Faith Mennonite Church (Geneva, Nebraska, USA)

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The Faith Mennonite Church, Geneva, Nebraska, USA, began in 1965 when 23 members left the Salem Mennonite Church in Shickley. Salem Mennonite was part of the Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). The first service was held 14 March 1965 in the Meridian Courts in Geneva. Initially, the Bethesda Mennonite Church of Henderson, Nebraska provided assistance to the group. Bethesda was part of the Northern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church; Faith Mennonite also joined these conferences.

The new congregation, with the help of a loan from the General Conference's Church Extension Service, built a church that it dedicated in 1966.

Faith Mennonite Church closed at the end of 1994.

Bibliography

Schmidt, Diena, ed. The Northern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church 1891-1991. Freeman, S.D.: The Conference, 1991: 115-116.

Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 281.

Additional Information

Address: Geneva, Nebraska

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Northern District Conference

General Conference Mennonite Church

Pastoral Leaders at Faith Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Albert Gaeddert (1907-2002) 1965-1972
Perry J. Beachy (1926-2005) 1972-1973
Walter H. Regier (1915-1998) 1973-1978
Carl Carlisle 1979-1980
William G. Unrau (1921-2022)(Interim) 1980-1981
Donald Fry 1981-1986
Milton J. Harder (1924-2018) 1986-1988
Neville J. Peterson 1989-1994
Joan Peterson 1989-1994

Faith Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1965 23
1970 35
1980 44
1990 36
1994 25


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published August 2023

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Faith Mennonite Church (Geneva, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2023. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Mennonite_Church_(Geneva,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=176537.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (August 2023). Faith Mennonite Church (Geneva, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Mennonite_Church_(Geneva,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=176537.




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