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Richfield Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church General Conference|General Conference Mennonite]]), located in Richfield, [[Juniata County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Juniata County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]], began in 1883, when about 125 members, the larger part of the [[Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)|Cross Roads]] congregation, with three ministers, Solomon and Thomas Graybill and William Bergey, and deacon Abel Shirk, withdrew from the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster County]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) Conference to form an independent congregation. A meetinghouse was built in 1886 and enlarged in 1914 and 1950. A Sunday school was organized in 1914. In 1928 the congregation joined the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]]. The membership in 1958 was 270, with Walter J. Dick as pastor. Biweekly worship services were held until 1948, when weekly Sunday morning and evening services were begun. | Richfield Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church General Conference|General Conference Mennonite]]), located in Richfield, [[Juniata County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Juniata County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]], began in 1883, when about 125 members, the larger part of the [[Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)|Cross Roads]] congregation, with three ministers, Solomon and Thomas Graybill and William Bergey, and deacon Abel Shirk, withdrew from the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster County]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) Conference to form an independent congregation. A meetinghouse was built in 1886 and enlarged in 1914 and 1950. A Sunday school was organized in 1914. In 1928 the congregation joined the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]]. The membership in 1958 was 270, with Walter J. Dick as pastor. Biweekly worship services were held until 1948, when weekly Sunday morning and evening services were begun. | ||
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− | + | '''Address:''' N Church Sreet,<span class="adr"> <span class="locality">Richfield</span>, <span class="region">PA</span> <span class="postal-code">17086</span> </span> | |
'''Phone''': 717-694-3490 | '''Phone''': 717-694-3490 | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 18 January 2017
Richfield Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located in Richfield, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, a member of the Eastern District Conference, began in 1883, when about 125 members, the larger part of the Cross Roads congregation, with three ministers, Solomon and Thomas Graybill and William Bergey, and deacon Abel Shirk, withdrew from the Lancaster County (Mennonite Church) Conference to form an independent congregation. A meetinghouse was built in 1886 and enlarged in 1914 and 1950. A Sunday school was organized in 1914. In 1928 the congregation joined the Eastern District Conference. The membership in 1958 was 270, with Walter J. Dick as pastor. Biweekly worship services were held until 1948, when weekly Sunday morning and evening services were begun.
Additional Information
Address: N Church Sreet, Richfield, PA 17086
Phone: 717-694-3490
Author(s) | Walter J Dick |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Dick, Walter J. "Richfield Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richfield_Mennonite_Church_(Richfield,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=146828.
APA style
Dick, Walter J. (1959). Richfield Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richfield_Mennonite_Church_(Richfield,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=146828.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 325. All rights reserved.
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