Franconia Mennonite Aid Plan for Fire Insurance
Franconia Mennonite Aid Plan for Fire Insurance. As early as 1883 the Franconia Conference took action to encourage taking offerings to cover losses by fire. In 1896 a systematic attempt was made to organize a Mennonite aid plan, but it met with the disapproval of conference. In the meantime losses were not covered by offerings, and members held insurance in nonreligious fire insurance companies. In May 1935 the conference approved such an organization, and appointed a committee of four to study the proposal and draw up bylaws. A state charter was granted on 2 December 1936. The board of directors was composed of one member from each congregation. The 1954 organization was as follows: Ezra Myers, Doylestown, president; Ernest R. Clemens, Lansdale, secretary; and Henry A. Bishop, Blooming Glen, treasurer. In 1954 the Aid Plan listed 1,200 members and $11,000,000.
| Author(s) | J. C Clemens |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Clemens, J. C. "Franconia Mennonite Aid Plan for Fire Insurance." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franconia_Mennonite_Aid_Plan_for_Fire_Insurance&oldid=133124.
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Clemens, J. C. (1956). Franconia Mennonite Aid Plan for Fire Insurance. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franconia_Mennonite_Aid_Plan_for_Fire_Insurance&oldid=133124.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 367. All rights reserved.
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