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Pulaski Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), located 3 miles southwest of Pulaski, Davis County, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], a member of the [[Middle District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Middle District Conference]], was organized in 1861. Christ Kropf and Christ Sharp from Indiana were the first preachers for the group, which was made up of Mennonite settlers from Canada, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Meetings were held in homes and schools until the first church was erected in 1866. The second was dedicated in 1885, with ex­tensive remodeling in 1914. Among those who have served were two pastors, Philip Roulet from Ohio and W. W. Miller from Indiana, whose two terms totaled more than 60 years. The pastor in 1958 was Kenneth Shelly, from Pennsylvania, with a membership of 154, mostly rural.
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The Pulaski Mennonite Church, Pulaski, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], USA, was organized in 1861. Christian Kropf and Christian Sharp served as the first preachers for the group, which was made up of [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] settlers from [[Canada]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], and [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]]. The group met in homes and schools until it erected the first church in 1866. It erected a second building in 1885, with ex­tensive remodeling in 1914.
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[[Sunday School]] commenced in 1874. The congregation affiliated with the [[Middle District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Middle District Conference]] in 1890 and with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference of the Mennonite Church]] in 1892.
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Worship services completely changed from German to English during the early ministry of W. W. Miller prior to 1900. During Philip Roulet's leadership, numerous Amish practices were dropped, including the use of the [[Ban|ban]], [[Feetwashing|feetwashing]], and the [[Prayer Veil|head covering]] for women. Instrumental music in church was accepted.
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In 2000 when the [[Northern District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Northern District]] of the General Conference Mennonite Church and the [[Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church)|Iowa-Nebraska Conference]] of the Mennonite Church (MC) merged to form the [[Central Plains Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Central Plains Conference]] of [[Mennonite Church USA]], Pulaski Mennonite shifted from the Northern District Conference to the new Central Plains Conference.
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In August 2017, Pulaski Mennonite withdrew from the Central Plains Conference and [[Mennonite Church USA]] and joined the [[Rosedale Network of Churches|Conservative Mennonite Conference]].
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= Bibliography =
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"Rev. Philip Roulet." Find a Grave, database and images. Web. 29 January 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60376628/philip-roulet.
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Swartzendruber, Victor E. "The Pulaski, Iowa, Mennonite Church celebrates." ''The Mennonite'' 51, no. 49 (15 December 1936): 1-2.
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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<strong>Address</strong>: 202 West Street, PO Box 100, Pulaski, IA 52584
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'''Address''': 28026 275th Street, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537
  
 
'''Phone''': 641-675-3845
 
'''Phone''': 641-675-3845
  
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<strong>Fax</strong>: 641-664-2443
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'''Website''': http://www.pulaskimennonite.org/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://rosedalenetwork.org/ Conservative Mennonite Conference (now Rosedale Network of Churches)]
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== Pastoral Leaders at Pulaski Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Christian Kropf (1829-1905) || 1861-1865
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| Christian H. Sharp (1826-1915) || 1861-1865
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| Christian Brenneman (1814-1884)<br />(Deacon providing leadership)|| 1865-1869
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| Philip Roulet (1828-1904) || 1869-1904
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| C. Garber || 1895-1896
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| Walker Wilson "W. W." Miller (1858-1941) || 1897-1914<br />1925-1939
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| Menno A. "M. A." Niswander (1878-1959) || 1914-1919
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| [[Moyer, Samuel Tyson (1893-1972)|Samuel T. Moyer]] (1893-1972) || 1919-1920
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|-
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| Andrew S. "A. S." Bechtel (1874-1968) || 1920-1925
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| Wilhelm F. "W. F." Unruh (1897-1980) || 1939-1941
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| Emil A. "E. A." Sommer (1883-1957) || 1942-1947
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| Verney L. Unruh (1923-2006)(Interim)<br />(Pastor) || 1947<br />June 1948-1951
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| Donald Forbes (Interim) || 1948
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| Ernst Harder (1922-1995) || 1951-1954
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| Kenneth M. Shelly (1931-1994) || 1954-1959
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| Myron J. Krehbiel (1930-2011) || 1959-1962
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| Frank R. Mitchell (1896-1972) || 1962-1968
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| Ernest Porzelius (Interim) || 1968-1969?
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| William M. Halstead (Interim) (1892-1970) || 1969-1970
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| Delvyn Epp || 1970-1972
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| S. Roy Kaufman || 1972-1986
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| Nancy Kerr || 1986-1989
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| John E. Bergen || 1989-1994
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| Mark W. Stahl || 1994-1998
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| Jeffrey A. Ludwig || 1999?-2002
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| Darrell E. Zook || 2004?-2019
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| Ronald Wenger || 2019-
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|}
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== Membership at Pulaski Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1905 || 232
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| 1910 || 219
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| 1920 || 212
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| 1930 || 205
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| 1940 || 140
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| 1950 || 119
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| 1960 || 148
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| 1970 || 151
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| 1980 || 147
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| 1990 || 128
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| 2000 || 124
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| 2009 || 119
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| 2022 || 116
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Victor E. Swartzendruber. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 231. All rights reserved.
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Pulaski Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), located three miles southwest of Pulaski, Davis County, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], a member of the [[Middle District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Middle District Conference]], was organized in 1861.
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Christ Kropf and Christ Sharp from Indiana were the first preachers for the group, which was made up of Mennonite settlers from Canada, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Meetings were held in homes and schools until the first church was erected in 1866. The second was dedicated in 1885, with ex­tensive remodeling in 1914. Among those who have served were two pastors, Philip Roulet from Ohio and W. W. Miller from Indiana, whose two terms totaled more than 60 years. The pastor in 1958 was Kenneth Shelly, from Pennsylvania, with a membership of 154, mostly rural.
  
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 6 August 2023

The Pulaski Mennonite Church, Pulaski, Iowa, USA, was organized in 1861. Christian Kropf and Christian Sharp served as the first preachers for the group, which was made up of Amish Mennonite settlers from Canada, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. The group met in homes and schools until it erected the first church in 1866. It erected a second building in 1885, with ex­tensive remodeling in 1914.

Sunday School commenced in 1874. The congregation affiliated with the Middle District Conference in 1890 and with the General Conference of the Mennonite Church in 1892.

Worship services completely changed from German to English during the early ministry of W. W. Miller prior to 1900. During Philip Roulet's leadership, numerous Amish practices were dropped, including the use of the ban, feetwashing, and the head covering for women. Instrumental music in church was accepted.

In 2000 when the Northern District of the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Iowa-Nebraska Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) merged to form the Central Plains Conference of Mennonite Church USA, Pulaski Mennonite shifted from the Northern District Conference to the new Central Plains Conference.

In August 2017, Pulaski Mennonite withdrew from the Central Plains Conference and Mennonite Church USA and joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference.

Bibliography

"Rev. Philip Roulet." Find a Grave, database and images. Web. 29 January 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60376628/philip-roulet.

Swartzendruber, Victor E. "The Pulaski, Iowa, Mennonite Church celebrates." The Mennonite 51, no. 49 (15 December 1936): 1-2.

Additional Information

Address: 28026 275th Street, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537

Phone: 641-675-3845

Website: http://www.pulaskimennonite.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Conservative Mennonite Conference (now Rosedale Network of Churches)

Pastoral Leaders at Pulaski Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Christian Kropf (1829-1905) 1861-1865
Christian H. Sharp (1826-1915) 1861-1865
Christian Brenneman (1814-1884)
(Deacon providing leadership)		 1865-1869
Philip Roulet (1828-1904) 1869-1904
C. Garber 1895-1896
Walker Wilson "W. W." Miller (1858-1941) 1897-1914
1925-1939
Menno A. "M. A." Niswander (1878-1959) 1914-1919
Samuel T. Moyer (1893-1972) 1919-1920
Andrew S. "A. S." Bechtel (1874-1968) 1920-1925
Wilhelm F. "W. F." Unruh (1897-1980) 1939-1941
Emil A. "E. A." Sommer (1883-1957) 1942-1947
Verney L. Unruh (1923-2006)(Interim)
(Pastor)		 1947
June 1948-1951
Donald Forbes (Interim) 1948
Ernst Harder (1922-1995) 1951-1954
Kenneth M. Shelly (1931-1994) 1954-1959
Myron J. Krehbiel (1930-2011) 1959-1962
Frank R. Mitchell (1896-1972) 1962-1968
Ernest Porzelius (Interim) 1968-1969?
William M. Halstead (Interim) (1892-1970) 1969-1970
Delvyn Epp 1970-1972
S. Roy Kaufman 1972-1986
Nancy Kerr 1986-1989
John E. Bergen 1989-1994
Mark W. Stahl 1994-1998
Jeffrey A. Ludwig 1999?-2002
Darrell E. Zook 2004?-2019
Ronald Wenger 2019-

Membership at Pulaski Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1905 232
1910 219
1920 212
1930 205
1940 140
1950 119
1960 148
1970 151
1980 147
1990 128
2000 124
2009 119
2022 116

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Victor E. Swartzendruber. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 231. All rights reserved.

Pulaski Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church), located three miles southwest of Pulaski, Davis County, Iowa, a member of the Middle District Conference, was organized in 1861.

Christ Kropf and Christ Sharp from Indiana were the first preachers for the group, which was made up of Mennonite settlers from Canada, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. Meetings were held in homes and schools until the first church was erected in 1866. The second was dedicated in 1885, with ex­tensive remodeling in 1914. Among those who have served were two pastors, Philip Roulet from Ohio and W. W. Miller from Indiana, whose two terms totaled more than 60 years. The pastor in 1958 was Kenneth Shelly, from Pennsylvania, with a membership of 154, mostly rural.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published February 2023

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Pulaski Mennonite Church (Pulaski, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2023. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pulaski_Mennonite_Church_(Pulaski,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176524.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2023). Pulaski Mennonite Church (Pulaski, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pulaski_Mennonite_Church_(Pulaski,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176524.



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