Filer Mennonite Church (Filer, Idaho, USA)
Mennonite Community Photograph Collection
HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.8-21
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
Filer Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located at 109 Fifth Street, Filer, Idaho, a member of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference (formerly Pacific Coast Conference), was organized on 31 January 1914 with 22 charter members, and with David Hilty as bishop, Samuel Honderich as minister, and Chris Snyder as deacon. In 1955 the membership was 106. The first church was dedicated on 19 September 1915, enlarged in 1953.
The 1954 ministerial body was E. S. Garber, bishop; Samuel Honderich and Louis Landis, ministers; Joe E. Slatter, deacon. The General Conference Mennonites organized a congregation here in 1955 with 19 members.
Additional Information
Address: 109 Fifth Street, Filer, Idaho
Phone: 208-326-5150
Denominational Affiliations:
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Samuel R Honderich |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Honderich, Samuel R. "Filer Mennonite Church (Filer, Idaho, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Filer_Mennonite_Church_(Filer,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=116429.
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Honderich, Samuel R. (1956). Filer Mennonite Church (Filer, Idaho, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Filer_Mennonite_Church_(Filer,_Idaho,_USA)&oldid=116429.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 329. All rights reserved.
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