Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church (Inman, Kansas, USA)
Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church near Inman, Kansas, was organized on 22 February 1875 after the arrival of a group of immigrants who originally belonged to the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Russia. They crossed the Atlantic on the Teutonia under the leadership of Dietrich Gaeddert, arriving in New York on 2 September 1874, settling on some 35 sections of land in Harvey, McPherson, and Reno counties near Buhler. After their arrival the meetings were held in the immigrant house (1874-1880), which was destroyed by a tornado. On 2 October 1880 the cornerstone was laid for the first building made of adobe, which was completed on 19 December. This building was replaced in 1898 by a wooden structure, which was destroyed by fire in 1948 and replaced by a brick building in 1949. The change from the use of the German to English in worship took place after World War I.
The congregation was the first Mennonite church in the Buhler-Inman area; from it have been organized the Buhler Mennonite Church, 1920, and Inman Mennonite Church, 1921. Dietrich Gaeddert was elected elder on 19 April 1876 and served the congregation in this capacity until he died 4 December 1900. Between that time and 1954 the following served as elders: Abraham Ratzlaff 1901-1924, A. J. Dyck 1925-1946, and Albert Gaeddert 1946- . The congregation had a membership of 369 in 1954.
In 2007 the membership was 245; Willmar T. Harder served as pastor.
Bibliography
Dyck, A. J. "Hoffnungsau in Kansas." Mennonite Life (October 1949): 18 ff.
Gaeddert, Albert M. Centennial history of Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church. Inman, Kansas: Hoffungsau Mennonite Church, 1974. Available in full electronic text at:https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00gaed.
Additional Information
Address: 43 13th Ave, Inman, Kansas
Phone: 620-585-6733
Website: Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Krahn, Cornelius. "Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church (Inman, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoffnungsau_Mennonite_Church_(Inman,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=163534.
APA style
Krahn, Cornelius. (1956). Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church (Inman, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoffnungsau_Mennonite_Church_(Inman,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=163534.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 778. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.