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Pottstown First Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, was located at Oak and Evans Streets, Pottstown, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. The first public service was held 27 January 1894, in a rented hall. In the fall of 1894 a brick building 27 x 49 ft. was erected and dedicated 21 April 1895. The congregation was organized on 30 December 1895, with [[Gottshall, William Shelly (1865-1941)|William S. Gottshall]] as the pastor. Congregational difficulties arose and the church was discontinued about 1904. | Pottstown First Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, was located at Oak and Evans Streets, Pottstown, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. The first public service was held 27 January 1894, in a rented hall. In the fall of 1894 a brick building 27 x 49 ft. was erected and dedicated 21 April 1895. The congregation was organized on 30 December 1895, with [[Gottshall, William Shelly (1865-1941)|William S. Gottshall]] as the pastor. Congregational difficulties arose and the church was discontinued about 1904. | ||
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Wenger, J. C. <em>History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. </em>Telford, 1937: 374. | Wenger, J. C. <em>History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. </em>Telford, 1937: 374. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 20 August 2013
Pottstown First Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church), now extinct, was located at Oak and Evans Streets, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The first public service was held 27 January 1894, in a rented hall. In the fall of 1894 a brick building 27 x 49 ft. was erected and dedicated 21 April 1895. The congregation was organized on 30 December 1895, with William S. Gottshall as the pastor. Congregational difficulties arose and the church was discontinued about 1904.
Bibliography
Wenger, J. C. History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. Telford, 1937: 374.
| Author(s) | Wilmer S Shelly |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Shelly, Wilmer S. "First Mennonite Church (Pottsdown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Pottsdown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=80826.
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Shelly, Wilmer S. (1959). First Mennonite Church (Pottsdown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Pottsdown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=80826.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 207. All rights reserved.
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