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The Anchor Mennonite Church was a member of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. It started as a Sunday school at the Rockford schoolhouse, five miles (eight km) south of Anchor, formed by a group of about 14 families who had moved there from [[North Danvers Mennonite Church (Danvers, Illinois, USA)|North Danvers]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]] in 1884. In 1894 [[Stuckey, Joseph (1825-1902)|Joseph Stuckey]], who had frequently visited and preached in the community, organized a church, of which [[Augspurger, Aaron (1865-1953)|Aaron Augspurger]] was elected pastor, and that joined the [[Central Conference Mennonite Church|Central (Illinois) Conference]]. A frame building 30 ft. x 40 ft. was erected in 1910. The 1949 membership was 31. The congregation dissolved in 1953. | The Anchor Mennonite Church was a member of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. It started as a Sunday school at the Rockford schoolhouse, five miles (eight km) south of Anchor, formed by a group of about 14 families who had moved there from [[North Danvers Mennonite Church (Danvers, Illinois, USA)|North Danvers]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]] in 1884. In 1894 [[Stuckey, Joseph (1825-1902)|Joseph Stuckey]], who had frequently visited and preached in the community, organized a church, of which [[Augspurger, Aaron (1865-1953)|Aaron Augspurger]] was elected pastor, and that joined the [[Central Conference Mennonite Church|Central (Illinois) Conference]]. A frame building 30 ft. x 40 ft. was erected in 1910. The 1949 membership was 31. The congregation dissolved in 1953. | ||
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The Anchor Mennonite Church was a member of the General Conference Mennonite Church. It started as a Sunday school at the Rockford schoolhouse, five miles (eight km) south of Anchor, formed by a group of about 14 families who had moved there from North Danvers, Illinois in 1884. In 1894 Joseph Stuckey, who had frequently visited and preached in the community, organized a church, of which Aaron Augspurger was elected pastor, and that joined the Central (Illinois) Conference. A frame building 30 ft. x 40 ft. was erected in 1910. The 1949 membership was 31. The congregation dissolved in 1953.
Author(s) | Grace Miller |
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Date Published | 1953 |
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Miller, Grace. "Anchor Mennonite Church (Anchor Township, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 31 Jul 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Anchor_Mennonite_Church_(Anchor_Township,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=74772.
APA style
Miller, Grace. (1953). Anchor Mennonite Church (Anchor Township, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Anchor_Mennonite_Church_(Anchor_Township,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=74772.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 119. All rights reserved.
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