Littlefield Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Littlefield, Texas, USA)
The Littlefield Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Littlefield, Texas, now extinct, was organized in the summer of 1917 with 60 members under the leadership of J. K. Esau and C. W. Toews. The first members came from Kansas, North Dakota, and Manitoba in 1915. A meetinghouse was built in 1917. Pioneer hardships and pressure of World War I drove many of these to their former localities. The remaining six or seven families continued worship and Sunday school in their homes after the church building was sold and moved. Visiting ministers from various places in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas came occasionally to give pastoral care. Ben T. Koehn moved here in 1938 to assume the pastorate for several years. The congregation was dissolved on 3 February 1942, its members having moved to various congregations in Kansas and California.
Author(s) | A. R Toews |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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Toews, A. R. "Littlefield Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Littlefield, Texas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 17 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Littlefield_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Littlefield,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=83279.
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Toews, A. R. (1956). Littlefield Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Littlefield, Texas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Littlefield_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Littlefield,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=83279.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 377. All rights reserved.
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