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The Liberty Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) was located near South English, Keokuk County, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]] and was a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]]. It was organized in 1898 by [[Heatwole, Lewis James (1852-1932)|L. J. Heatwole]] and Daniel Driver with nine members. The membership in 1954 was 84. S. B. Wenger was one of the charter members and a chief promoter of the work at this place. Services were held in a schoolhouse until the autumn of 1900, when a new meetinghouse was dedicated. The first resident minister was S. G. Lapp, later ordained bishop. Serving with him was P. J. Blosser as minister from 1907, serving as bishop since 1929. Silas J. Horst was assistant pastor in 1955.

The Liberty Mennonite Church was last listed in the ''[[Mennonite Yearbook and Directory|Mennonite Yearbook]]'' in 1976.
= Bibliography =
Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Mennonites in Iowa</em>. Iowa City, 1939.

Yoder, Holly Blosser. ''The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites''. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 273.

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Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church (MC)
== Pastoral Leaders at Liberty Mennonite Church ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
|-
| Samuel G. "S. G." Lapp (1869-1916)<br />(Bishop)|| 1901-1902<br />1902-1916
|-
| Perry J. "P. J." Blosser (1876-1960)<br />(Bishop) || 1907-1929<br />1929-1960
|-
| Silas J. Horst (1893-1981) || 1924-1970
|-
| Willard Marner (1904-2001) || 1971-1973?
|-
| Wayne Hoylman|| 1973-1976
|}
== Liberty Mennonite Church Membership ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! Year !! Members
|-
| 1930 || 54
|-
| 1940 || 83
|-
| 1950 || 88
|-
| 1960 || 54
|-
| 1970 || 22
|-
| 1976 || 15
|}
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