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Calvary Church (formerly Calvary Mennonite Church until 1967) in [[Souderton (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Souderton]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] is an unaffiliated congregation. It was organized in 1950 by dissidents who had withdrawn from several congregations of the [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Mennonite Conference]] because of dissatisfaction with some of the aspects of the conference discipline. William Anders, a minister of the [[Towamencin Mennonite Church (Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Towamencin]] congregation, became their leader. In 1952 a new meetinghouse was built. At that time the membership was 160. | Calvary Church (formerly Calvary Mennonite Church until 1967) in [[Souderton (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Souderton]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] is an unaffiliated congregation. It was organized in 1950 by dissidents who had withdrawn from several congregations of the [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Mennonite Conference]] because of dissatisfaction with some of the aspects of the conference discipline. William Anders, a minister of the [[Towamencin Mennonite Church (Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Towamencin]] congregation, became their leader. In 1952 a new meetinghouse was built. At that time the membership was 160. | ||
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Calvary Church (formerly Calvary Mennonite Church until 1967) in Souderton, Pennsylvania is an unaffiliated congregation. It was organized in 1950 by dissidents who had withdrawn from several congregations of the Franconia Mennonite Conference because of dissatisfaction with some of the aspects of the conference discipline. William Anders, a minister of the Towamencin congregation, became their leader. In 1952 a new meetinghouse was built. At that time the membership was 160.
Additional Information
Address: 820 Route 113, Souderton, Pennsylvania
Phone: 215-723-0963
Website: Calvary Church
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
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Bender, Harold S. "Calvary Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Calvary_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=169689.
APA style
Bender, Harold S. (1953). Calvary Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Calvary_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=169689.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 495. All rights reserved.
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