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Salem Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), four miles southeast of Shickley, [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], was organized in 1891 by P. P. Hershberger and Chris Beller. Services were held in a township hall until 1904, when a meeting house was erected. In 1957 the membership was approximately 265 with Peter R. Kennel serving as bishop and Fred C. Reeb as minister.
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[[File:SalemMennoniteChurchShickley1948.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Salem Mennonite Church in Shickley, Nebraska on 6 July 1948.<br />
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Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.8-5).<br />
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5348941329/in/set-72157625807953784/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]]
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[[File:SalemMennoniteChurchShickley.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, Nebraska<br />
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Source: Church website''.]]
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Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], USA, emerged in 1891 from a new settlement of [[Amish Mennonites]] from the [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|East Fairview]] congregation in [[Seward County (Nebraska, USA)|Seward County]], Nebraska.  
  
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Initially, the congregation met in a schoolhouse near Shickley, but after the first year moved to the township hall. In 1904, it built a meetinghouse several miles from Shickley. In 1966, it built a new church.
  
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As part of the realignment of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] into [[Mennonite Church USA]], Salem Mennonite was among the congregations that joined the new [[Central Plains Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Central Plains Mennonite Conference]] in 2000.
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In 2023 the congregation was part of the Central Plains Conference of Mennonite Church USA.
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= Bibliography =
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Lichti, Kate. "Salem Mennonite: a rural church remembers and looks ahead." ''theMennonite'' 5 January 2017. Web. https://anabaptistworld.org/rural-church-remembers-looks-ahead/.
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Yoder, Holly Blosser. ''The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites.'' Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 37-38, 47-49, 53, 215-217, 283.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Mailing Address''': PO Box 165, Shickley, Nebraska 68436-0165
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'''Meeting Location''': 820 Rd V, Shickley, Nebraska
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'''Phone''': 402-627-3215
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'''Website''': [http://salemmc.org/ Salem Mennonite Church]
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[http://www.centralplainsmc.org/ Central Plains Mennonite Conference]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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== Pastoral Leaders at Salem Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Paul P. "P. P." Hershberger (1840-1908) || 1891-1905
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| Christian T. Beller (1856-1909) || 1891-?
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| Peter Kennel (1862-1923)<br />(Bishop)|| 1905-1912<br />1912-1923
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| Jacob J. Swartzendruber (1848-1922) || 1907-1922
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| Fred C. Reeb (1895-1984) || 1923-
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| Peter R. "P. R." Kennel (1889-1978)<br />(Bishop) || 1928-1933<br />1933-1970s
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| Lee Schlegel (1916-1991)(Bishop) || 1962-1982?
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| Scott Swartzendruber || 1979?-1980?
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| Wilton Detweiler || 1982-2006?
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| Shawn Nolt || 2009-2020
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| Benjamin J. "Ben" Schlegel || 2020-
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|}
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== Membership at Salem Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1913 || 184
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| 1920 || 215
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| 1930 || 235
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| 1940 || 243
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| 1950 || 248
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| 1960 || 259
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| 1970 || 225
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| 1980 || 218
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| 1990 || 205
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| 2000 || 242
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| 2009 || 191
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| 2020 || 173
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By P. R. Kennel. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 405. All rights reserved.
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Salem Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), four miles southeast of Shickley, [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], was organized in 1891 by P. P. Hershberger and Chris Beller. Services were held in a township hall until 1904, when a meeting house was erected.
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In 1957 the membership was approximately 265 with Peter R. Kennel serving as bishop and Fred C. Reeb as minister.
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:Central District Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
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[[Category:Western Amish Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
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[[Category:Nebraska Congregations]]
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[[Category:United States Congregations]]

Latest revision as of 11:56, 19 June 2023

Salem Mennonite Church in Shickley, Nebraska on 6 July 1948.
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.8-5).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, Nebraska
Source: Church website.

Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley, Nebraska, USA, emerged in 1891 from a new settlement of Amish Mennonites from the East Fairview congregation in Seward County, Nebraska.

Initially, the congregation met in a schoolhouse near Shickley, but after the first year moved to the township hall. In 1904, it built a meetinghouse several miles from Shickley. In 1966, it built a new church.

As part of the realignment of the Mennonite Church (MC) and General Conference Mennonite Church into Mennonite Church USA, Salem Mennonite was among the congregations that joined the new Central Plains Mennonite Conference in 2000.

In 2023 the congregation was part of the Central Plains Conference of Mennonite Church USA.

Bibliography

Lichti, Kate. "Salem Mennonite: a rural church remembers and looks ahead." theMennonite 5 January 2017. Web. https://anabaptistworld.org/rural-church-remembers-looks-ahead/.

Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 37-38, 47-49, 53, 215-217, 283.

Additional Information

Mailing Address: PO Box 165, Shickley, Nebraska 68436-0165

Meeting Location: 820 Rd V, Shickley, Nebraska

Phone: 402-627-3215

Website: Salem Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations: Central Plains Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Salem Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Paul P. "P. P." Hershberger (1840-1908) 1891-1905
Christian T. Beller (1856-1909) 1891-?
Peter Kennel (1862-1923)
(Bishop)		 1905-1912
1912-1923
Jacob J. Swartzendruber (1848-1922) 1907-1922
Fred C. Reeb (1895-1984) 1923-
Peter R. "P. R." Kennel (1889-1978)
(Bishop)		 1928-1933
1933-1970s
Lee Schlegel (1916-1991)(Bishop) 1962-1982?
Scott Swartzendruber 1979?-1980?
Wilton Detweiler 1982-2006?
Shawn Nolt 2009-2020
Benjamin J. "Ben" Schlegel 2020-

Membership at Salem Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1913 184
1920 215
1930 235
1940 243
1950 248
1960 259
1970 225
1980 218
1990 205
2000 242
2009 191
2020 173

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By P. R. Kennel. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 405. All rights reserved.

Salem Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), four miles southeast of Shickley, Nebraska, was organized in 1891 by P. P. Hershberger and Chris Beller. Services were held in a township hall until 1904, when a meeting house was erected.

In 1957 the membership was approximately 265 with Peter R. Kennel serving as bishop and Fred C. Reeb as minister.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published June 2023

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Salem Mennonite Church (Shickley, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Mennonite_Church_(Shickley,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=175932.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (June 2023). Salem Mennonite Church (Shickley, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Mennonite_Church_(Shickley,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=175932.



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