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| − | The [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]] First Mennonite Church was founded in 1939 as | + | __FORCETOC__ |
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| + | [[File:JohnstownMennoniteChurch1951.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Johnstown Mennonite Mission in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in August 1951.<br /> | ||
| + | Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.1-21).<br /> | ||
| + | [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5263971946/in/set-72157625460443202/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]] | ||
| + | The [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]] First Mennonite Church was founded in 1939 as the Johnstown Mennonite Mission under the district mission board of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference (later known as [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]]). The services were held in rented dwelling houses until 1949. In 1945 a lot with house was purchased close to the center of the city; the house was converted into a parsonage. A brick meeting house was built on an adjoining lot, and dedicated in 1949. | ||
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| + | The membership was 66 in 1955 with John E. Gingrich as pastor and bishop. In 2005 the membership was 46. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Allegheny Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:13, 2 April 2014
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.1-21).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
The Johnstown First Mennonite Church was founded in 1939 as the Johnstown Mennonite Mission under the district mission board of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference (later known as Allegheny Mennonite Conference). The services were held in rented dwelling houses until 1949. In 1945 a lot with house was purchased close to the center of the city; the house was converted into a parsonage. A brick meeting house was built on an adjoining lot, and dedicated in 1949.
The membership was 66 in 1955 with John E. Gingrich as pastor and bishop. In 2005 the membership was 46.
| Author(s) | John E Gingrich |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Gingrich, John E. "First Mennonite Church (Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Johnstown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117156.
APA style
Gingrich, John E. (1957). First Mennonite Church (Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Johnstown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117156.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 118. All rights reserved.
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