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| − | Washington, District of Columbia, capital of the [[United States of America|United States]], (1950 pop. 802,178; 2006 city pop. 581,530, metro area pop.5,290,400), located in and identical in territory with the small federal district known as the District of Columbia with 68.3 sq. mi. (177 km), although the metropolitan area extends into the neighboring states of [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]] and [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]] on both sides of the Potomac. The area is the home of two small Mennonite congregations. The one inside the city limits is Woodridge Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) with 40 members belonging to the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]], founded in 1945, and the other just outside, in Maryland, was the Cottage City Mennonite Church (now [[Capital Christian Fellowship (Lanham, Maryland, USA)|Capital Christian Fellowship]]) with 36 (in 1954) members founded in 1922, belonging to the [[ | + | Washington, District of Columbia, capital of the [[United States of America|United States]], (1950 pop. 802,178; 2006 city pop. 581,530, metro area pop.5,290,400), located in and identical in territory with the small federal district known as the District of Columbia with 68.3 sq. mi. (177 km), although the metropolitan area extends into the neighboring states of [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]] and [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]] on both sides of the Potomac. The area is the home of two small Mennonite congregations. The one inside the city limits is Woodridge Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) with 40 members belonging to the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]], founded in 1945, and the other just outside, in Maryland, was the Cottage City Mennonite Church (now [[Capital Christian Fellowship (Lanham, Maryland, USA)|Capital Christian Fellowship]]) with 36 (in 1954) members founded in 1922, belonging to the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. It has also been the location of the office of the [[National Service Board for Religious Objectors (USA)|National Service Board for Religious Objectors]] since its creation in 1940. |
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Washington, District of Columbia, capital of the United States, (1950 pop. 802,178; 2006 city pop. 581,530, metro area pop.5,290,400), located in and identical in territory with the small federal district known as the District of Columbia with 68.3 sq. mi. (177 km), although the metropolitan area extends into the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia on both sides of the Potomac. The area is the home of two small Mennonite congregations. The one inside the city limits is Woodridge Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) with 40 members belonging to the Allegheny Mennonite Conference, founded in 1945, and the other just outside, in Maryland, was the Cottage City Mennonite Church (now Capital Christian Fellowship) with 36 (in 1954) members founded in 1922, belonging to the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. It has also been the location of the office of the National Service Board for Religious Objectors since its creation in 1940.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Washington (District of Columbia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Washington_(District_of_Columbia,_USA)&oldid=177282.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Washington (District of Columbia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Washington_(District_of_Columbia,_USA)&oldid=177282.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 894. All rights reserved.
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