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Habecker Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), in the Manorland of [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, among the settlers of which were Neff, Kauffman, and Baughman families. David Martin was one of the first preachers, followed by Henry Neff. Christian Kauffman was the first native bishop. In 1761 the Penn heirs granted a tract of land to "Henry Neave for the Society of Anna Baptists within and in the neighborhood of said Township (of Manor)." They built a log church, replaced in 1820 by a brick church 35 x 45 ft. (10.68 x 13.73 m.), in 1898 again by a brick church, 50 x 75 ft. (15.25 x 22.88 m.). A beautiful cemetery adjoins the church. Sunday school started in 1888. The congregation is a part of the Manor District. In 1959 the membership was 125, and Christian B. Charles and Landis E. Myer were the ministers.
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The first meetinghouse of the Habecker Mennonite Church in Manor Township, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was built before 1761, as in that year a deed for one acre of land with a log meetinghouse was conveyed to Henry Nave, for the use of the "Anabaptists." This meetinghouse was used until 1820, when a new brick meetinghouse was built. The congregation bought land for the graveyard from John N. Lehman in 1881.
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In 1898, the congregation built its third meetinghouse, also made of brick, with a basement and an improved heating system. It was located on a plot of land owned by a neighboring farmer to the west of the original meetinghouse. It opened for public worship on 8 November 1898.
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[[Sunday School|Sunday school]] started in Manor Township in 1880 and at the Habecker meetinghouse in 1888. Until 1945, the congregation met every other week for Sunday worship. The ministers at Habecker were shared with the [[Masonville Mennonite Church (Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, USA)|Masonville]] and [[Mountville Mennonite Church (Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Mountville]] congregations. In the early 1960s, each congregation obtained a minister ordained specifically for that congregation.
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In 2008, the congregation sponsored a Karen refugee family from Myanmar. More Karen families began to attend, so that by the 2020s, the congregation was three-fourths native Karen speaking and one-fourth native English speaking.
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= Bibliography =
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Berthold, Josef. "Case study of Habecker Mennonite Church." ''Journal of Urban Mission'' 5, no. 1 (1 December 2019). Web. https://jofum.com/case-studies/case-study-of-habecker-mennonite-church/.
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"Habecker Mennonite Church." ''Shalom News'' 38, no. 3 (July-September 2018): 8.
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"History." Habecker Mennonite Church. Web. 31 March 2025. https://habeckerchurch.com/history.
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Kauffman, Ida. "Correspondence." ''Herald of Truth'' 35, no. 23 (1 December 1898): 361.
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Ruth, John L. ''The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2001: 1138-1169.
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Weaver, Martin G. ''Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data''. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 97-100, 111, 282-283. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.
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= Additional Information =
 
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'''Address''': 451 Habecker Church Road, Lancaster, PA 17603-8901
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'''Address''': 451 Habecker Church Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
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'''Telephone''': 717-808-5572
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'''Website''': https://habeckerchurch.com/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://lmcchurches.org/ LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (Until 2017)
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== Pastoral Leaders at Habecker Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Christian Hershey (1690-1745) || 1739?-1745
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| Christian Hershey (1734-1806) || By 1777-1806
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| Christian Kauffman (1765-1849)<br />(Bishop) || 1799-1813?<br />1813?-1840s
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| John Seitz (1762-1847) || 1799-1800s?
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| Christian Kauffman (1791-1863) || 1840s-1863
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| John Kendig (1795-1849) || 1840s-1849
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| Abraham E. Witmer (1812-1882) || 1849-1882
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| Benjamin K. Lehman (1817-1904) || 1862-1904
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| Ephraim Rohrer (1811-1891) || 1881-1891
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| Jacob K. Newcomer (1832-1919) || 1883-1919
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| Abraham M. Witmer (1842-1906) || 1892-1906
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| Peter L. Ebersole (1856-1921) || 1903-1908
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| Harry H. Haverstick (1857-1916) || 1907-1910s
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| Jacob C. Habecker (1868-1957) || 1908-1957
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| John K. Charles (1884-1948)<br />(Bishop) || 1913-1918<br />1918-1948
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| Christian K. Lehman (1888-1961)<br />(Bishop) || 1917-1938<br />1938-1961
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| Christian B. Charles (1905-1995) || 1945-1980s
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| Landis E. Myer (1915-2005) || 1952-1985?
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| Samuel W. Zeiset || 1978-1984
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| Norman C. Shertzer (1929-2022) || 1978-1993
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| Randall J. Martin || 1989-2005
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| Joshua R. VanderPlate (Youth) || 2004
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| George L. Zimmerman (Interim) || 2005?-2007
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| Karen Sensenig || 2008-2016
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| Chris Landes || 2016-
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| Dawn Landes || 2016-
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== Habecker Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1913 || 340<br />In District
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| 1920 || 375<br />In District
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| 1930 || 119
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| 1940 || 131
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| 1950 || 125
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| 1960 || 127
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| 1970 || 110
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| 1980 || 130
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| 1990 || 98
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| 2000 || 87
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| 2009 || 59
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 1089. All rights reserved.
  
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'''Phone''': 717-285-4089
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Habecker Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), in the Manorland of [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, among the settlers of which were Neff, Kauffman, and Baughman families. David Martin was one of the first preachers, followed by Henry Neff. Christian Kauffman was the first native bishop. In 1761 the Penn heirs granted a tract of land to "Henry Neave for the Society of Anna Baptists within and in the neighborhood of said Township (of Manor)." They built a log church, replaced in 1820 by a brick church 35 x 45 ft. (10.68 x 13.73 m.), in 1898 again by a brick church, 50 x 75 ft. (15.25 x 22.88 m.). A beautiful cemetery adjoins the church. Sunday school started in 1888. The congregation is a part of the Manor District. In 1959 the membership was 125, and Christian B. Charles and Landis E. Myer were the ministers
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 2 April 2025

The first meetinghouse of the Habecker Mennonite Church in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was built before 1761, as in that year a deed for one acre of land with a log meetinghouse was conveyed to Henry Nave, for the use of the "Anabaptists." This meetinghouse was used until 1820, when a new brick meetinghouse was built. The congregation bought land for the graveyard from John N. Lehman in 1881.

In 1898, the congregation built its third meetinghouse, also made of brick, with a basement and an improved heating system. It was located on a plot of land owned by a neighboring farmer to the west of the original meetinghouse. It opened for public worship on 8 November 1898.

Sunday school started in Manor Township in 1880 and at the Habecker meetinghouse in 1888. Until 1945, the congregation met every other week for Sunday worship. The ministers at Habecker were shared with the Masonville and Mountville congregations. In the early 1960s, each congregation obtained a minister ordained specifically for that congregation.

In 2008, the congregation sponsored a Karen refugee family from Myanmar. More Karen families began to attend, so that by the 2020s, the congregation was three-fourths native Karen speaking and one-fourth native English speaking.

Bibliography

Berthold, Josef. "Case study of Habecker Mennonite Church." Journal of Urban Mission 5, no. 1 (1 December 2019). Web. https://jofum.com/case-studies/case-study-of-habecker-mennonite-church/.

"Habecker Mennonite Church." Shalom News 38, no. 3 (July-September 2018): 8.

"History." Habecker Mennonite Church. Web. 31 March 2025. https://habeckerchurch.com/history.

Kauffman, Ida. "Correspondence." Herald of Truth 35, no. 23 (1 December 1898): 361.

Ruth, John L. The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2001: 1138-1169.

Weaver, Martin G. Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 97-100, 111, 282-283. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.

Additional Information

Address: 451 Habecker Church Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603

Telephone: 717-808-5572

Website: https://habeckerchurch.com/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at Habecker Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Christian Hershey (1690-1745) 1739?-1745
Christian Hershey (1734-1806) By 1777-1806
Christian Kauffman (1765-1849)
(Bishop)		 1799-1813?
1813?-1840s
John Seitz (1762-1847) 1799-1800s?
Christian Kauffman (1791-1863) 1840s-1863
John Kendig (1795-1849) 1840s-1849
Abraham E. Witmer (1812-1882) 1849-1882
Benjamin K. Lehman (1817-1904) 1862-1904
Ephraim Rohrer (1811-1891) 1881-1891
Jacob K. Newcomer (1832-1919) 1883-1919
Abraham M. Witmer (1842-1906) 1892-1906
Peter L. Ebersole (1856-1921) 1903-1908
Harry H. Haverstick (1857-1916) 1907-1910s
Jacob C. Habecker (1868-1957) 1908-1957
John K. Charles (1884-1948)
(Bishop)		 1913-1918
1918-1948
Christian K. Lehman (1888-1961)
(Bishop)		 1917-1938
1938-1961
Christian B. Charles (1905-1995) 1945-1980s
Landis E. Myer (1915-2005) 1952-1985?
Samuel W. Zeiset 1978-1984
Norman C. Shertzer (1929-2022) 1978-1993
Randall J. Martin 1989-2005
Joshua R. VanderPlate (Youth) 2004
George L. Zimmerman (Interim) 2005?-2007
Karen Sensenig 2008-2016
Chris Landes 2016-
Dawn Landes 2016-

Habecker Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1913 340
In District
1920 375
In District
1930 119
1940 131
1950 125
1960 127
1970 110
1980 130
1990 98
2000 87
2009 59

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1089. All rights reserved.

Habecker Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), in the Manorland of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, among the settlers of which were Neff, Kauffman, and Baughman families. David Martin was one of the first preachers, followed by Henry Neff. Christian Kauffman was the first native bishop. In 1761 the Penn heirs granted a tract of land to "Henry Neave for the Society of Anna Baptists within and in the neighborhood of said Township (of Manor)." They built a log church, replaced in 1820 by a brick church 35 x 45 ft. (10.68 x 13.73 m.), in 1898 again by a brick church, 50 x 75 ft. (15.25 x 22.88 m.). A beautiful cemetery adjoins the church. Sunday school started in 1888. The congregation is a part of the Manor District. In 1959 the membership was 125, and Christian B. Charles and Landis E. Myer were the ministers


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2025

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