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East Brewton, Escambia County, [[Alabama (USA)|Alabama]], was a mission center ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) established by the Itinerant Evangelizing Committee of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. John R. Lehman was ordained for this work in 1944, J. Wilbur Martin in 1945, and Elam B. Hollinger in 1947. The work was started by short-term social service workers from the north in numerous summer Bible schools and in evangelism in Alabama and Florida. In 1954 Edgar S. Denlinger was in charge of the congregation of eight members.
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East Brewton, Escambia County, [[Alabama (USA)|Alabama]], was a mission center ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) established by the Itinerant Evangelizing Committee of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. John R. Lehman was ordained for this work in 1944, J. Wilbur Martin in 1945, and Elam B. Hollinger in 1947. The work was started by short-term social service workers from the north in numerous summer Bible schools and in evangelism in Alabama and Florida. In 1954 Edgar S. Denlinger was in charge of the congregation of eight members.
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The congregation appeared to close in the 1970s.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 8 August 2023

East Brewton, Escambia County, Alabama, was a mission center (Mennonite Church) established by the Itinerant Evangelizing Committee of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. John R. Lehman was ordained for this work in 1944, J. Wilbur Martin in 1945, and Elam B. Hollinger in 1947. The work was started by short-term social service workers from the north in numerous summer Bible schools and in evangelism in Alabama and Florida. In 1954 Edgar S. Denlinger was in charge of the congregation of eight members.

The congregation appeared to close in the 1970s.


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Date Published 1953

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Landis, Ira D. "East Brewton (Escambia County, Alabama, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Brewton_(Escambia_County,_Alabama,_USA)&oldid=177067.

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Landis, Ira D. (1953). East Brewton (Escambia County, Alabama, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Brewton_(Escambia_County,_Alabama,_USA)&oldid=177067.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 118. All rights reserved.


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