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Zion Mennonite Church (formerly [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]], now [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] USA), first located at 203 E. Broad St., Souderton, [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], Pennsylvania, had its origin in 1887 as a small mission of Mennonite and unaffiliated families led by [[Grubb, Nathaniel B. (1850-1938)|N. B. Grubb]], pastor of the [[First Mennonite Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|First Mennonite Church of Philadelphia]]. In 1892, with financial aid from the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]], a church was built 36 x 46 ft. In 1893 the congregation was organized with 19 charter members. The life and growth of the congregation is evident in the record of building renovations and expansion—1908, 1915, 1925, and 1940. In 1954 a 15-acre tract was purchased as a future expansion site, the purpose being to have an integrated church program ministering to the total needs of man - physical, mental, and spiritual. In 1958 the membership, mostly urban, was 655. | Zion Mennonite Church (formerly [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]], now [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] USA), first located at 203 E. Broad St., Souderton, [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], Pennsylvania, had its origin in 1887 as a small mission of Mennonite and unaffiliated families led by [[Grubb, Nathaniel B. (1850-1938)|N. B. Grubb]], pastor of the [[First Mennonite Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|First Mennonite Church of Philadelphia]]. In 1892, with financial aid from the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District Conference]], a church was built 36 x 46 ft. In 1893 the congregation was organized with 19 charter members. The life and growth of the congregation is evident in the record of building renovations and expansion—1908, 1915, 1925, and 1940. In 1954 a 15-acre tract was purchased as a future expansion site, the purpose being to have an integrated church program ministering to the total needs of man - physical, mental, and spiritual. In 1958 the membership, mostly urban, was 655. | ||
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'''Website''': [http://www.zionmennonite.org/ Zion Mennonite Church] | '''Website''': [http://www.zionmennonite.org/ Zion Mennonite Church] | ||
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− | + | [http://mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | |
− | + | [https://mosaicmennonites.org/ Mosaic Mennonite Conference] | |
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+ | ==Zion Mennonite Church Ministers== | ||
+ | {| class="vertical listing" | ||
+ | ! Minister !! Years | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Fretz, Allen M. (1853-1943)|Allen M. Fretz]] || align="right" | 1893-1910 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | J. W. Schantz || align="right" | 1910-1916 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Reed F. Landis || align="right" | 1916-1923 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Grover T. Soldner || align="right" | 1923-1931 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ernest J. Bohn || align="right" | 1931-1944 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ellis Graber || align="right" | 1944-1959 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Eastern District Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Franconia Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mosaic Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:United States Congregations]] |
Latest revision as of 12:40, 24 February 2021
Zion Mennonite Church (formerly General Conference Mennonite, now Mennonite Church USA), first located at 203 E. Broad St., Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, had its origin in 1887 as a small mission of Mennonite and unaffiliated families led by N. B. Grubb, pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Philadelphia. In 1892, with financial aid from the Eastern District Conference, a church was built 36 x 46 ft. In 1893 the congregation was organized with 19 charter members. The life and growth of the congregation is evident in the record of building renovations and expansion—1908, 1915, 1925, and 1940. In 1954 a 15-acre tract was purchased as a future expansion site, the purpose being to have an integrated church program ministering to the total needs of man - physical, mental, and spiritual. In 1958 the membership, mostly urban, was 655.
Bibliography
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, PA. Souderton, PA: Zion Mennonite Church, 1918. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/twentyfifthanniv00unse.
Additional Information
Address: 149 Cherry Lane, Souderton, PA 18964
Phone: 215-723-3592
Website: Zion Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation:
Zion Mennonite Church Ministers
Minister | Years |
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Allen M. Fretz | 1893-1910 |
J. W. Schantz | 1910-1916 |
Reed F. Landis | 1916-1923 |
Grover T. Soldner | 1923-1931 |
Ernest J. Bohn | 1931-1944 |
Ellis Graber | 1944-1959 |
Author(s) | Ellis Graber |
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Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Graber, Ellis. "Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170142.
APA style
Graber, Ellis. (1959). Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170142.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1033. All rights reserved.
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