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The Cuba Mennonite Church is located 12 miles (20 km) east of [[Fort Wayne (Indiana, USA)|Fort Wayne]], one mile west of Harlan on State Road 37 in [[Allen County (Indiana, USA)|Allen County]], [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]]. The congregation was organized with the assistance of S. J. Swartzendruber of Pigeon, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], in 1924. Ministers who served the congregation to 1952 were Menno D. Miller, Menno Coblentz, Noah Zehr, and Edwin Albrecht, pastor in 1952. The meetinghouse, built in 1949, accommodated a membership of 160. | The Cuba Mennonite Church is located 12 miles (20 km) east of [[Fort Wayne (Indiana, USA)|Fort Wayne]], one mile west of Harlan on State Road 37 in [[Allen County (Indiana, USA)|Allen County]], [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]]. The congregation was organized with the assistance of S. J. Swartzendruber of Pigeon, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], in 1924. Ministers who served the congregation to 1952 were Menno D. Miller, Menno Coblentz, Noah Zehr, and Edwin Albrecht, pastor in 1952. The meetinghouse, built in 1949, accommodated a membership of 160. | ||
| − | The congregation was originally a member of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative | + | The congregation was originally a member of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Mennonite Conference]], but withdrew in the 1990s to become an unaffiliated congregation. |
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| + | In 2007 the bishop was James L. Miller; the membership was 50. In 2014 the membership of the church was 70 and the congregation was served by Bishop Ronald Miller and Ministers Terry L. Myers and Arlyn Schmucker. | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 10 April 2014
The Cuba Mennonite Church is located 12 miles (20 km) east of Fort Wayne, one mile west of Harlan on State Road 37 in Allen County, Indiana. The congregation was organized with the assistance of S. J. Swartzendruber of Pigeon, Michigan, in 1924. Ministers who served the congregation to 1952 were Menno D. Miller, Menno Coblentz, Noah Zehr, and Edwin Albrecht, pastor in 1952. The meetinghouse, built in 1949, accommodated a membership of 160.
The congregation was originally a member of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, but withdrew in the 1990s to become an unaffiliated congregation.
In 2007 the bishop was James L. Miller; the membership was 50. In 2014 the membership of the church was 70 and the congregation was served by Bishop Ronald Miller and Ministers Terry L. Myers and Arlyn Schmucker.
| Author(s) | Edwin Albrecht |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
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Albrecht, Edwin. "Cuba Mennonite Church (Harlan, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Church_(Harlan,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=117601.
APA style
Albrecht, Edwin. (1953). Cuba Mennonite Church (Harlan, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cuba_Mennonite_Church_(Harlan,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=117601.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 745. All rights reserved.
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