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− | Seward County, [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], is located in the east central part of the state. The Mennonite settlement of the county is in and around [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], a town of 951 population, in the south central part of the county. The four Mennonite churches ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) in the county, [[West Fairview Mennonite Church (Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, USA)|West Fairview]], [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|East Fairview]], and [[Milford Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], and a new congregation formed in 1958 by members of East Fairview, had a combined membership of <em>circa </em>650 in 1958. The first settlers were [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonites]]from [[Walnut Creek Mennonite Church (Walnut Creek, Ohio, USA)|Walnut Creek, Ohio]], arriving in the spring of 1873; others came later from the [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland (Iowa]]) neighborhood and from Central [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]]. In 1958 the [[Bellwood Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|Bellwood]](MC) congregation was established with 55 charter members. A new congregation has also been formed with 22 members in Lincoln, Nebraska, of former members of the Milford, West Fairview, and East Fairview churches, who are now living in Lincoln. | + | Seward County, [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]], is located in the east central part of the state. The Mennonite settlement of the county is in and around [[Milford (Seward County, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], a town of 951 population, in the south central part of the county. The four Mennonite churches ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) in the county, [[West Fairview Mennonite Church (Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, USA)|West Fairview]], [[East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|East Fairview]], and [[Milford Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|Milford]], and a new congregation formed in 1958 by members of East Fairview, had a combined membership of <em>circa </em>650 in 1958. The first settlers were [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonites ]]from [[Walnut Creek Mennonite Church (Walnut Creek, Ohio, USA)|Walnut Creek, Ohio]], arriving in the spring of 1873; others came later from the [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland (Iowa]]) neighborhood and from Central [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]]. In 1958 the [[Bellwood Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)|Bellwood ]](MC) congregation was established with 55 charter members. A new congregation has also been formed with 22 members in Lincoln, Nebraska, of former members of the Milford, West Fairview, and East Fairview churches, who are now living in Lincoln. |
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Seward County, Nebraska, is located in the east central part of the state. The Mennonite settlement of the county is in and around Milford, a town of 951 population, in the south central part of the county. The four Mennonite churches (Mennonite Church) in the county, West Fairview, East Fairview, and Milford, and a new congregation formed in 1958 by members of East Fairview, had a combined membership of circa 650 in 1958. The first settlers were Amish Mennonites from Walnut Creek, Ohio, arriving in the spring of 1873; others came later from the Wayland (Iowa) neighborhood and from Central Illinois. In 1958 the Bellwood (MC) congregation was established with 55 charter members. A new congregation has also been formed with 22 members in Lincoln, Nebraska, of former members of the Milford, West Fairview, and East Fairview churches, who are now living in Lincoln.
Author(s) | Amon M Miller |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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MLA style
Miller, Amon M. "Seward County (Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Seward_County_(Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=170595.
APA style
Miller, Amon M. (1959). Seward County (Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Seward_County_(Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=170595.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 508. All rights reserved.
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