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Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now Central Plains Mennonite Conference), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the East Fairview Mennonite Church. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953. The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service. In 2005 there were 145 members; Lewis W. Miller served as the pastor.

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 Milford Amish Mennonite built a frame church in 1926. It renovated and enlarged the building in 1953.
-Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women [[Dress|cut their hair]], they could not take [[Communion|communion]]. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
+Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women [[Dress|cut their hair]], they could not take [[Communion|communion]]. He was also a vocal [[Apocalypticism|premillennialist]] who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
 On 1 January 1954, the congregation officially changed its name to "The Milford Mennonite Church."

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 Milford Amish Mennonite built a frame church in 1926. It renovated and enlarged the building in 1953.
-Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women [[Dress|cut their hair]], they could not take communion. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
+Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women [[Dress|cut their hair]], they could not take [[Communion|communion]]. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
 On 1 January 1954, the congregation officially changed its name to "The Milford Mennonite Church."

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 Milford Amish Mennonite built a frame church in 1926. It renovated and enlarged the building in 1953.
-Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women cut their hair, they could not take communion. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
+Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women [[Dress|cut their hair]], they could not take communion. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
 On 1 January 1954, the congregation officially changed its name to "The Milford Mennonite Church."

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 Milford Amish Mennonite built a frame church in 1926. It renovated and enlarged the building in 1953.
-Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women cut their hair, they could not take communion. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
+Levi Schlegel was theologically conservative and a strict disciplinarian. If women cut their hair, they could not take communion. He was also a vocal premillennialist who used maps and charts to predict the end times. Later in life, he withdrew from the conference because it did not take a strict enough stance against [[Divorce and Remarriage|divorce and remarriage]].
 On 1 January 1954, the congregation officially changed its name to "The Milford Mennonite Church."

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 [[File:MilfordMennoniteChurch1946.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Milford Mennonite Church in Milford, Nebraska in 1946.<br />
 Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 012.2-1).<br />
 Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana''.]]
-Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now [[Central Plains Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Central Plains Mennonite Conference]]), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|East Fairview Mennonite Church]]. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953.
+The Milford Amish Mennonite Church, [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], USA, emerged out of division from the [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|East Fairview]] led by minister William Schlegel and deacon, Levi O. Schlegel. Soon after the new congregation organized, [[Krehbiel, Christian Emmanuel (1869-1948)|Christian E. Krehbiel]], Field Secretary of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]], ordained Levi Schlegel as Elder (Bishop) on 6 September 1925.
-The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service.
+Despite its early link to the General Conference Mennonite Church, the Milford congregation remained independent until it joined the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Conference]] of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] in September 1938.
 = Additional Information =
-'''Location''': 920 3rd Street, Milford, Nebraska
+'''Address''': 920 Third Street, Milford, Nebraska 68405
 '''Phone''': 402-761-2244
 '''Denominational Affiliations''':
-[[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]]
+[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
-[http://www.centralplainsmc.org/ Central Plains Mennonite Conference]
+By Levi O. Schlegel. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 3, p. 688. All rights reserved.
-[[Mennonite Church (MC)]]
+After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953.
-[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
+The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service.
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−	Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)\|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)\|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now Central Plains Mennonite Conference), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the East Fairview Mennonite Church. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)\|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953. The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service. In 2005 there were 145 members; Lewis W. Miller served as the pastor.	+	[[File:MilfordMennoniteChurch1946.jpg\|400px\|thumbnail\|''Milford Mennonite Church in Milford, Nebraska in 1946.<br />
		+	Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 012.2-1).<br />
		+	Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana''.]]
		+	Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)\|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)\|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now Central Plains Mennonite Conference), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)\|East Fairview Mennonite Church]]. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)\|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953.
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		+	The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service.
		+
		+	In 2005 there were 145 members; Lewis W. Miller served as the pastor.
		+	= Additional Information =
		+	'''Address''': PO Box EE, Milford, NE 68405-0636
		+
		+	'''Location''': 920 3rd Street, Milford, Nebraska
		+
		+	'''Phone''': 402-761-2244
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		+	'''Denominational Affiliations''':
		+
		+	[[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)\|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]]
		+
		+	[http://www.centralplainsmc.org/ Central Plains Mennonite Conference]
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		+	[[Mennonite Church (MC)]]
		+
		+	[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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		+	[[Category:Churches]]
		+	[[Category:Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Central Plains Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Nebraska Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:United States Congregations]]

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−	Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)\|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)\|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now Central Plains Mennonite Conference), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the East Fairview Mennonite Church. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)\|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953. The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service. In 2005 there were 145 members; Lewis W. Miller served as the pastor.	+	Milford Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)\|Milford]], Seward County, Nebraska, a member of the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)\|Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference]] (now Central Plains Mennonite Conference), was organized on 19 November 1925, with 81 charter members, under the leadership of L. O. Schlegel, bishop, and William Schlegel, minister, as a schism from the East Fairview Mennonite Church. After a period of attempted affiliation with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)\|General Conference Mennonite Church]] the congregation returned and was received as a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference on 8 August 1938. The first meetinghouse, a frame structure, was erected in 1926, modernized and enlarged to a seating capacity of 400 in 1953. The 1956 membership was 205 with L. O. Schlegel as bishop and W. A. Eicher and Milton Troyer as ministers. On 3 June 1956 Milton Troyer was ordained bishop and L. O. Schlegel resigned from active service. In 2005 there were 145 members; Lewis W. Miller served as the pastor.
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