Strasburg Mennonite Church (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
Strasburg Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, a member of Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Conference, began in the early 19th century when a log meetinghouse was built, probably in 1812. A brick building was constructed at a nearby site in 1858 and rebuilt in 1903. In 1942 the United States Government claimed this area for an Ammunition Depot which necessitated securing another, the present, place of worship which was formerly a Brethren Church. Ministers who have served the congregation include John S. Burkholder, Henry Bricker, John Lehman, John Gsell, and Harry H. Witmer, the pastor in 1957, when there were 53 members.
In 1965 the Strasburg congregation was part of a division in the Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Conference led by Bishop Amos E. Martin. Strasburg became part of the Washington-Franklin (North) Conference, which itself divided in 1971. At that time Strasburg followed Amos E. Martin as he formed the Cumberland Valley Mennonite Church.
| Author(s) | Samuel L Bricker |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bricker, Samuel L and Sam Steiner. "Strasburg Mennonite Church (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Strasburg_Mennonite_Church_(Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=156371.
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Bricker, Samuel L and Sam Steiner. (1959). Strasburg Mennonite Church (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Strasburg_Mennonite_Church_(Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=156371.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 644. All rights reserved.
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