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| + | Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 011.1-1).<br /> | ||
| + | [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5390048441/in/set-72157625807953784/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]] | ||
The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek]]-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of [[Kalona (Iowa, USA)|Kalona]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470. | The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek]]-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of [[Kalona (Iowa, USA)|Kalona]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470. | ||
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Revision as of 06:49, 29 March 2014
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 011.1-1).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the Upper Deer Creek-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of Kalona, Iowa. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470.
In 2008 the membership was 179; the pastor was John Hershberger.
See also Upper Deer Creek.
Additional Information
Address: 5710 Highway 1 SW, Kalona, Iowa
Phone: 319-656-3297
Denominational Affiliation:
Conservative Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Elmer G Swartzendruber |
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| Date Published | 2008 |
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Swartzendruber, Elmer G. "Fairview Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2008. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=116858.
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Swartzendruber, Elmer G. (2008). Fairview Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=116858.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 290. All rights reserved.
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