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| − | Ohio Mennonite Mission Board ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) was organized in 1920 and held its first annual meeting in that year. The first president of the board was [[Steiner, Albert James (1876-1965)|A. J. Steiner]]. Other officers were J. S. Gerig, [[Allgyer, Samuel Evans (1859-1953)|S. E. Allgyer]], Eli D. Yoder, and E. B. Stoltzfus. The [[Orrville Mennonite Church (Orrville, Ohio, USA)|Orrville Mennonite Church]] is the outgrowth of the first full-time mission project under the Ohio board. The [[Ohio Evangel| | + | Ohio Mennonite Mission Board ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) was organized in 1920 and held its first annual meeting in that year. The first president of the board was [[Steiner, Albert James (1876-1965)|A. J. Steiner]]. Other officers were J. S. Gerig, [[Allgyer, Samuel Evans (1859-1953)|S. E. Allgyer]], Eli D. Yoder, and E. B. Stoltzfus. The [[Orrville Mennonite Church (Orrville, Ohio, USA)|Orrville Mennonite Church]] is the outgrowth of the first full-time mission project under the Ohio board. The [[Ohio Evangel|<em>Ohio Evangel</em>]], which the Board published bimonthly, reported the activities of the organization as well as news from its mission congregations. In 1957 the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board had the following eight missions: Fairpoint (at Fairpoint), Hillside Chapel (Jackson), Kennedy Avenue (Dayton), Lower Owl Creek (Lucasville), Pine Grove (Vinton), Rockview (Youngstown), St. John's Chapel (Logan), and [[Warneke Chapel (Pedro, Ohio, USA)|Warneke Chapel]] (Pedro). Outside of the jurisdiction of the board were 24 outposts of congregations which were members of the board. The [[Mennonite Board of Missions (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities]] operated five additional missions in [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]]. |
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Ohio Mennonite Mission Board (Mennonite Church) was organized in 1920 and held its first annual meeting in that year. The first president of the board was A. J. Steiner. Other officers were J. S. Gerig, S. E. Allgyer, Eli D. Yoder, and E. B. Stoltzfus. The Orrville Mennonite Church is the outgrowth of the first full-time mission project under the Ohio board. The Ohio Evangel, which the Board published bimonthly, reported the activities of the organization as well as news from its mission congregations. In 1957 the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board had the following eight missions: Fairpoint (at Fairpoint), Hillside Chapel (Jackson), Kennedy Avenue (Dayton), Lower Owl Creek (Lucasville), Pine Grove (Vinton), Rockview (Youngstown), St. John's Chapel (Logan), and Warneke Chapel (Pedro). Outside of the jurisdiction of the board were 24 outposts of congregations which were members of the board. The Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities operated five additional missions in Ohio.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Ohio Mennonite Mission Board." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ohio_Mennonite_Mission_Board&oldid=93169.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Ohio Mennonite Mission Board. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ohio_Mennonite_Mission_Board&oldid=93169.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 32. All rights reserved.
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