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The Mutual Burial Fund, organized in January 1940, serves six [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] congregations: [[Montezuma Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church (Montezuma, Kansas, USA)|Montezuma]], Copeland, [[Greensburg (Kansas, USA)|Greensburg]], Scott City, and [[Cimarron Church of God in Christ Mennonite (Cimarron, Kansas, USA)|Cimarron]] in Western [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], and Crowley, Colorado. In 1956 the Fund had a membership of about 800, in 377 families. This plan took care of all the funeral expenses, including the casket, embalming, undertaker fees, and grave digging. The caskets were made at that time by a brother at an average cost of $90.00. The average complete service of a funeral was $325.00 in 1956. The members saved at least 50 per cent on their funeral expenses.

The expenses for making the caskets as well as those of the funeral directors were taken from the church treasuries. This plan made it possible for all members to have a more uniform burial, the poor being well provided for.
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