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| − | Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in western [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], is a member of the [[ | + | Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in western [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]]. In 1905 a meetinghouse was built in town, where a number of retired Mennonite farmers had settled. A revival meeting followed with 125 confessions. A young people’s Bible meeting was organized in 1911. The congregation in 1955 numbered 225. Noah W. Risser and Clarence E. Lutz were bishops, John W. Hess and Walter D. Keener, Jr., the ministers, and Walter D. Keener deacon. In 2008 the membership was 217; the pastor was Stephen H. Gibbs. |
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'''Address''': 300 South Spruce Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | '''Address''': 300 South Spruce Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | ||
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Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in western Lancaster County, is a member of the Lancaster Conference. In 1905 a meetinghouse was built in town, where a number of retired Mennonite farmers had settled. A revival meeting followed with 125 confessions. A young people’s Bible meeting was organized in 1911. The congregation in 1955 numbered 225. Noah W. Risser and Clarence E. Lutz were bishops, John W. Hess and Walter D. Keener, Jr., the ministers, and Walter D. Keener deacon. In 2008 the membership was 217; the pastor was Stephen H. Gibbs.
Additional Information
Address: 300 South Spruce Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Phone: 717-367-7089
Website: http://www.elizabethtownmennonitechurch.com/
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Map
Map:Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Landis, Ira D. "Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elizabethtown_Mennonite_Church_(Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177241.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. (1956). Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elizabethtown_Mennonite_Church_(Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177241.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 186. All rights reserved.
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