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| + | U.S. Census TIGER/Line Map'']] Cavalier County, [[North Dakota (USA)|North Dakota]], was home to approximately 540 Mennonites in 1950. It is located in the northeastern part of the state. The Mennonites, though scattered at that time, were located chiefly in the southwestern part of the county. Approximately 75 per cent were members of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]], 15 per cent were [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and 10 per cent were [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]. The first Mennonite settlers perhaps arrived in the county in the early 1880s. In 1950 there were in the county five Mennonite churches and the [[Bethany Bible Academy (Munich, North Dakota, USA)|Bethany Bible Academy]], which was located in Munich. | ||
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Cavalier County, North Dakota, was home to approximately 540 Mennonites in 1950. It is located in the northeastern part of the state. The Mennonites, though scattered at that time, were located chiefly in the southwestern part of the county. Approximately 75 per cent were members of the General Conference Mennonite Church, 15 per cent were Mennonite Brethren, and 10 per cent were Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. The first Mennonite settlers perhaps arrived in the county in the early 1880s. In 1950 there were in the county five Mennonite churches and the Bethany Bible Academy, which was located in Munich.
| Author(s) | Hellmuth Ortmann |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
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Ortmann, Hellmuth. "Cavalier County (North Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cavalier_County_(North_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=170600.
APA style
Ortmann, Hellmuth. (1953). Cavalier County (North Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cavalier_County_(North_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=170600.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 537. All rights reserved.
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