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| − | Dohner Mennonite Church ([[Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church]], originally [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located near Annville on Cedar Run Road, [[Lebanon County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was a member of the [[ | + | Dohner Mennonite Church ([[Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church]], originally [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located near Annville on Cedar Run Road, [[Lebanon County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. Bishop Frederick Kauffman gave land for a meetinghouse in 1768 two miles north of Annville. In 1851 when friction developed with the [[Evangelical United Brethren Church|United Brethren]], Bishop Jacob Dohner moved a mile east and built a 24 x 36 ft. brick church. Membership and Sunday school enrollment in 1954 were 29 and 45 respectively. [[Bucher, Simon Gingrich (1887-1972)|Simon Bücher]] was bishop and Robert Miller the preacher at that time. |
In the late 1960s Dohner was part of the group of congregations that formed the more conservative [[Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church]]. In 2014 the congregation had 84 members. | In the late 1960s Dohner was part of the group of congregations that formed the more conservative [[Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church]]. In 2014 the congregation had 84 members. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 8 August 2023
Dohner Mennonite Church (Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church, originally Mennonite Church), located near Annville on Cedar Run Road, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Bishop Frederick Kauffman gave land for a meetinghouse in 1768 two miles north of Annville. In 1851 when friction developed with the United Brethren, Bishop Jacob Dohner moved a mile east and built a 24 x 36 ft. brick church. Membership and Sunday school enrollment in 1954 were 29 and 45 respectively. Simon Bücher was bishop and Robert Miller the preacher at that time.
In the late 1960s Dohner was part of the group of congregations that formed the more conservative Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church. In 2014 the congregation had 84 members.
Additional Information
Address: 2770 Cedar Run Lane, Lebanon, Pa.
Phone: 717-867-2802
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church
Map
Map:Dohner Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D. Landis |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
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Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Dohner Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dohner_Mennonite_Church_(Lebanon,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177222.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (1956). Dohner Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dohner_Mennonite_Church_(Lebanon,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177222.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 80. All rights reserved.
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