New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-1).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern Lancaster County in New Holland, Pennsylvania, was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the Weaverland, Groffdale, and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with Noah H. Mack as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956.
In 2002 there were 131 members.
In June 2016, New Holland Mennonite Church chose to leave Lancaster Mennonite Conference and join the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA, and formally joined the conference in October.
Additional Information
Address: 18 Western Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557
Phone: 717-354-0602
Website: http://newholland.pa.us.mennonite.net/
Denominational Affiliations: Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Until 2016)
Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA (2016-present)
Map
Map:18 Western Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557
Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Landis, Ira D. "New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=141451.
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Landis, Ira D. (1957). New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=141451.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 862. All rights reserved.
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