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− | Escondido [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]], now extinct, known also as Bethania Mennonite Brethren Church, was located one mile from Escondido, San Diego County, [[California (USA)|California]], and was a member of the [[Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches)|Pacific District Mennonite Brethren Conference]]. Founded by Elder [[Schellenberg, Abraham (1845-1920)|Abraham Schellenberg]] of [[Buhler (Kansas, USA)|Buhler, Kansas]], who moved there in 1907, it had a membership in | + | __FORCETOC__ |
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− | + | Escondido [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]], now extinct, known also as Bethania Mennonite Brethren Church, was located one mile from Escondido, San Diego County, [[California (USA)|California]], and was a member of the [[Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches)|Pacific District Mennonite Brethren Conference]]. Founded in 1908 by Elder [[Schellenberg, Abraham (1845-1920)|Abraham Schellenberg]] of [[Buhler (Kansas, USA)|Buhler, Kansas]], who moved there in 1907, it had a membership in 1912 of approximately 70. Families began to move away after 1917 when heavy frost for two years in succession destroyed the citrus fruit crops. Most of the members left for places farther north, Shafter, Wasco, and Reedley. The church building was sold in 1921 for $535.00; a small group of members remaining there received financial and spiritual support from the conference until about 1929. | |
+ | = Bibliography = | ||
+ | "Bethania Mennonite Brethren Church (Escondido, Cal.)." Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, California. | ||
+ | <h3>Archival Records</h3> | ||
+ | Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Record Group CB542. | ||
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+ | [[Category:Pacific District of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:California Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Extinct Congregations]] |
Latest revision as of 06:59, 6 October 2016
Escondido Mennonite Brethren Church, now extinct, known also as Bethania Mennonite Brethren Church, was located one mile from Escondido, San Diego County, California, and was a member of the Pacific District Mennonite Brethren Conference. Founded in 1908 by Elder Abraham Schellenberg of Buhler, Kansas, who moved there in 1907, it had a membership in 1912 of approximately 70. Families began to move away after 1917 when heavy frost for two years in succession destroyed the citrus fruit crops. Most of the members left for places farther north, Shafter, Wasco, and Reedley. The church building was sold in 1921 for $535.00; a small group of members remaining there received financial and spiritual support from the conference until about 1929.
Bibliography
"Bethania Mennonite Brethren Church (Escondido, Cal.)." Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, California.
Archival Records
Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Record Group CB542.
Author(s) | I. G Neufeld |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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Neufeld, I. G. "Escondido Mennonite Brethren Church (Escondido, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 17 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Escondido_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Escondido,_California,_USA)&oldid=138834.
APA style
Neufeld, I. G. (1956). Escondido Mennonite Brethren Church (Escondido, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Escondido_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Escondido,_California,_USA)&oldid=138834.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 249. All rights reserved.
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