Difference between revisions of "Livingston County (Illinois, USA)"
| [checked revision] | [checked revision] |
m |
SamSteiner (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Livingston County, [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], Mennonite churches were the result of the expansion movements of the [[Amish Mennonites]] beginning about 1860 from the timber-stream areas to the "Gridley Prairie." The [[Waldo Mennonite Church (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Waldo Mennonite Church ]]was the mother church in the area; the [[Flanagan Mennonite Church (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Flanagan]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]) and Meadows (GCM) and the [[Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church (Gridley, Illinois, USA)|Salem Defenseless]], now [[Fellowship of Evangelical Churches|Evangelical Mennonite]], congregations were formed largely from dissatisfied elements from the Waldo group. The [[Salem Children's Home (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Salem Orphanage ]]and the [[Meadows Mennonite Home (Chenoa, Illinois, USA)|Meadows Old People's Home ]]were initiated by the Defenseless group, but later received support from all the Mennonite groups. In 1954 there were approximately 1,000 Mennonites in Livingston County. The [[Meadows Mennonite Church (Chenoa, Illinois, USA)|Meadows Church]] and the Meadows Old People's Home, which are part of the Gridley Prairie settlement, are just across the line in [[McLean County (Illinois, USA)|McLean County]]. | Livingston County, [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], Mennonite churches were the result of the expansion movements of the [[Amish Mennonites]] beginning about 1860 from the timber-stream areas to the "Gridley Prairie." The [[Waldo Mennonite Church (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Waldo Mennonite Church ]]was the mother church in the area; the [[Flanagan Mennonite Church (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Flanagan]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]) and Meadows (GCM) and the [[Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church (Gridley, Illinois, USA)|Salem Defenseless]], now [[Fellowship of Evangelical Churches|Evangelical Mennonite]], congregations were formed largely from dissatisfied elements from the Waldo group. The [[Salem Children's Home (Flanagan, Illinois, USA)|Salem Orphanage ]]and the [[Meadows Mennonite Home (Chenoa, Illinois, USA)|Meadows Old People's Home ]]were initiated by the Defenseless group, but later received support from all the Mennonite groups. In 1954 there were approximately 1,000 Mennonites in Livingston County. The [[Meadows Mennonite Church (Chenoa, Illinois, USA)|Meadows Church]] and the Meadows Old People's Home, which are part of the Gridley Prairie settlement, are just across the line in [[McLean County (Illinois, USA)|McLean County]]. | ||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 378|date=1957|a1_last=Smith|a1_first=Tilman R|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 378|date=1957|a1_last=Smith|a1_first=Tilman R|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Places]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Counties/Regional Governments]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Counties/Regional Governments in Illinois]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Counties/Regional Governments in the United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 5 March 2021
Livingston County, Illinois, Mennonite churches were the result of the expansion movements of the Amish Mennonites beginning about 1860 from the timber-stream areas to the "Gridley Prairie." The Waldo Mennonite Church was the mother church in the area; the Flanagan (General Conference Mennonite) and Meadows (GCM) and the Salem Defenseless, now Evangelical Mennonite, congregations were formed largely from dissatisfied elements from the Waldo group. The Salem Orphanage and the Meadows Old People's Home were initiated by the Defenseless group, but later received support from all the Mennonite groups. In 1954 there were approximately 1,000 Mennonites in Livingston County. The Meadows Church and the Meadows Old People's Home, which are part of the Gridley Prairie settlement, are just across the line in McLean County.
| Author(s) | Tilman R Smith |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Smith, Tilman R. "Livingston County (Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Livingston_County_(Illinois,_USA)&oldid=170528.
APA style
Smith, Tilman R. (1957). Livingston County (Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Livingston_County_(Illinois,_USA)&oldid=170528.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 378. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.