Elton Mennonite Church (Elton, Pennsylvania, USA)

From GAMEO
Revision as of 07:26, 17 April 2015 by RichardThiessen (talk | contribs) (Added categories.)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Elton Mission was established at the 1899 session of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference held at Rockton, Pennsylvania, with L. A. Blough being responsible for the work. In 1900 the group purchased the Dunmyer Lutheran Church building and leased the land for 10 years for one dollar. In 1901 it was reported that the mission had become an organized congregation. In 1903 the Sunday school was started with David Stull as superintendent.

The Mennonite Yearbook and Directory (1906-1908) listed Elton Mennonite Church with 24 members, Alexander Weaver, preacher, and D. S. Yoder, deacon. In 1910 the Lutheran Church was dismantled and a new building was erected on property about one half mile east, donated by Levi Knavel. The name of the church was then changed to Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church because of the pleasant grove of trees around the new building.


Date Published February 2014

Cite This Article

MLA style

, . "Elton Mennonite Church (Elton, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2014. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elton_Mennonite_Church_(Elton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=131437.

APA style

, . (February 2014). Elton Mennonite Church (Elton, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elton_Mennonite_Church_(Elton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=131437.



©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.

Retrieved from "https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elton_Mennonite_Church_(Elton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=131437"