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First Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, was organized in [[Aberdeen (Idaho, USA)|Aberdeen]], [[Idaho (USA)|Idaho]], on 4 July 1907, with a membership of 36 and the Elder Jacob Hege officiating. Mennonites first came to the area in 1905, when the Aberdeen-Springfield irrigation tract was opened to settlers. Canal builders and land promoters invited German-speaking Mennonite farmers to come to Idaho to help settle that area. The church was erected in 1909, enlarged in 1938, and again in 1947. The congregation had a membership of 357 in 1955, and 223 in 2006. In the 1950s it had two missionaries in overseas service.
 
First Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, was organized in [[Aberdeen (Idaho, USA)|Aberdeen]], [[Idaho (USA)|Idaho]], on 4 July 1907, with a membership of 36 and the Elder Jacob Hege officiating. Mennonites first came to the area in 1905, when the Aberdeen-Springfield irrigation tract was opened to settlers. Canal builders and land promoters invited German-speaking Mennonite farmers to come to Idaho to help settle that area. The church was erected in 1909, enlarged in 1938, and again in 1947. The congregation had a membership of 357 in 1955, and 223 in 2006. In the 1950s it had two missionaries in overseas service.
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= Bibliography =
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"History & Photos." First Mennonite Church. Web. http://aberdeenmennonites.org/Brief_History.php (accessed 13 December 2014).
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
 
<strong>Address</strong>: 381 Washington &amp; 4th, PO Box 246, Aberdeen ID 83210
 
<strong>Address</strong>: 381 Washington &amp; 4th, PO Box 246, Aberdeen ID 83210
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
 
[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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==Pastoral Leaders at First Mennonite Church==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Name !! Years<br /> of Service
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|-
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| Jacob Hege || 1907-1909
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|-
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| John B. Baer || 1909-1911
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|-
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| Henry Toews || 1913-1914
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|-
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| E.J. Neuenswander || 1914-1920
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|-
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| Edward J. Schmidt || 1920-1922
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|-
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| Menno J. Galle || 1922-1929
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|-
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| John E. Kaufman || 1929-1936
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|-
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| Philip Wedel || 1936-1944
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|-
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| Henry Brown<br />(interim) || 1944-1945
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|-
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| [[Harder, Henry J. (1881-1961) & Bernice Devitt Harder (1883-1945)|Henry Harder]] || 1945-1954
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|-
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| Rudolph Toews<br />(interim)|| 1954-1955
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|-
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| Walter H. Dyck || 1956-1962
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|-
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| Donovan Diller<br />(interim)|| 1962-1963
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|-
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| Wilfred Ulrich || 1963-1969
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|-
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| Paul Roth<br />(interim)|| 1969-1970
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|-
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| Aaron Epp || 1970-1975
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|-
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| P.J. John<br />(interim) || 1975-1976
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|-
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| Lowell Gerber<br />(interim)|| 1976-1977
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|-
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| Ben Rahn || 1977-1983
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|-
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| Lance Eisele || 1983-1989
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|-
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| Perry Rotenberger<br />(interim)|| 1989
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|-
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| Elmer Friesen<br />(interim)|| 1989-1990
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|-
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| Frank Horst<br />(interim)|| 1990-1991
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|-
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| Oscar Brown<br />(interim)|| 1991
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|-
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| Monty Ledford || 1991-2006
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|-
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| David Stutzman<br />(interim)|| 2006-2007
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|-
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| Jarry Kaiser || 2007-present
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|}
 
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:General Conference Mennonite Church Congregations]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
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[[Category:Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Idaho Congregations]]
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[[Category:United States Congregations]]

Revision as of 16:53, 13 December 2014

First Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, was organized in Aberdeen, Idaho, on 4 July 1907, with a membership of 36 and the Elder Jacob Hege officiating. Mennonites first came to the area in 1905, when the Aberdeen-Springfield irrigation tract was opened to settlers. Canal builders and land promoters invited German-speaking Mennonite farmers to come to Idaho to help settle that area. The church was erected in 1909, enlarged in 1938, and again in 1947. The congregation had a membership of 357 in 1955, and 223 in 2006. In the 1950s it had two missionaries in overseas service.

Bibliography

"History & Photos." First Mennonite Church. Web. http://aberdeenmennonites.org/Brief_History.php (accessed 13 December 2014).

Additional Information

Address: 381 Washington & 4th, PO Box 246, Aberdeen ID 83210

Phone: 208-397-4239

Website: First Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations: 

Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at First Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Jacob Hege 1907-1909
John B. Baer 1909-1911
Henry Toews 1913-1914
E.J. Neuenswander 1914-1920
Edward J. Schmidt 1920-1922
Menno J. Galle 1922-1929
John E. Kaufman 1929-1936
Philip Wedel 1936-1944
Henry Brown
(interim)		 1944-1945
Henry Harder 1945-1954
Rudolph Toews
(interim)		 1954-1955
Walter H. Dyck 1956-1962
Donovan Diller
(interim)		 1962-1963
Wilfred Ulrich 1963-1969
Paul Roth
(interim)		 1969-1970
Aaron Epp 1970-1975
P.J. John
(interim)		 1975-1976
Lowell Gerber
(interim)		 1976-1977
Ben Rahn 1977-1983
Lance Eisele 1983-1989
Perry Rotenberger
(interim)		 1989
Elmer Friesen
(interim)		 1989-1990
Frank Horst
(interim)		 1990-1991
Oscar Brown
(interim)		 1991
Monty Ledford 1991-2006
David Stutzman
(interim)		 2006-2007
Jarry Kaiser 2007-present


Author(s) H. N Harder
Date Published 1955

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Harder, H. N. "First Mennonite Church (Aberdeen, Idaho, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 12 Feb 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Aberdeen,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=128518.

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Harder, H. N. (1955). First Mennonite Church (Aberdeen, Idaho, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 February 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Aberdeen,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=128518.



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