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Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located at 45 North Kinzer Road in the small thriving town of Kinzers on the Lincoln Highway, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania. In 1897 a meeting house was built here for the benefit of retiring farmers. Until 1916 the quarterly mission meetings were held alternately at Kinzer and at [[Grace Point Church of Paradise (Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA)|Paradise]]. The 1955 membership was 143. G. Parke Book was bishop, the Paradise-Kinzer ministers served and Clarence V. Groff was deacon. In 2006 the membership was 45. | Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located at 45 North Kinzer Road in the small thriving town of Kinzers on the Lincoln Highway, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania. In 1897 a meeting house was built here for the benefit of retiring farmers. Until 1916 the quarterly mission meetings were held alternately at Kinzer and at [[Grace Point Church of Paradise (Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA)|Paradise]]. The 1955 membership was 143. G. Parke Book was bishop, the Paradise-Kinzer ministers served and Clarence V. Groff was deacon. In 2006 the membership was 45. | ||
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'''Address''': 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535 | '''Address''': 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535 | ||
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[[Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)]] | [[Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:35, 29 May 2017
Kinzer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is located at 45 North Kinzer Road in the small thriving town of Kinzers on the Lincoln Highway, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1897 a meeting house was built here for the benefit of retiring farmers. Until 1916 the quarterly mission meetings were held alternately at Kinzer and at Paradise. The 1955 membership was 143. G. Parke Book was bishop, the Paradise-Kinzer ministers served and Clarence V. Groff was deacon. In 2006 the membership was 45.
On 19 June 2016 the congregation held its last service. The building was then occupied by the Gospel of Grace Community Church.
Additional Information
Address: 45 North Kinzer Rd, Kinzers, PA 17535
Map
Map:Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
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Landis, Ira D and Sam Steiner. "Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kinzer_Mennonite_Church_(Kinzers,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=148586.
APA style
Landis, Ira D and Sam Steiner. (1957). Kinzer Mennonite Church (Kinzers, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kinzer_Mennonite_Church_(Kinzers,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=148586.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 178. All rights reserved.
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