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| − | The Carpenter Community Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located at 378 Glenbrook Rd., Talmage, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. Dr. Heinrich Zimmermann came from the [[Zürich (Switzerland)|canton of Zürich]] (Switzerland) to [[Germantown Mennonite Settlement (Pennsylvania, USA)|Germantown]], Pennsylvania, in 1706. He first bought land in Lampeter and in 1733 in West Earl Township, Lancaster County. His two sons, Henry and Gabriel, started a family [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] here along the Brownstown to Mechanicsburg Road in 1750. The cemetery was enlarged in 1821 and a union stone church was built nearby in 1824. On 26 November 1939 a Mennonite Sunday school was opened here. In October 1942 the [[ | + | The Carpenter Community Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located at 378 Glenbrook Rd., Talmage, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. Dr. Heinrich Zimmermann came from the [[Zürich (Switzerland)|canton of Zürich]] (Switzerland) to [[Germantown Mennonite Settlement (Pennsylvania, USA)|Germantown]], Pennsylvania, in 1706. He first bought land in Lampeter and in 1733 in West Earl Township, Lancaster County. His two sons, Henry and Gabriel, started a family [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] here along the Brownstown to Mechanicsburg Road in 1750. The cemetery was enlarged in 1821 and a union stone church was built nearby in 1824. On 26 November 1939 a Mennonite Sunday school was opened here. In October 1942 the [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]] accepted it as a congregation in the Mahlon Witmer district, using the newly renovated old stone church. The membership in 1953 was 73, average Sunday-school attendance 84, summer Bible school enrollment 200. Michael N. Wenger was minister and John W. Wentling deacon at that time. |
In 2009 the membership was 119; the pastor was Glenn A. Hoover. | In 2009 the membership was 119; the pastor was Glenn A. Hoover. | ||
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The Carpenter Community Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located at 378 Glenbrook Rd., Talmage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Heinrich Zimmermann came from the canton of Zürich (Switzerland) to Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1706. He first bought land in Lampeter and in 1733 in West Earl Township, Lancaster County. His two sons, Henry and Gabriel, started a family cemetery here along the Brownstown to Mechanicsburg Road in 1750. The cemetery was enlarged in 1821 and a union stone church was built nearby in 1824. On 26 November 1939 a Mennonite Sunday school was opened here. In October 1942 the Lancaster Mennonite Conference accepted it as a congregation in the Mahlon Witmer district, using the newly renovated old stone church. The membership in 1953 was 73, average Sunday-school attendance 84, summer Bible school enrollment 200. Michael N. Wenger was minister and John W. Wentling deacon at that time.
In 2009 the membership was 119; the pastor was Glenn A. Hoover.
Additional Information
Address: 378 Glenbrook Road, Talmage, Pennsylvania
Phone: 717-656-9731
Website: Carpenter Community Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Maps
Map:Carpenter Community Church (Talmage, Pennsylvania)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Landis, Ira D. "Carpenter Community Church (Talmage, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carpenter_Community_Church_(Talmage,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=176907.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. (1953). Carpenter Community Church (Talmage, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carpenter_Community_Church_(Talmage,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=176907.
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