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| + | Chicago Mennonite Gospel Mission, 6201 Carpenter St., [[Chicago (Illinois, USA)|Chicago]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], an extinct mission station, was founded in 1909 as the initial step in home mission work by the [[Central Conference Mennonite Church|Central Conference of Mennonites]]. It was first located at 843 West 63d Street. The property at the Carpenter Street location was purchased in 1910 and rebuilt for mission purposes. For many years it was known as the Mennonite Home Chapel. The membership at one time was near 60, but successive population shifts removed the chief elements in the mission constituency, and the work was continued for some years with increasing difficulty. The Home Mission Committee discontinued its organized program at the close of 1947 and the property was sold soon after. | ||
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Smith, Willard H. ''Mennonites in Illinois''. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 277, 333, 533. | Smith, Willard H. ''Mennonites in Illinois''. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 277, 333, 533. | ||
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== Pastoral Leaders at Mennonite Gospel Mission == | == Pastoral Leaders at Mennonite Gospel Mission == | ||
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Chicago Mennonite Gospel Mission, 6201 Carpenter St., Chicago, Illinois, an extinct mission station, was founded in 1909 as the initial step in home mission work by the Central Conference of Mennonites. It was first located at 843 West 63d Street. The property at the Carpenter Street location was purchased in 1910 and rebuilt for mission purposes. For many years it was known as the Mennonite Home Chapel. The membership at one time was near 60, but successive population shifts removed the chief elements in the mission constituency, and the work was continued for some years with increasing difficulty. The Home Mission Committee discontinued its organized program at the close of 1947 and the property was sold soon after.
Bibliography
Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 277, 333, 533.
Additional Information
Address: 6201 Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Central Conference Mennonite Church
Pastoral Leaders at Mennonite Gospel Mission
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Albert B. Rutt (1879-1962) (Bishop) |
1909-1912 1912-1917 |
| Jacob Sommers (1878-1953) | 1911-1914 1917-1918 |
| David D. Augspurger (1853-1935) | 1917-1918 |
| LeRoy D. Hartzler (1881-1925) | 1917-1918 |
| Edmund T. Rowe (1885-1967) | 1918-1929 |
| Albert B. Michaelson (1888-1945) | 1929-1933 |
| Walter Guth | 1933-1934 |
| Lee J. Lantz (1873-1970 | 1934-1944 |
| Robert David Sommer (1920- ) | 1944-1946 |
| Harold P. Thiessen (1922-1986) | 1946-1947 |
| Author(s) | Raymond L. Hartzler |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Hartzler, Raymond L. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Mennonite Gospel Mission (Chicago, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Gospel_Mission_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178550.
APA style
Hartzler, Raymond L. and Samuel J. Steiner. (1957). Mennonite Gospel Mission (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Gospel_Mission_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178550.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 556. All rights reserved.
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