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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. | ||
+ | = Bibliography = | ||
+ | "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 & 4th, PO Box 246, Aberdeen ID 83210 | <strong>Address</strong>: 381 Washington & 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] | ||
+ | ==Pastoral Leaders at First Mennonite Church== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Name !! Years<br /> 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<br />(interim) || 1944-1945 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Harder, Henry J. (1881-1961) & Bernice Devitt Harder (1883-1945)|Henry Harder]] || 1945-1954 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Rudolph Toews<br />(interim)|| 1954-1955 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Walter H. Dyck || 1956-1962 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Donovan Diller<br />(interim)|| 1962-1963 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wilfred Ulrich || 1963-1969 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Paul Roth<br />(interim)|| 1969-1970 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Aaron Epp || 1970-1975 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | P.J. John<br />(interim) || 1975-1976 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Lowell Gerber<br />(interim)|| 1976-1977 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ben Rahn || 1977-1983 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Lance Eisele || 1983-1989 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Perry Rotenberger<br />(interim)|| 1989 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Elmer Friesen<br />(interim)|| 1989-1990 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Frank Horst<br />(interim)|| 1990-1991 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Oscar Brown<br />(interim)|| 1991 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Monty Ledford || 1991-2006 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | David Stutzman<br />(interim)|| 2006-2007 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Jarry Kaiser || 2007-present | ||
+ | |} | ||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 7|date=1955|a1_last=Harder|a1_first=H. N|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 7|date=1955|a1_last=Harder|a1_first=H. N|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
+ | [[Category:General Conference Mennonite Church Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Idaho Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[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
Pastoral Leaders at First Mennonite Church
Name | Years of Service |
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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 |
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Date Published | 1955 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Harder, H. N. "First Mennonite Church (Aberdeen, Idaho, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 19 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Aberdeen,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=128518.
APA style
Harder, H. N. (1955). First Mennonite Church (Aberdeen, Idaho, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Aberdeen,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=128518.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 7. All rights reserved.
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