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Gantz-Hernley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), of the vicinity of [[Manheim (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Manheim]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], worshipped in two meetinghouses. The Gantz meetinghouse, a brick building 40 x 60 ft., located 3.5 miles (six km) northwest of Manheim, was built in 1915 on the site of the first church, which had been purchased in 1880. The Hernley church was built one mile (two km) north of Manheim in 1745 on land contributed by the Penns and was enlarged in 1919. In the early 1950s Sunday school and worship services were held every Sunday alternately in the two churches. The membership in 1955 was 256; the ministers were Abram M. Risser and Clyde L. Metzler; the deacons were Isaac E. Tyson and John R. Nissley; the bishop in charge was Homer D. Bomberger. An early division resulted in a considerable loss into the [[Church of the Brethren|Church of the Brethren]].
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The Hernley Mennonite Church north of [[Manheim (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Manheim]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] began before 1745. The land for the church and cemetery was sold to the "Society of Mennonites" on 22 May 1745 by Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn, for four pounds, seven shillings, and eight pence. The building erected at this location also served as a school.  
  
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Before 1960 the joint congregation became two separate congregations -- Hernley Mennonite Church and Gantz Mennonite Church (by the late 1980s known as Grace Community Fellowship.)
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The building may have been replaced in 1766. The congregation erected a new brick building in 1869, which was enlarged in 1919.
  
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See also [[Grace Community Fellowship (Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA)]]
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Hernley Mennonite met with the [[Grace Community Fellowship (Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA)|Gantz Mennonite Church]] as one congregation until 1957. They alternated services between the two meetinghouses. In December 1957, Hernley and Gantz agreed to meet as separate congregations, each holding services every Sunday. The rationale was to relieve space pressure for the churches' [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] programs.
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In the late 1950s, the Hernley congregation's outreach included the East District Mennonite Church in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. East District became a separate congregation in 1963 when Lester E. Miller was ordained to lead the group.
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In 2016, the average Sunday worship attendance was 40.
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= Bibliography =
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"Hernley Mennonite Church." ''Shalom News'' 36, no. 1 (January-March 2016)ː 17.
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Ruth, John L. ''The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2001: 260, 263, 267, 1138-1169.
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Weaver, Martin G. ''Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data''. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 181, 190-200. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 746 Lebanon Rd, Manheim, PA 17545
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'''Address''': 746 Lebanon Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania 17545
  
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'''Phone''': 717-665-5773
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'''Telephone''': 717-665-5773
  
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'''Website''':
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'''Website''': https://www.facebook.com/p/Hernley-Mennonite-Church-100064865790771/
  
 
'''Denominational Affiliations''':
 
'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference]
 
  
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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[https://lmcchurches.org/ LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]
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= Map =
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[[Map:Hernley Mennonite Church (Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA)]]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (Until 2017)
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== Pastoral Leaders at Hernley Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Johannes Lehman (ca. 1702-1776)<br />(Bishop) || By 1748-?<br >?-1776
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| Samuel Nissley (1761-1838)<br />(Bishop) || 1790-1800<br />1800-1838
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| Benjamin Hershey (1768-1842) || ?-1842
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|-
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| Abraham Horst (1821-1905) || 1868-1905
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|-
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| Jacob H. Snavely (1829-1904) || 1878-1904
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|-
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| Samuel Hershey (1810-1893) || 1879?-1893
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| John B. Snavely (1864-1937) || 1903-1937
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| Abram M. Risser (1893-1991)  || 1927-1974
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| Clyde L. Metzler (1914-1974) || 1943-1974
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| Paul M. Witmer (1923-2009) || 1960-1979
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| Levi W. Mumma || 1973-1980
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| Delbert L. Kautz || 1980-1981
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| Donald O. Nauman || 1981-1987?
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| Lester M. Hoover (1921-2010)(Interim) || 1990?-1991?
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| Jay M. Peters (Associate)<br />(Co-Pastor) || 1988-2014<br />2014-
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| George M. Hurst || 1992-2017
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| Mark B. Boll (1941-2024)(Associate) || 2006?-2008
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| Margie Peters (Co-Pastor) || 2014-
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|}
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== Hernley Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1913<br />with Gantz || 125
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| 1920<br/>with Gantz || 175
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| 1930 || 91
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| 1940<br />with Gantz || 227
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| 1950<br />with Gantz || 234
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| 1960 || 164
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| 1970 || 181
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| 1980 || 194
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| 1990 || 154
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| 2000 || 125
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| 2009 || 128
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 2, pp. 438-439. All rights reserved.
  
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Gantz-Hernley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), of the vicinity of [[Manheim (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Manheim]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], worships in two meetinghouses. The Gantz meetinghouse, a brick building 40 x 60 ft., located 3.5 miles (six km) northwest of Manheim, was built in 1915 on the site of the first church, which had been purchased in 1880. The Hernley church was built one mile north of Manheim in 1745 on land contributed by the Penns and was enlarged in 1919. Sunday school and worship services are held every Sunday alternately in the two churches. The membership in 1955 was 256; the ministers were Abram M. Risser and Clyde L. Metzler; the deacons were Isaac E. Tyson and John R. Nissley; the bishop in charge was Homer D. Bomberger. An early division resulted in a considerable loss into the [[Church of the Brethren]].
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 5 May 2025

The Hernley Mennonite Church north of Manheim, Pennsylvania began before 1745. The land for the church and cemetery was sold to the "Society of Mennonites" on 22 May 1745 by Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn, for four pounds, seven shillings, and eight pence. The building erected at this location also served as a school.

The building may have been replaced in 1766. The congregation erected a new brick building in 1869, which was enlarged in 1919.

Hernley Mennonite met with the Gantz Mennonite Church as one congregation until 1957. They alternated services between the two meetinghouses. In December 1957, Hernley and Gantz agreed to meet as separate congregations, each holding services every Sunday. The rationale was to relieve space pressure for the churches' Sunday school programs.

In the late 1950s, the Hernley congregation's outreach included the East District Mennonite Church in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. East District became a separate congregation in 1963 when Lester E. Miller was ordained to lead the group.

In 2016, the average Sunday worship attendance was 40.

Bibliography

"Hernley Mennonite Church." Shalom News 36, no. 1 (January-March 2016)ː 17.

Ruth, John L. The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2001: 260, 263, 267, 1138-1169.

Weaver, Martin G. Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 181, 190-200. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.

Additional Information

Address: 746 Lebanon Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania 17545

Telephone: 717-665-5773

Website: https://www.facebook.com/p/Hernley-Mennonite-Church-100064865790771/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at Hernley Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Johannes Lehman (ca. 1702-1776)
(Bishop)		 By 1748-?
?-1776
Samuel Nissley (1761-1838)
(Bishop)		 1790-1800
1800-1838
Benjamin Hershey (1768-1842) ?-1842
Abraham Horst (1821-1905) 1868-1905
Jacob H. Snavely (1829-1904) 1878-1904
Samuel Hershey (1810-1893) 1879?-1893
John B. Snavely (1864-1937) 1903-1937
Abram M. Risser (1893-1991) 1927-1974
Clyde L. Metzler (1914-1974) 1943-1974
Paul M. Witmer (1923-2009) 1960-1979
Levi W. Mumma 1973-1980
Delbert L. Kautz 1980-1981
Donald O. Nauman 1981-1987?
Lester M. Hoover (1921-2010)(Interim) 1990?-1991?
Jay M. Peters (Associate)
(Co-Pastor)		 1988-2014
2014-
George M. Hurst 1992-2017
Mark B. Boll (1941-2024)(Associate) 2006?-2008
Margie Peters (Co-Pastor) 2014-

Hernley Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1913
with Gantz		 125
1920
with Gantz		 175
1930 91
1940
with Gantz		 227
1950
with Gantz		 234
1960 164
1970 181
1980 194
1990 154
2000 125
2009 128

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 438-439. All rights reserved.

Gantz-Hernley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), of the vicinity of Manheim, Pennsylvania, a member of Lancaster Mennonite Conference, worships in two meetinghouses. The Gantz meetinghouse, a brick building 40 x 60 ft., located 3.5 miles (six km) northwest of Manheim, was built in 1915 on the site of the first church, which had been purchased in 1880. The Hernley church was built one mile north of Manheim in 1745 on land contributed by the Penns and was enlarged in 1919. Sunday school and worship services are held every Sunday alternately in the two churches. The membership in 1955 was 256; the ministers were Abram M. Risser and Clyde L. Metzler; the deacons were Isaac E. Tyson and John R. Nissley; the bishop in charge was Homer D. Bomberger. An early division resulted in a considerable loss into the Church of the Brethren.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published May 2025

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Hernley Mennonite Church (Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2025. Web. 12 Feb 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hernley_Mennonite_Church_(Manheim,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=180641.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (May 2025). Hernley Mennonite Church (Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 February 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hernley_Mennonite_Church_(Manheim,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=180641.



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