Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church (Tampico, Illinois, USA)
Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church, an independent congregation, located in Bureau County, near Tampico, Illinois, was organized in Shelby County, Illinois, with 42 members under the leadership of Levi C. Hostetler in 1933, and was moved to Henry County in 1938 and to Bureau County in 1944. In 1953 there were 144 members. In 2007 the membership was 187; the bishop was Norman L. Hostetler. The congregation is informally affiliated with the Amish Mennonite Churches.
Bibliography
Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory (2007): 37.
Additional Information
Address: Route 172, 3.5 miles south of Tampico, Illinois
Phone: 815-438-2508
| Author(s) | Herman Hostetler |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | September 2008 |
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Hostetler, Herman and Samuel J. Steiner. "Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church (Tampico, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2008. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairfield_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Tampico,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=165733.
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Hostetler, Herman and Samuel J. Steiner. (September 2008). Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church (Tampico, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairfield_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Tampico,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=165733.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 288. All rights reserved.
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