South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA)
The South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter, California was founded in 1955 as an outgrowth of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church.
In 1958 it had a membership of 43, with Jack Williams as temporary pastor.
The congregation closed in 1987. The Pacific District Conference Board of Home Missions took over the property and established a Spanish-language congregation in the facilities in 1987.
Bibliography
Archival Records
Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Record Group CB532.
Additional Information
Denominational Affiliation:
Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
U. S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=South_Shafter_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Shafter,_California,_USA)&oldid=138927.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church (Shafter, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=South_Shafter_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Shafter,_California,_USA)&oldid=138927.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 588. All rights reserved.
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