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Kingwood Bible Church of the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]] of North America, located at 1125 Elm Street N.W., Salem, [[Oregon (USA)|Oregon]] was organized as the Mennonite Brethren Church of West Salem on 13 October 1940 by 27 members of the [[Dallas Mennonite Brethren Church (Dallas, Oregon, USA)|Mennonite Brethren Church of Dallas]], Oregon, who felt the need of a place of worship in Salem. In 1944 the church was enlarged to provide room for the newly organized [[Salem Academy (Salem, Oregon, USA)|Salem Bible School and Academy]]. The name Kingswood Bible Church was adopted in order to reach more people.  Pastors who had served the church up to the early 1950s were Abe A. Loewen, Albert Fadenrecht, Alex Sauerwein, and Frank Wiens<strong>. </strong>The membership in 1957 was 185.
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[[File:KingwoodBibleChurch1950.jpg|400px|thumbnail|Kingwood Bible Church, ca. 1948-1952<br />Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)<br />Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.]]
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Kingwood Bible Church of the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren Church]] of North America, located in Salem, [[Oregon (USA)|Oregon]] was organized as the Mennonite Brethren Church of West Salem on 13 October 1940 by 27 members of the [[Dallas Mennonite Brethren Church (Dallas, Oregon, USA)|Mennonite Brethren Church of Dallas]], Oregon, who felt the need of a place of worship in Salem. In 1944 the church was enlarged to provide room for the newly organized [[Salem Academy (Salem, Oregon, USA)|Salem Bible School and Academy]]. The name Kingswood Bible Church was adopted in order to reach more people. Pastors who had served the church up to the early 1950s were Abe A. Loewen, Albert Fadenrecht, Alex Sauerwein, and Frank Wiens.
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The membership in 1957 was 185.
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Salem Public Library. "Kingwood Bible Church." Salem (Oregon) Online History. Accessed 14 March 2007 &lt;[http://www.salemhistory.net/places/kingwood_bible_church.htm http://www.salemhistory.net/places/kingwood_bible_church.htm&gt;].
 
Salem Public Library. "Kingwood Bible Church." Salem (Oregon) Online History. Accessed 14 March 2007 &lt;[http://www.salemhistory.net/places/kingwood_bible_church.htm http://www.salemhistory.net/places/kingwood_bible_church.htm&gt;].
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 1125 Elm St NW, Salem, OR 97304
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'''Phone''': 503-399-9600
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'''Website''': [http://kingwoodbible.net/ Kingwood Bible Church]
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[[General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]
 
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Revision as of 22:01, 15 March 2014

Kingwood Bible Church, ca. 1948-1952
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Kingwood Bible Church, 2014
Source: Church website

Kingwood Bible Church of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America, located in Salem, Oregon was organized as the Mennonite Brethren Church of West Salem on 13 October 1940 by 27 members of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Dallas, Oregon, who felt the need of a place of worship in Salem. In 1944 the church was enlarged to provide room for the newly organized Salem Bible School and Academy. The name Kingswood Bible Church was adopted in order to reach more people. Pastors who had served the church up to the early 1950s were Abe A. Loewen, Albert Fadenrecht, Alex Sauerwein, and Frank Wiens.

The membership in 1957 was 185.

Bibliography

Salem Public Library. "Kingwood Bible Church." Salem (Oregon) Online History. Accessed 14 March 2007 <http://www.salemhistory.net/places/kingwood_bible_church.htm>.

Additional Information

Address: 1125 Elm St NW, Salem, OR 97304

Phone: 503-399-9600

Website: Kingwood Bible Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Pacific District of Mennonite Brethren Church

US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches


Author(s) Peter Pankratz
Date Published 1957

Cite This Article

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Pankratz, Peter. "Kingwood Bible Church (Salem, Oregon, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kingwood_Bible_Church_(Salem,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=115811.

APA style

Pankratz, Peter. (1957). Kingwood Bible Church (Salem, Oregon, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kingwood_Bible_Church_(Salem,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=115811.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 177. All rights reserved.


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