Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA)
Zion Mennonite Church (formerly General Conference Mennonite, now Mennonite Church USA), first located at 203 E. Broad St., Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, had its origin in 1887 as a small mission of Mennonite and unaffiliated families led by N. B. Grubb, pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Philadelphia. In 1892, with financial aid from the Eastern District Conference, a church was built 36 x 46 ft. In 1893 the congregation was organized with 19 charter members. The life and growth of the congregation is evident in the record of building renovations and expansion—1908, 1915, 1925, and 1940. In 1954 a 15-acre tract was purchased as a future expansion site, the purpose being to have an integrated church program ministering to the total needs of man - physical, mental, and spiritual. In 1958 the membership, mostly urban, was 655.
Bibliography
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, PA. Souderton, PA: Zion Mennonite Church, 1918. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/twentyfifthanniv00unse.
Additional Information
Address: 149 Cherry Lane, Souderton, PA 18964
Phone: 215-723-3592
Website: Zion Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation:
Zion Mennonite Church Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| Allen M. Fretz | 1893-1910 |
| J. W. Schantz | 1910-1916 |
| Reed F. Landis | 1916-1923 |
| Grover T. Soldner | 1923-1931 |
| Ernest J. Bohn | 1931-1944 |
| Ellis Graber | 1944-1959 |
| Author(s) | Ellis Graber |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
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Graber, Ellis. "Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170142.
APA style
Graber, Ellis. (1959). Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=170142.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1033. All rights reserved.
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