Cairo Mennonite Church (Cairo, Nebraska, USA)
The Abbot Mennonite Church, Abbot, Nebraska, USA, began as an outreach of the Wood River Mennonite congregation. In the early 1950s Wood River held successful Summer Bible School services in the Abbot schoolhouse. In 1954 a number of members from Wood River formed the Abbot congregation, though separate membership records did not take place until later in the decade. Alvin Gascho served both congregations for a time.
In 1963 the congregation purchased a former Lutheran Church building in Cairo, Nebraska, and changed its name to Cairo Mennonite Church.
Cairo Mennonite was last listed in the 1986 Mennonite Yearbook.
Bibliography
Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 279.
Additional Information
Address: Cairo, Nebraska, USA
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference
Mennonite Church (MC)
Pastoral Leaders at Cairo Mennonite Church
Name | Years of Service |
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Alvin Gascho (1906-1982) | 1954-1960 |
Simon Gingerich (1882-1971)(Interim) | 1960 |
Stanley J. Troyer (1927-2010) | 1960-1970 |
Leroy Gingerich | 1971-1974? |
Alarian Schweitzer (Lay leader) | 1974-1986 |
Cairo Mennonite Church Membership
Year | Members |
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1959 | 48 |
1960 | 40 |
1970 | 49 |
1980 | 12 |
1986 | 6 |
Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
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Date Published | August 2023 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Cairo Mennonite Church (Cairo, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2023. Web. 19 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cairo_Mennonite_Church_(Cairo,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=176405.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (August 2023). Cairo Mennonite Church (Cairo, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cairo_Mennonite_Church_(Cairo,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=176405.
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