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− | The First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Mennonite Church USA) in [[New York (USA)|New York ]] was established on 11 November 1941, with 76 charter members, most of whom had been members of the [[Croghan Mennonite Church (Croghan, New York, USA)|Amish Mennonite Church of Croghan]], New York. The congregation was originally not affiliated with any Mennonite conference. D. A. Yoder, [[Goshen (Indiana, USA)|Goshen]], Indiana; [[Yoder, Sanford Calvin (1879-1975)|S. C. Yoder]], Goshen, Indiana; and Simon Gingerich, [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], served as bishops of the congregation. J. Lawrence Burkholder, Goshen, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was the first pastor (1942-1944). The 1955 membership was 190; Gordon Schrag was the pastor 1945-1956. A new meetinghouse was built one mile (1.5 km) north of New Bremen on Route 812. | + | The First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Mennonite Church USA) in [[New York (USA)|New York ]] was established on 11 November 1941, with 76 charter members, most of whom had been members of the [[Croghan Mennonite Church (Croghan, New York, USA)|Amish Mennonite Church of Croghan]], New York. The congregation was originally not affiliated with any Mennonite conference. D. A. Yoder, [[Goshen (Indiana, USA)|Goshen]], Indiana; [[Yoder, Sanford Calvin (1879-1975)|S. C. Yoder]], Goshen, Indiana; and Simon Gingerich, [[Wayland (Iowa, USA)|Wayland]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], served as bishops of the congregation. [[Burkholder, John Lawrence (1917-2010)|J. Lawrence Burkholder]], Goshen, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was the first pastor (1942-1944). The 1955 membership was 190; Gordon Schrag was the pastor 1945-1956. A new meetinghouse was built one mile (1.5 km) north of New Bremen on Route 812. |
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The First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Mennonite Church USA) in New York was established on 11 November 1941, with 76 charter members, most of whom had been members of the Amish Mennonite Church of Croghan, New York. The congregation was originally not affiliated with any Mennonite conference. D. A. Yoder, Goshen, Indiana; S. C. Yoder, Goshen, Indiana; and Simon Gingerich, Wayland, Iowa, served as bishops of the congregation. J. Lawrence Burkholder, Goshen, Indiana, was the first pastor (1942-1944). The 1955 membership was 190; Gordon Schrag was the pastor 1945-1956. A new meetinghouse was built one mile (1.5 km) north of New Bremen on Route 812.
Additional Information
First Mennonite Church of New Bremen website
Author(s) | B. F Zehr |
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Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zehr, B. F. "First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Lowville, New York, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_New_Bremen_(Lowville,_New_York,_USA)&oldid=134257.
APA style
Zehr, B. F. (1957). First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Lowville, New York, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_New_Bremen_(Lowville,_New_York,_USA)&oldid=134257.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 860. All rights reserved.
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