Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (Henderson, Nebraska, USA)
The Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church, in Henderson, York County, Nebraska, had a membership of 93 in 1954. It was organized as a congregation on 5 November 1882, with Elder Isaac Peters as its first leader. Its first services were held in a schoolhouse. A little later a church was built one mile south of the present village of Henderson. In 1915 the church was moved to Henderson and remodeled. A parsonage was built in 1934. The Sunday school was organized in 1883, the Christian Endeavor on 16 February 1908, and a church choir in 1915. This congregation was one of the two (the other was Mountain Lake congregation in Minnesota) founding congregations of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren group. Johann P. Epp was one of the leading ministers, following Isaac Peters. He served as minister 1883-1917, four years of this term as elder. In 1953 F. G. Thomas was pastor.
| Author(s) | H. C Quiring |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Quiring, H. C. "Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (Henderson, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ebenezer_Evangelical_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Henderson,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=56080.
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Quiring, H. C. (1956). Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (Henderson, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ebenezer_Evangelical_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Henderson,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=56080.
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