Son Light Missions Lacolline (Haiti)
The Église Mennonite Son Light Mission (Mennonite Son Light Mission Church) is a Haitian national church founded by Pastor Gabriel Georges in 1980.
Since their organization, its four congregations related to North American Mennonites who constituted an independent organization called Son Light Mission. The North American supporters formed a mission board from a group of members from the Naumburg Mennonite Church in Castorland, New York.
The Mennonite Son Light Mission Church had a total membership in 1987 of 300. Two primary schools were associated with these congregations with a total student enrollment of over 400. Besides the superintending pastor, the church had recognized four deacons and an evangelist as part of its leadership. This group was located in the southern peninsula of Haiti with its central church located in the village of LaColline.
In 2020 Son Light had three churches, a school that served approximately 300 students, and a hospital that served over 50,000 individuals.
Bibliography
Mennonite World Handbook Supplement. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984 : 78.
Additional Information
Website: https://sonlightmissions.org/
| Author(s) | Eldon Stoltzfus |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | 1987 |
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Stoltzfus, Eldon and Samuel J. Steiner. "Son Light Missions Lacolline (Haiti)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1987. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Son_Light_Missions_Lacolline_(Haiti)&oldid=167770.
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Stoltzfus, Eldon and Samuel J. Steiner. (1987). Son Light Missions Lacolline (Haiti). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Son_Light_Missions_Lacolline_(Haiti)&oldid=167770.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 266-267. All rights reserved.
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