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John Heer Mosemann, a Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) bishop and leader, was born in [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], on 1 December 1877, the fifth of the 11 children of Philip and Elizabeth Heer Mosemann, who immigrated from near [[Trappstadt (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Trappstadt]], [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], [[Germany|Germany]], in 1854-1855. On 22 December 1901 he married Lillie Swarr Forry. Their six children were Paul, Martha, Esther (Mrs. [[Mumaw, John Rudy (1904-1993)|John R. Mumaw]]), [[Mosemann, John H. (1907-1989)|John]], Rhoda (Mrs. J. Clarence Denlinger), and Daniel. His formal education was limited to a short course at the Millersville Normal School 1898-99.
 
John Heer Mosemann, a Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) bishop and leader, was born in [[Lancaster (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], on 1 December 1877, the fifth of the 11 children of Philip and Elizabeth Heer Mosemann, who immigrated from near [[Trappstadt (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Trappstadt]], [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], [[Germany|Germany]], in 1854-1855. On 22 December 1901 he married Lillie Swarr Forry. Their six children were Paul, Martha, Esther (Mrs. [[Mumaw, John Rudy (1904-1993)|John R. Mumaw]]), [[Mosemann, John H. (1907-1989)|John]], Rhoda (Mrs. J. Clarence Denlinger), and Daniel. His formal education was limited to a short course at the Millersville Normal School 1898-99.
  
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Mosemann became a member of the church in 1895 and was ordained a minister in the [[East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Chestnut St. (Lancaster) congregation]] in 1904, where he served until his death in 1938, being ordained [[bishop]] in 1926. He was active in the early missionary and Bible conferences of the Eastern Pennsylvania conferences, and participated in the organization of the [[James Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Rockland Street Mission]] in Lancaster, and in founding the later outposts of the [[East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church]]. In the [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]] Mosemann was active in numerous capacities, serving as secretary of the Conference 1931-1937. He was a member on the Publishing Committee of the [[Mennonite Publication Board (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Publication Board]] 1924-1931, was coeditor of <em>[[The Way (Periodical)|The Way]]</em> 1917-1938, and wrote numerous tracts and articles. He was a promoter of Christian education, and served as instructor in the winter Bible school at [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite School]]. Throughout his ministry he supported his family by means of retail marketing and the manufacture of peanut butter. His death came 28 August 1938 in Lancaster, with burial in the [[Millersville Mennonite Church (Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Millersville Mennonite Church]] [[Cemeteries|cemetery]].
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Mosemann became a member of the church in 1895 and was ordained a minister in the [[East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Chestnut St. (Lancaster) congregation]] in 1904, where he served until his death in 1938, being ordained [[bishop]] in 1926. He was active in the early missionary and Bible conferences of the Eastern Pennsylvania conferences, and participated in the organization of the [[James Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Rockland Street Mission]] in Lancaster, and in founding the later outposts of the [[East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church]]. In the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]] Mosemann was active in numerous capacities, serving as secretary of the Conference 1931-1937. He was a member on the Publishing Committee of the [[Mennonite Publication Board (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Publication Board]] 1924-1931, was coeditor of <em>[[The Way (Periodical)|The Way]]</em> 1917-1938, and wrote numerous tracts and articles. He was a promoter of Christian education, and served as instructor in the winter Bible school at [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite School]]. Throughout his ministry he supported his family by means of retail marketing and the manufacture of peanut butter. His death came 28 August 1938 in Lancaster, with burial in the [[Millersville Mennonite Church (Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Millersville Mennonite Church]] [[Cemeteries|cemetery]].
 
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John Heer Mosemann, a Mennonite (Mennonite Church) bishop and leader, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 1 December 1877, the fifth of the 11 children of Philip and Elizabeth Heer Mosemann, who immigrated from near Trappstadt, Bavaria, Germany, in 1854-1855. On 22 December 1901 he married Lillie Swarr Forry. Their six children were Paul, Martha, Esther (Mrs. John R. Mumaw), John, Rhoda (Mrs. J. Clarence Denlinger), and Daniel. His formal education was limited to a short course at the Millersville Normal School 1898-99.

Mosemann became a member of the church in 1895 and was ordained a minister in the Chestnut St. (Lancaster) congregation in 1904, where he served until his death in 1938, being ordained bishop in 1926. He was active in the early missionary and Bible conferences of the Eastern Pennsylvania conferences, and participated in the organization of the Rockland Street Mission in Lancaster, and in founding the later outposts of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church. In the Lancaster Conference Mosemann was active in numerous capacities, serving as secretary of the Conference 1931-1937. He was a member on the Publishing Committee of the Mennonite Publication Board 1924-1931, was coeditor of The Way 1917-1938, and wrote numerous tracts and articles. He was a promoter of Christian education, and served as instructor in the winter Bible school at Eastern Mennonite School. Throughout his ministry he supported his family by means of retail marketing and the manufacture of peanut butter. His death came 28 August 1938 in Lancaster, with burial in the Millersville Mennonite Church cemetery.


Author(s) John H Mosemann
Date Published 1957

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Mosemann, John H. "Mosemann, John Heer (1877-1938)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mosemann,_John_Heer_(1877-1938)&oldid=177054.

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Mosemann, John H. (1957). Mosemann, John Heer (1877-1938). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mosemann,_John_Heer_(1877-1938)&oldid=177054.



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