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| − | Kotanopan (Kota Nopan) was a station of the former Dutch Mennonite mission in Sumatra, [[Indonesia|Indonesia]], the capital of (Klein-) Mandailing, and the seat of Dutch government officials, 15 miles (25 km) north of the mission station [[Pakantan (Mandailing, Sumatra, Indonesia)|Pakanten]] | + | Kotanopan (Kota Nopan) was a station of the former Dutch Mennonite mission in Sumatra, [[Indonesia|Indonesia]], the capital of (Klein-) Mandailing, and the seat of Dutch government officials, 15 miles (25 km) north of the mission station [[Pakantan (Mandailing, Sumatra, Indonesia)|Pakanten]], amid a strictly Muslim population. This station was opened about 1923 by [[Nachtigal, Peter (1881-1928)|P. Nachtigal]]. Several years later some Tobanese Christians settled here, reinforcing the young church.In 1934 it had 53 members. A church was built in 1938. About 1942 this congregation joined the Batak Christian Church. |
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 553. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 553. | ||
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Kotanopan (Kota Nopan) was a station of the former Dutch Mennonite mission in Sumatra, Indonesia, the capital of (Klein-) Mandailing, and the seat of Dutch government officials, 15 miles (25 km) north of the mission station Pakanten, amid a strictly Muslim population. This station was opened about 1923 by P. Nachtigal. Several years later some Tobanese Christians settled here, reinforcing the young church.In 1934 it had 53 members. A church was built in 1938. About 1942 this congregation joined the Batak Christian Church.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 553.
| Author(s) | Johann Klaassen |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Klaassen, Johann. "Kotanopan (North Sumatra, Indonesia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kotanopan_(North_Sumatra,_Indonesia)&oldid=119328.
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Klaassen, Johann. (1957). Kotanopan (North Sumatra, Indonesia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kotanopan_(North_Sumatra,_Indonesia)&oldid=119328.
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