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Williamson Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located one mile west of Williamson in [[Franklin County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Franklin County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of the [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference]], had a joint ministerial body with the [[Marion Mennonite Church (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Marion]] congregation until 23 March 1948, when Mahlon Eshleman was ordained exclusively for this congregation (Williamson). Previous to 1869, when the meetinghouse was built, the members worshiped jointly with what is now the Marion congregation, the meetinghouse then being located at Brown's Mill. By 1924 the membership had dwindled to 5, but by 1954 had risen to 65. In 1957 the minister was Mahlon D. Eshleman, and the membership was 49. | Williamson Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located one mile west of Williamson in [[Franklin County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Franklin County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a member of the [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference]], had a joint ministerial body with the [[Marion Mennonite Church (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Marion]] congregation until 23 March 1948, when Mahlon Eshleman was ordained exclusively for this congregation (Williamson). Previous to 1869, when the meetinghouse was built, the members worshiped jointly with what is now the Marion congregation, the meetinghouse then being located at Brown's Mill. By 1924 the membership had dwindled to 5, but by 1954 had risen to 65. In 1957 the minister was Mahlon D. Eshleman, and the membership was 49. | ||
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Williamson Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located one mile west of Williamson in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, a member of the Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference, had a joint ministerial body with the Marion congregation until 23 March 1948, when Mahlon Eshleman was ordained exclusively for this congregation (Williamson). Previous to 1869, when the meetinghouse was built, the members worshiped jointly with what is now the Marion congregation, the meetinghouse then being located at Brown's Mill. By 1924 the membership had dwindled to 5, but by 1954 had risen to 65. In 1957 the minister was Mahlon D. Eshleman, and the membership was 49.
| Author(s) | Clarence Shank |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Shank, Clarence. "Williamson Mennonite Church (Williamson, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Williamson_Mennonite_Church_(Williamson,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=86128.
APA style
Shank, Clarence. (1959). Williamson Mennonite Church (Williamson, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Williamson_Mennonite_Church_(Williamson,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=86128.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 957. All rights reserved.
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