East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)
The East Fairview Mennonite Church, Milford, Seward County, Nebraska, was a member of the Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference. The first communion service was held in 1875, with 11 members, and the first meetinghouse was built in 1878 and dedicated with a membership of 50. The 1954 membership was 440. Bishops who served this congregation up to 1954 were Joseph Schlegel, N. E. Roth, P. R. Kennel, and J. E. Zimmerman; ministers were P. P. Hershberger, Joseph Gasho, Joseph Rediger, Jacob Stauffer, William Schlegel, and George S. Miller.
In 1954 the ministers were Ammon Miller and Oliver Roth, with W. R. Richer serving as bishop.
Bibliography
[Yeackley, Eva]. East Fairview Mennonite Church 1876-1976. Milford: East Fairview Mennonite Church, 1976. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/eastfairviewmenn00yeac.
Additional Information
Address: 508 280th, Milford, NE 68405
Phone: 402-761-2836
| Author(s) | Ammon M Miller |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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Miller, Ammon M. "East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Milford,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=163536.
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Miller, Ammon M. (1953). East Fairview Mennonite Church (Milford, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Milford,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=163536.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 119. All rights reserved.
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