Historical Society, 1931: 222-236. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00webe.

Additional Information

Address: 16621 Kentville Road, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368

Phone: 815-646-4287

Website: https://willowspringsmennonite.church/

Denominational Affiliations: Illinois Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Willow Springs Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Jacob Burkey ca. 1835-?
Daniel Burkey 1836-?
Daniel Holly (1816-1887) 1848-ca. 1855
Andrew Zimmerman (1834-1893) 1855-ca. 1871
John Michael Kistler (1808-1876) 1857-1862
Joseph Burkey (1833-1920)
(Bishop)		 1868-1869
1869-1920
Joseph Stauffer (1846-1903) by 1871-1903
Andrew Oesch (1848-1940) 1874-1877
Jacob Ringenberg (1849-1917) 1889-1917
Chancy A. Hartzler (1876-1947)
(Bishop)		 1913-1914
1914-1947
Ira H. Eigsti (1895-1964) 1919-1949
Charles Warren "C. Warren" Long (1904-1969) 1949-1968
Milo F. Kauffman (1898-1988)(Interim) 1970
Donald J. Heiser (1926-2005) 1971-1986
Brad Faler 1986-1990
Calvin D. Zehr 1991-
Jacob L. Landis 2019?-

Willow Springs Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1913 167
1920 178
1930 161
1940 174
1950 119
1960 141
1970 126
1980 133
1990 94
2000 77
2009 61
2020 64

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Harold S. Bender. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 958. All rights reserved.

Willow Springs Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located 4 miles south of Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois, a mem­ber of the Illinois Mennonite Conference, was organized in 1836 as an Amish Mennonite congregation, the settlers having come mostly from Bavaria, Germany, plus a few from Butler County, Ohio. The Bavarians had first settled in 1835 in the Hennepin and Gran­ville neighborhood in Putnam County. After meet­ing in homes for 35 years the congregation built its first meetinghouse in 1873. This was destroyed by lightning in 1896, but was immediately rebuilt, and later enlarged several times.

Three subsidiary groups have been formed from Willow Springs: Ohio Station in the north central part of the county 1840-1915, which never developed into a congregation; Sheffield in the western part of the county 1943-1950; and the Tiskilwa Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), which was formed in 1911 when a group withdrew to join the Central Illinois Mennonite Conference.

The first minister in the Hennepin community was Jacob Burkey of Hesse, Germany, who never lived in the Tiskilwa neighborhood. The Willow Springs congregation suffered for many years from inadequate and even absentee ministerial leadership and was not established on a sound basis until 1868, when Joseph Burkey, a minister at Tremont, Illinois, moved in and was ordained bishop a year later. His successor was C. A. Hartzler, a minister from Garden City, Missouri, who came in 1913 and was or­dained bishop a year later. C. W. Long was pastor in 1957, with a membership of 142.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Willow Springs Mennonite Church (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2024. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willow_Springs_Mennonite_Church_(Tiskilwa,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178386.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2024). Willow Springs Mennonite Church (Tiskilwa, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willow_Springs_Mennonite_Church_(Tiskilwa,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178386.



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