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The Franklin Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), now extinct, was built in the village of [[Franklin (Iowa, USA)|Franklin Center]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], by Mennonites from [[Lee County (Iowa, USA)|Lee County]], Iowa, in 1868. They had previously worshiped in the nearby [[Zion Mennonite Church (Donnellson, Iowa, USA)|Zion]] and [[West Point Mennonite Church (Lee County, Iowa, USA)|West Point]] churches. The members were German immigrants and the congregation early became a member of the General Conference. [[Hirschler, John S. (1847-1915)|John S. Hirschler]] served as elder 1872-1884. Services were discontinued perhaps in the late eighties, after most of the members had moved to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and other places. | The Franklin Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), now extinct, was built in the village of [[Franklin (Iowa, USA)|Franklin Center]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], by Mennonites from [[Lee County (Iowa, USA)|Lee County]], Iowa, in 1868. They had previously worshiped in the nearby [[Zion Mennonite Church (Donnellson, Iowa, USA)|Zion]] and [[West Point Mennonite Church (Lee County, Iowa, USA)|West Point]] churches. The members were German immigrants and the congregation early became a member of the General Conference. [[Hirschler, John S. (1847-1915)|John S. Hirschler]] served as elder 1872-1884. Services were discontinued perhaps in the late eighties, after most of the members had moved to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and other places. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 20 August 2013
The Franklin Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), now extinct, was built in the village of Franklin Center, Iowa, by Mennonites from Lee County, Iowa, in 1868. They had previously worshiped in the nearby Zion and West Point churches. The members were German immigrants and the congregation early became a member of the General Conference. John S. Hirschler served as elder 1872-1884. Services were discontinued perhaps in the late eighties, after most of the members had moved to Kansas and other places.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Franklin Mennonite Church (Franklin, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franklin_Mennonite_Church_(Franklin,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=80948.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1956). Franklin Mennonite Church (Franklin, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franklin_Mennonite_Church_(Franklin,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=80948.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 377. All rights reserved.
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