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Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder.  
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Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder.  
  
The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in 2009-10.
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The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in January 2009 and became an independent Mennonite congregation.
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
<strong>Address</strong>: 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322)
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'''Address''': 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322)
  
<strong>Phone</strong>: 717-354-5213
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'''Phone''': 717-354-5213
  
<strong>Website</strong>: [http://www.hinkletownmennonitechurch.org/ Hinkletown Mennonite Church]
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'''Website''': [http://www.hinkletownmennonitechurch.org/ Hinkletown Mennonite Church]
  
<strong>Denominational Affiliations</strong>:
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
 
= Map =
 
= Map =
 
[[Map:Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 3 August 2024

Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder.

The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in January 2009 and became an independent Mennonite congregation.

Additional Information

Address: 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322)

Phone: 717-354-5213

Website: Hinkletown Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Map

Map:Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Date Published November 2017

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Landis, Ira D. "Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2017. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hinkletown_Mennonite_Church_(Ephrata,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179381.

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Landis, Ira D. (November 2017). Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hinkletown_Mennonite_Church_(Ephrata,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179381.




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