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- married to Sara de Veer of Amsterdam, and some of this family served as deacons at Amsterdam. Abraham van der Meersch, probably belonging to the same family4 KB (722 words) - 06:15, 12 April 2014
- churches in America. Other descendants of this first settler include two deacons of the Line Lexington congregation, Abraham (1777-1855) and Henry B. (1853-1931) ;2 KB (443 words) - 07:00, 12 April 2014
- early Sunday morning worship service. The Church Board consisted of the deacons, an elected executive and the department heads. The 1990s into the 2000s7 KB (897 words) - 19:12, 23 October 2020
- (1811-1908), who was a deacon in Elkhart County, Indiana. Of his sons, two were chosen bishops, one a minister, and two deacons. A grandson, Bishop Eli2 KB (322 words) - 17:25, 12 April 2014
- preachers received no formal training. A bishop, two ministers, and one or two deacons were the traditional body of ordained men for each congregation. The English7 KB (1,109 words) - 18:54, 20 August 2013
- became bishop in 1839. His son Frederick and Abraham Leib were ordained deacons with the growth of the congregation. They soon built a stone church (no6 KB (735 words) - 22:39, 8 November 2016
- assisted by 20 ministers and 10 deacons. The total membership in 1954 was 15,166, with 23 bishops, 193 ministers, and 102 deacons. The Spring Conference in 187161 KB (6,181 words) - 17:14, 26 January 2023
- 1923 and selected John Schneck, Amos Hilty, and E. D. Kohli as its first deacons, while A. C. Diller, C. C. Steiner, and Menno Schumacher served as the first6 KB (647 words) - 14:49, 5 October 2023
- congregation, which he served many years as deacon and treasurer. The sons of Douwe Gorter were also deacons at Zijldijk. Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1864):2 KB (364 words) - 00:25, 16 January 2017
- moved to Winterswijk about 1762, where many of their descendants served as deacons of the Mennonite congregation until recent times. By marriage the Paschens3 KB (401 words) - 02:40, 12 April 2014
- J. "Willie" Thiessen, Pastors were Randy Thiessen and Jake Friesen, and Deacons were John Wolf and Bill Thiessen. See also Zion Mennonite Church. Mennonite3 KB (414 words) - 20:01, 2 January 2020
- ceremonies of baptism, marriage, choice and ordination of preachers and deacons as he practiced them. This letter appears to have become a sort of ministers'3 KB (542 words) - 00:53, 16 January 2017
- (Emmental). The conferences were usually attended by elders, preachers, and deacons for consultation and deliberation on church matters, with lay representatives5 KB (788 words) - 00:33, 16 January 2017
- bishop, who is the head of the church, the ministers, and the deacon. The ministers and deacons are elected from the men of the church, and the bishop is elected9 KB (1,003 words) - 11:26, 24 February 2021
- congregation of Elbing-Ellerwald, with a jointly chosen elder, preachers, and deacons. This is demonstrable back as far as 1606. An old record says, "In 160619 KB (2,765 words) - 15:41, 30 July 2022
- from the deacons and had to supervise the finances of the congregation. Deacons were chosen from the male membership. Until about 1685 deacons were usually16 KB (2,372 words) - 21:25, 23 January 2014
- secretary came much later. Much of the care-giving was entrusted to the deacons who were elected for an open-ended term, and to the lay ministers who joined8 KB (1,094 words) - 18:57, 27 February 2021
- conferences consisted of preachers and deacons, the Rijper Societeit held two meetings, one for the preachers and one for the deacons. The former was discontinued162 KB (17,876 words) - 18:05, 20 July 2021
- Rosenberger, 1930-1934; A. J. Neuenschwander, 1939-1949 and Wilmer B. Denlinger. Deacons and their terms of service were U. S. Stauffer, 1899-1936; Daniel W. Landis3 KB (444 words) - 18:47, 20 August 2013
- Bishop Stephen A. Zehr, Ministers Jason B. Schrock and Leland Zehr, and Deacons Gerald L. Birky and Daniel J. Weaver. The church had 151 members. Mennonite1 KB (232 words) - 22:56, 27 December 2023