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Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder. | Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder. | ||
| − | The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in 2009 | + | The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in January 2009 and became an independent Mennonite congregation. |
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'''Address''': 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322) | '''Address''': 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322) | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, 11 November 2017
Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), initially a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is located on the Lakes-to-Seas Highway, near Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where there had been a union church since 1851. The Mennonites had a few services in it at different times but not until the Groffdale-New Holland circuit in 1943 took charge did things really move. Under Mahlon Witmer, bishop, Warren S. Good, minister, and Harry S. Good, deacon, a thriving work started. A new church was built in 1952. The membership in 1955 was 110. In 2008 the membership was 400; the pastor was Glenn E. Sauder.
The congregation withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in January 2009 and became an independent Mennonite congregation.
Additional Information
Address: 2031 Division Highway, Ephrata, Pennsylvania (Route 322)
Phone: 717-354-5213
Website: Hinkletown Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Map
Map:Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | November 2017 |
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Landis, Ira D. "Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2017. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hinkletown_Mennonite_Church_(Ephrata,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=155712.
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Landis, Ira D. (November 2017). Hinkletown Mennonite Church (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hinkletown_Mennonite_Church_(Ephrata,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=155712.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 745. All rights reserved.
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