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Tabor Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), located 3 miles south and 1½ miles east of [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], [[Marion County (Kansas, USA)|Marion County]], Kansas, a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]], is a sister church to Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church. The church building was dedicated on 25 October 1908. The church was organized on 21 January 1909 with 115 charter members. H. R. Voth and C. Frey were the pioneer leaders. In the fall of 1909 P. H. Richert was called as pastor and elder, serving until 1946. H. B. Schmidt was pastor 1944-1957, followed by James H. Waltner 1958-    . In 1938 the church building was enlarged. Several pastors and missionaries have gone out into mission fields. In the late 1950s the church had three [[Christian Endeavor|Christian Endeavor]] societies, three sewing societies, and a Mennonite men's organization. The membership in 1956 was 422.
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Tabor Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), located 3 miles south and 1½ miles east of [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], [[Marion County (Kansas, USA)|Marion County]], Kansas, a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]], is a sister church to Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church. The church building was dedicated on 25 October 1908. The church was organized on 21 January 1909 with 115 charter members. H. R. Voth and C. Frey were the pioneer leaders. In the fall of 1909 P. H. Richert was called as pastor and elder, serving until 1946. H. B. Schmidt was pastor 1944-1957, followed by [[Waltner, James H. (1931-2007)|James H. Waltner]] 1958-1967. In 1938 the church building was enlarged. Several pastors and missionaries have gone out into mission fields. In the late 1950s the church had three [[Christian Endeavor|Christian Endeavor]] societies, three sewing societies, and a Mennonite men's organization. The membership in 1956 was 422.
 
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Tabor Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located 3 miles south and 1½ miles east of Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, a member of the Western District Conference, is a sister church to Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church. The church building was dedicated on 25 October 1908. The church was organized on 21 January 1909 with 115 charter members. H. R. Voth and C. Frey were the pioneer leaders. In the fall of 1909 P. H. Richert was called as pastor and elder, serving until 1946. H. B. Schmidt was pastor 1944-1957, followed by James H. Waltner 1958-1967. In 1938 the church building was enlarged. Several pastors and missionaries have gone out into mission fields. In the late 1950s the church had three Christian Endeavor societies, three sewing societies, and a Mennonite men's organization. The membership in 1956 was 422.


Author(s) Daniel S Thiesen
Date Published 1959

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Thiesen, Daniel S. "Tabor Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tabor_Mennonite_Church_(Goessel,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=166437.

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Thiesen, Daniel S. (1959). Tabor Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tabor_Mennonite_Church_(Goessel,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=166437.



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