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The [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Mennonite Conference]] (MC), founded the Cuba Mennonite Mission in 1954. The missionaries worked out of two centers, Rancho Veloz and Sagua la Grande, both located in Santa Clara Province in north central [[Cuba]]. Numerous witness points were established. Methods included teaching English, home visitation, home Bible studies, and radio broadcasting. By 1960, six missionaries were on the field. All of them eventually left as a result of the revolution (1959). Because government registration was not obtained, any Mennonite Church gathering became illegal. Therefore, in 1987, Mennonite converts were worshiping with other Protestant groups. After Cuba began to permit some visitation, a few Brethren in Christ and Mennonite leaders visited their respective people.
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)|Harold S. Bender]]. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 1075. All rights reserved.
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Cuba Mennonite Mission ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), founded in 1954 by the Franconia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, had six missionaries and 13 baptized members in 1958.
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The Franconia Mennonite Conference (MC), founded the Cuba Mennonite Mission in 1954. The missionaries worked out of two centers, Rancho Veloz and Sagua la Grande, both located in Santa Clara Province in north central Cuba. Numerous witness points were established. Methods included teaching English, home visitation, home Bible studies, and radio broadcasting. By 1960, six missionaries were on the field. All of them eventually left as a result of the revolution (1959). Because government registration was not obtained, any Mennonite Church gathering became illegal. Therefore, in 1987, Mennonite converts were worshiping with other Protestant groups. After Cuba began to permit some visitation, a few Brethren in Christ and Mennonite leaders visited their respective people.

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Harold S. Bender. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1075. All rights reserved.

Cuba Mennonite Mission (Mennonite Church), founded in 1954 by the Franconia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, had six missionaries and 13 baptized members in 1958.


Author(s) Martin H Schrag
Date Published 1990

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Schrag, Martin H. "Cuba Mennonite Mission (Santa Clara Province, Cuba)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Mission_(Santa_Clara_Province,_Cuba)&oldid=171201.

APA style

Schrag, Martin H. (1990). Cuba Mennonite Mission (Santa Clara Province, Cuba). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Mission_(Santa_Clara_Province,_Cuba)&oldid=171201.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pp. 213-214. All rights reserved.


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