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Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], and is located a few miles south of Annville, [[Lebanon County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], on a beautiful knoll, with a walled cemetery near by. The first church, built in 1792, served the congregation until 1920, when a larger brick church was built on the same site. Lebanon County had some of the overflow from [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] in the latter half of the 18th century and again in the mid-20th cencutry, almost replacing the descendants of the earlier settlers. The first Sunday school was held in 1893. In 1954 the congregation was under the care of Simon G. Bucher as bishop, Daniel D. Wert and Elmer Showalter as ministers, and Harold Frey as deacon; the church membership was 64.  In 2007 the membership was 270; the interim pastoral leader was Rick Conrad.
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Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], and is located a few miles south of Annville, [[Lebanon County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], on a beautiful knoll, with a walled cemetery near by. The first church, built in 1792, served the congregation until 1920, when a larger brick church was built on the same site. Lebanon County had some of the overflow from [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] in the latter half of the 18th century and again in the mid-20th cencutry, almost replacing the descendants of the earlier settlers. The first Sunday school was held in 1893. In 1954 the congregation was under the care of [[Bucher, Simon Gingrich (1887-1972)|Simon G. Bucher]] as bishop, Daniel D. Wert and Elmer Showalter as ministers, and Harold Frey as deacon; the church membership was 64.  In 2007 the membership was 270; the interim pastoral leader was Rick Conrad.
 
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'''Address''': 100 Forney Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
  
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'''Website''': [http://www.gingrichsmennonite.com/ Gingrichs Mennonite Church]
  
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 8 August 2023

Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, and is located a few miles south of Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on a beautiful knoll, with a walled cemetery near by. The first church, built in 1792, served the congregation until 1920, when a larger brick church was built on the same site. Lebanon County had some of the overflow from Lancaster County in the latter half of the 18th century and again in the mid-20th cencutry, almost replacing the descendants of the earlier settlers. The first Sunday school was held in 1893. In 1954 the congregation was under the care of Simon G. Bucher as bishop, Daniel D. Wert and Elmer Showalter as ministers, and Harold Frey as deacon; the church membership was 64.  In 2007 the membership was 270; the interim pastoral leader was Rick Conrad.

Additional Information

Address: 100 Forney Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Phone: 717-274-1521

Website: Gingrichs Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Lancaster Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Map

Map:Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA)


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Date Published 1956

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Landis, Ira D. "Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gingrichs_Mennonite_Church_(Lebanon,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177152.

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Landis, Ira D. (1956). Gingrichs Mennonite Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gingrichs_Mennonite_Church_(Lebanon,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177152.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 520. All rights reserved.


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