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| − | Columbia Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], founded in 1907, was the fruition of the vision of Charles Byer. Under the [[Eastern Mennonite Missions (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)|Eastern Board of Missions and Charities]] of the [[ | + | Columbia Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], founded in 1907, was the fruition of the vision of Charles Byer. Under the [[Eastern Mennonite Missions (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)|Eastern Board of Missions and Charities]] of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], C. Z. Martin became superintendent in 1920 and pastor in 1923. The church building in use in the early 1950s was erected in 1922 at a cost of $24,000. Summer Bible school, Sunday school, sewing schools, children's meetings, regular services, and quarterly Bible meetings featured the work here. The membership in 1954 was 71, average Sunday-school attendance 160, average summer Bible school attendance, 68 African American and 360 white; C. Z. Martin was the pastor, and B. B. Zimmerman the deacon. In 2007 the membership was 35; Gregory L. Hershberger was the pastor. |
The congregation closed by 2010. It was superseded at the same location by a new Lancaster Mennonite Conference sponsored church plant known as [[Vision Columbia (Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Vision Columbia]]. | The congregation closed by 2010. It was superseded at the same location by a new Lancaster Mennonite Conference sponsored church plant known as [[Vision Columbia (Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Vision Columbia]]. | ||
= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
| − | + | '''Address''': 291 South 4th Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania | |
| − | + | '''Denominational Affiliations''': | |
[http://www.lanmenconf.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference] | [http://www.lanmenconf.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference] | ||
[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 8 August 2023
Columbia Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1907, was the fruition of the vision of Charles Byer. Under the Eastern Board of Missions and Charities of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, C. Z. Martin became superintendent in 1920 and pastor in 1923. The church building in use in the early 1950s was erected in 1922 at a cost of $24,000. Summer Bible school, Sunday school, sewing schools, children's meetings, regular services, and quarterly Bible meetings featured the work here. The membership in 1954 was 71, average Sunday-school attendance 160, average summer Bible school attendance, 68 African American and 360 white; C. Z. Martin was the pastor, and B. B. Zimmerman the deacon. In 2007 the membership was 35; Gregory L. Hershberger was the pastor.
The congregation closed by 2010. It was superseded at the same location by a new Lancaster Mennonite Conference sponsored church plant known as Vision Columbia.
Additional Information
Address: 291 South 4th Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Ira D. Landis |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | December 2011 |
Cite This Article
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Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Columbia Mennonite Church (Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2011. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Columbia_Mennonite_Church_(Columbia,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177205.
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Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (December 2011). Columbia Mennonite Church (Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Columbia_Mennonite_Church_(Columbia,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177205.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 647. All rights reserved.
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