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Story of Bluffton College. Bluffton, Ohio: The College, 1925. Address: 1 University Drive, Bluffton, Ohio Phone: 419-358-3000 Website: Bluffton University

counties, Ohio : written for the centenary of the origin of the Swiss Mennonite churches held on July 4, 1937 at Bluffton, Ohio. [Bluffton, Ohio: General

ogical_Seminary_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=168024. APA style Whitmer, Paul E. (1959). Witmarsum Theological Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist

the mayor and his district attorney, Cyrus Locher, a Mennonite from Bluffton, Ohio, true to their Mennonite heritage, substituted for the official oath

1901 near Rittman, Ohio. He died at the Bluffton Sanitarium on 12 March 1911, and was buried in the Zion cemetery, west of Bluffton, Ohio. An obituary was

Mennonite paper, The Review. He also was active in promoting Bluffton College, at Bluffton, Ohio. In October 1900 the family returned to Newton, where he took

Church in Bluffton, Ohio, USA was part of the larger Swiss Mennonite congregation in and around Bluffton. On 21 April 1895 members living in Bluffton first

13 December 2001 in Bluffton, Ohio; he was buried at the Maple Grove cemetery in Bluffton. In 1932 Donovan graduated from Bluffton High School, and in

writers. In 1945, at a meeting of the Mennonite Research Fellowship in Bluffton, Ohio, historian C. Henry Smith proposed that American Mennonites translate

title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=143676. APA style Umble, John S. (1959). Zion Mennonite Church (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist

General Conference. In 1894 he moved with his family from Pennsylvania to Bluffton, Ohio, where he served as pastor of the large Swiss congregation, 1900-1909

General Conference); Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas; Bluffton College in Bluffton, Ohio; Freeman Junior College in Freeman, South Dakota; Rosthern

Pennsylvania, 1884-1905, Allentown-Upper Milford, Pennsylvania, 1905-1909; Bluffton, Ohio, the three Swiss churches, 1909-1924; Salem, Freeman, South Dakota,

was laid for Bluffton College with a much larger constituency. Smith, C. H. and E. J. Hirschler. The Story of Bluffton College. Bluffton, Ohio: The College

The following summer John M. Shenk baptized them in Riley Creek near Bluffton, Ohio. John S. Coffman, John F. Funk, and other visiting Mennonite ministers

Illinois in early 1891, and the fourth at the Zion Mennonite Church near Bluffton, Ohio in 1892. About the same time young people's meetings sprang up in Ontario

merger with the General Conference Mennonites, it supported Bluffton College at Bluffton, Ohio. In Chicago, in addition to those activities listed above

Witmarsum Theological Seminary (General Conference Mennonite Church), Bluffton, Ohio. He was born 12 October 1894 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, the son of

Conference Mennonites and expressed interest in the new college proposed for Bluffton, Ohio. In 1902 North Danvers introduced a reed organ for use in a singing

background. These included Pandora, Ohio, in 1900; Elbing, Kansas, in 1902; Swanton, Ohio, in 1904; Archbold, Ohio, Pettisville, Ohio, and the First Church, Fort

Theological Seminary, and General Conference Mennonite minister near Bluffton, Ohio. A branch in Ontario furnished ministers (Mennonite Church) J. Wesley

ch_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=174806. APA style Smith, C. Henry and Samuel J. Steiner. (November 2022). Ebenezer Mennonite Church (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)

India. Irvin W. Bauman (b. 1897) was professor of sociology at Bluffton College in Bluffton, Ohio. Dr. Isaiah Bowman (d. 1950), who was president of Johns Hopkins

illness on 24 August 2000 in Bluffton, Ohio. Delbert, Thelma and an infant daughter are buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery in Bluffton. Gratz attended the public

He earned degrees at Bethel College (AB, 1916); Witmarsum Seminary, Bluffton, Ohio (AM, 1917); Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, IL. (BD, 1927); and

and Katharina (Harder) Esau. He was married to Elvina (Augsburger) of Bluffton, Ohio on 24 June 1926. He died in Mountain Lake on 13 January 1979. He came

influential founder died in Chicago. She was buried at the Zion cemetery near Bluffton, Ohio. Clara Eby Steiner Collection. Archives of Mennonite Church USA. (Goshen

president of Witmarsum Theological Seminary when it opened in 1921 at Bluffton College (Ohio). At Witmarsum, Hartzler and others incurred frequent charges of

of the Youngstown, Ohio, Mission in 1911 and was ordained a Mennonite minister in 1913 at the Midway congregation, Columbiana, Ohio. When he suddenly lost

Field Secretary of the General Conference. P. Steiner and J. Amstutz of Bluffton, Ohio, S. F. Sprunger of Berne, Indiana, J. J. Balzer of Mountain Lake, Minnesota

Richland Manor Rest Home in Bluffton, Ohio. Paul and Fannie Whitmer are buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Ohio. Paul's father, David Whitmer

history of the Swiss Mennonite churches of Putnam and Allen counties, Ohio. Bluffton, Ohio: Centenary Committee, 1937. Available in full electronic text at:

1942-1947 (Winona Lake, Indiana: Goshen, Indiana; North Newton, Kansas; Bluffton, Ohio; Freeman, South Dakota; Hillsboro, Kansas), and then biennially (Hillsboro

org/index.php?title=Bluffton_Evangelical_Mennonite_Church_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=75757. APA style Diller, Clarence D. (1953). Bluffton Evangelical Mennonite

Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio. She died 29 July 2003 at Mennonite Memorial Home and is buried in Maple Grove cemetery, Bluffton, Ohio. After attending

Illinois (1918-1921); College Church, Goshen (1921-1923); First Mennonite, Bluffton, Ohio (1931-1935); and Eighth Street, Goshen (1943 until retirement). Significant

Allen und Putnam County, Ohio. Bluffton, 1925: 33-36. Grubb, W. H. History of the Mennonites of Butler County, Ohio. Trenton, Ohio, 1916. MLA style Gratz

rch_Fellowship_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=89785. APA style Fretz, J. Winfield. (1957). Mennonite Research Fellowship (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist

University, and there was opportunity for coordination with Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio, to receive a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. The School of Nursing

Mennonite settlements of Sonnenberg, Crown Hill in Wayne County, Ohio, and Bluffton-Pandora, Ohio. MLA style Gratz, Delbert L. "Amstutz (am Stutz, Am Stutz,

Klaassen. Following their marriage John and Maria moved to Bluffton, Ohio, where John enrolled at Bluffton College and Mennonite Seminary. He received an MA degree

States; he lived at Bluffton, Ohio, serving on the faculty of Bluffton College until 1934. In that year he joined the faculty of the Ohio State University

was involved in several newspaper ventures in Bluffton, Ohio both as owner and editor. He left Bluffton at the time of his marriage and moved to the farm

at Iliff Seminary in Denver, Colorado, and at Witmarsum Seminary in Bluffton, Ohio. He married Mathilda Kliewer in 1918. They were ordained for missionary

two daughters and two sons. William Keeney died 12 November 2006 in Bluffton, Ohio. Bill grew up in a coal mining family, one of 50 families selected to

McCormick Theological Seminary in 1925. He married Jennie Gottshall, from Bluffton, Ohio, in 1915. Peter and Jennie went to China as missionaries in 1915. They

Philips Roads, Bluffton, Ohio Denominational Affiliation: Reformed Mennonite Church Map:Bluffton Reformed Mennonite Church (Bluffton, Ohio) MLA style Kreider

Witmarsum (called Mennonite Seminary as part of Bluffton College 1915-21, independent at Bluffton, Ohio 1921-36); Tabor College of Theology (MB, as part

as the Conference of Pacifist Churches. The first meeting was held in Bluffton, Ohio, in August 1922, and was attended by a total of 95 Brethren, Friends

Partly as a result, Mennonite evangelist John J. Esau, then based in Bluffton, Ohio, visited Ontario in 1942, and was the first Mennonite minister to attract

three years and the First Mennonite Church of Bluffton, Ohio, for two years. He was superintendent of the Bluffton hospital for one year. His final pastorate

org/index.php?title=Bluffton_Mennonite_Deaconess_Home_and_Hospital_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=91157. APA style Bauman, I. W. (1953). Bluffton Mennonite Deaconess

Church. Ramseyer was married 27 October 1896, to Katherine Zeller of Bluffton, Ohio, who died in 1899. His second wife was Mary Garth of Union City, Tennessee

America was founded at the General Conference Mennonite Church sessions at Bluffton, Ohio, 2 September 1911, by individuals interested in collecting and preserving

representatives of the family are also found in the Bluffton-Pandora, Ohio community as well as in Wayne County, Ohio. Baumgartner, S. H. Brief Historical Sketches

1977. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Bluffton College (Ohio) in 1987. He died 27 June 1988 at Bloomington. Hassan, W. Richard

1913-1916, (BA); Mennonite Seminary, Bluffton, Ohio, 1916-1917 (MA); and Witmarsum Theological Seminary, Bluffton, Ohio (1927). Alfred and Barbara were ordained

Garden City, NY; O'Ray Graber, St. Louis, Missouri, USA), John Kampen, Bluffton, Ohio; Frits Kuiper, The Netherlands; Roy Kreider, Israel (Harrisonburg, VA

Counties, Ohio: Written for the Centenary of the Origin of the Swiss Mennonite Churches Held on July 4, 1937 at Bluffton, Ohio. Bluffton, Ohio: Historical

First Mennonite Church, Aberdeen, Idaho; and First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio. He married Adah Frances Good Burkhalter on 3 March 1926 at Mauhadih

The Bluffton College Bulletin was the official publication of Bluffton College (now Bluffton University), Bluffton, Ohio. It was published monthly 1914-1931

1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. The First Hundred Years: First Mennonite Church, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1852-1952. Wadsworth, Ohio: The Church

(Elkhart, Indiana, USA) Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA) Bluffton College (Bluffton, Ohio) Canadian Mennonite University (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

the Ohio and Eastern A.M. Joint Conference about 1924. After his death ministers connected with the Witmarsum Theological Seminary at Bluffton, Ohio, served

school and Yenching University. From 1930 to 1932 James studied at Bluffton College (Ohio) and Bethel College (Kansas). Returning to China, James was principal

and present it to the next conference session. At the 1911 session at Bluffton, Ohio, this committee reported after it had made a rather extensive study

Counties, Ohio: Written for the Centenary of the Origin of the Swiss Mennonite Churches Held on July 4, 1937 at Bluffton, Ohio. Bluffton, Ohio: Historical

Born 23 September 1889 at Elida, Ohio, Adah Good graduated from Bluffton Academy in 1918. She married Noah L. Burkhalter on 6 August 1918. She served as

Scottdale, with publication at Bluffton, Ohio, under the following administration: M. S. Steiner, Columbus Grove, Ohio, editor; D. S. Gerig, Goshen, Indiana

1889 on a farm near Berne, Indiana and received a BA degree from Bluffton College (Ohio). She was sent by the General Conference Mission Board to India

title=Mennonite_Mutual_Aid_Society_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=133137. APA style Bender, Harold S. (1957). Mennonite Mutual Aid Society (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist

degree from Bethel College (1922), spent one term at Witmarsum Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio), and earned a nursing degree from Bethel Deaconess Hospital (Newton

Association_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=133168. APA style Bender, Harold S. (1957). Mennonite Brotherhood Aid Association (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global

title=Mennonite_Memorial_Home_(Bluffton,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=83498. APA style Gratz, Delbert L. (1959). Mennonite Memorial Home (Bluffton, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 108-109. Weaver, William B. History of the Central

movement. After a second general conference, held at the Zion Church, Bluffton, Ohio, in 1893, and a third at the Forks Church near Middlebury, Indiana,

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 158-159. Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois

She was the mother of Richard (Bluffton, Ohio), Robert (Kailua, Hawaii), and Alice Ruth (m. Robert Ramseyer), a missionary to Japan. While attending the

(Society) was organized in 1911 at the General Conference session at Bluffton, Ohio, one of whose purposes was the collection of documentary materials.

Services, First Mennonite Church, Lima, Ohio." The Mennonite 52, no. 37 (21 September 1937): 7. Kliewer, P. A. "Bluffton, Ohio..." The Mennonite and the Christian

Central Mennonite College, located at Bluffton, Ohio. First published in April 1902, it was replaced by the Bluffton College Bulletin when Central Mennonite

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Smith, Willard. Mennonites in Illinois. Scottdale

Conference of Pacifist Churches. The first meeting was held in August 1922 at Bluffton, Ohio, where besides the Mennonites, Brethren, and Friends, Schwenckfelders

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 55-57, 61, 65, 77. Smith, Willard. Mennonites

Stark, a village in Ohio. Hence it was sometimes called the New Stark congregation. It was founded by Mennonites from Stark County, Ohio, and several families

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 75. Address: 4219 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne

August 1902, was the daughter of Calvin and Sarah Geiger. She grew up in Bluffton, Ohio, where her father operated Noah's Ark, a general store. The Geiger family

County, Ohio, the son of Jacob Rupp of Switzerland, and Catharine Freienberg of Alsace. Benjamin Rupp was married to Lydia Steiner of Bluffton, Ohio on 28

at Wadsworth, Ohio. Then he taught English at this school in 1871-1875. He also taught at Sonnenberg, Wayne County, Ohio; Bluffton, Ohio; and Lee County

the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio. Restless at heart he enrolled in Bluffton College (Ohio) to prepare himself for other service. While

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Address: 727 New York Street, Goshen, Indiana

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois. Studies

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 157-158. Goossen, Rachel Waltner. Meetingplace:

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 38, 158-159. Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 75. Meeting Address: 2566 Arrowwood Trail, Ann

worked in urban mission and pastorates in Youngstown, Ohio, La Junta, Colorado and Bluffton, Ohio. On 16 August 1917, the Hersheys, with their two children

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83. Address: 2918 West Montana Street, Peoria

County, Ohio the Sonnenberg congregation held a special meeting to discuss "the present sad state of the country," then sent resolutions to Ohio's governor

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 39. "Topeka (Ind.) Mennonite Church...." The

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Smith, Willard. Mennonites in Illinois. Scottdale

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 84. Address: 2000 South Hoyt Street, Muncie,

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 85, 89. Meeting Address: 1201 South 11th Street

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 39, 48. Address: 18443 State Rt. 9, Pekin, Illinois

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 82. Sommer, Susan. "Illinois Conference places

District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Address: 113 Main Street, PO Box 250, Sugarcreek, Ohio 44681 Phone: 330-852-2822 Website:

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 78. "St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship...." Gospel

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 82. Address: 2589 N County Road 100 W, Paoli

Center Mennonite Historical Library (Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio); The Library is searchable through the Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) online

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 79. Address: 19183 Plow Creek, Tiskilwa, Illinois

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 79. Smucker, Mary I. "Evanston Mennonite Church

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83. Shenk, Dan. "Gratitude for growth in Cedar

North Newton, Ks. 1893 General Conference Mennonite Church Bluffton College Bluffton, Ohio 1914 General Conference Mennonite Church Eastern Mennonite University

The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Umble, John Sylvanus. Ohio Mennonite Sunday Schools. Goshen, Ind.: Mennonite

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 99-100. Weaver, William B. History of the Central

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Address: 800 East Hively Avenue, Elkhart, Indiana

Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Address: 2 East Main Street, Trenton, Ohio 45067 Phone: 513-988-0313 Website:

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 78. "Three Mennonite congregations in Elkhart

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 105-108. Address: Summerfield, Illinois Phone:

go to Japan as a missionary with a friend, Emma taught speech at Bluffton College (Ohio) as a sabbatical replacement. A member of the class on play production

Court, started out with a group from Münster. A letter written by him at Bluffton, Ohio, describing the status of the Swiss at that place and of the congregation

never married. He died 14 June 1970 in Bluffton, Ohio. He is buried in the Maple Grove cemetery, Bluffton, Ohio. Paul Shelly graduated from Pennsburg High

District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 75. Address: 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214-4146 Phone: 614-784-9002

the Mississippi River in the 1950s was served by Bluffton College (now Bluffton University), Bluffton, Ohio. The closing of the Wadsworth School had left

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Schrock, Jennifer Halteman. "Berea Mennonite

(later called Zion Mennonite Church), located about three miles west of Bluffton, Ohio, made several visits to this new settlement, holding services in the

District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 78. Address: 4229 Brownway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 Phone: 513-871-0035 Website:

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 84, 89. "Schaumburg-Palatine Mennonite Church

the same year. Later sessions were held in Carlock, Illinois, 1916; Bluffton, Ohio, 1919; Goshen, Indiana, 1922; Nappanee, Indiana, 1925; Hillsboro, Kansas

in Missouri prompted a move by the family to a farm one mile east of Bluffton, Ohio, where they joined the local Evangelical Mennonite Church. Here Harry

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 79. Address: 346 Maple Avenue, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Virginia) Mennonite Historical Library (Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio)     The Library is searchable through the Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) online

for 53 years. Born in Bluffton, Ohio, Niswander graduated in 1911 from Fort Wayne (Indiana, USA) Bible Institute and attended Bluffton College. At the urging

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83. "Two new congregations...." The Mennonite

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 84. Meeting Address: 404 South Walnut, South

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 101-103. "Seminary announces vesper speakers

later moved to Bluffton, Ohio where Amos taught at Bluffton College. In 1929, Robert was baptized in the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. In 1935, the

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 85. Westing, Julie. "A brief history of North

peaceful rural Amish and Mennonite communities in Ohio. -- James O. Lehman Conference Organs: Ohio Evangel, Ohio Mennonite Conference, bimonthly; Brotherhood

Mennoniten-Gemeinschaft" at Wadsworth, Ohio (1868-78), the Witmarsum Theological Seminary at Bluffton College, Ohio (1921-31), and then Mennonite Biblical

the 19th-century Bernese Swiss who settled in the Berne, Indiana and Bluffton, Ohio General Conference (GCM) communities, there were several Burkhalter

Minutes, correspondence, records, etc., are retained in the Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio. Address: 1015 Division Street, Goshen, Indiana 46528 Phone:

established by immigrants largely from Virginia and Fairfield County, Ohio. In Bluffton is Bluffton University, which is affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 79. Address: Met in homes Phone: Website: Denominational

Conference in Bluffton, Ohio, in January 1925, with a focus on "Our Young People" led to a nine-day retreat for youth, Aug. 9-16, 1925, on the Bluffton College

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 82-83. Schultz, Ingrid. "What does God want?"

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 100. Address: Star Route, Mio, Michigan Phone:

1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 85. Address: Phone: Website: Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference Ohio Conference

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83. Address: Various locations in Lafayette and

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Weidner, Mark. "Shalom Community Church--a Mennonite

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83-84. Address: 2112 West Forrest Hill Avenue

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 100-101. Weaver, William B. History of the Central

District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 109. Address: Middle and Friend Streets, Columbiana, Ohio 44408 Phone: Website: Denominational

Center Mennonite Historical Library (Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio); the Library is searchable through the Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) online

was opened in 1868 at Wadsworth, Ohio, and served as the forerunner of Witmarsum Theological Seminary located at Bluffton. In view of the fact that the churches

Klassen (1888-1975), a potter-sculptor, directed an art program at Bluffton College, Ohio from 1924 to 1958. He was followed by Darvin Luginbuhl (b. 1921)

Wellesley, Ontario, Canada) and 1866 (Mennonite Mutual Aid Society, Bluffton, Ohio). The mutual aid/insurance organizations in Canada in 1999 included

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Schmidt, Diena, ed. Northern District Conference

Walking together in faith: the Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 79. Schrag, Keith. "A church for the campus."

Rempel, born in Russia, immigrated to Bluffton, Ohio, in 1922, student of J. P. Klassen at Bluffton, then in Akron, Ohio, as a designer and manufacturer of

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Toews, Mary Wiens. The True to Life Story of

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 41-43. "Work of one week in the Wayland and Noble

Maryland, 1876 at Waynesboro) 24; Ohio, 5 with 150 as follows: Lauber Hill near Archbold, Fulton County (1852) 70; Bluffton, Allen Co. (1876) 47; Marshallville

Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003. Address: 720 Park Street, Donnellson, Iowa 52625

County, Ohio, Gridley, Illinois and even to Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, although the main centers have been Berne, Indiana, Archbold, Ohio, and Gridley

doctorates by Bethel College, Bluffton College, and Bethany Biblical Seminary (Chicago). After teaching science for five years at Bluffton College, he went to China

of Prusso-Russian background can be found in: Epp, Peter Eine Mutter. Bluffton, Ohio, 1932. Dyck, Arnold. Verloren in der Steppe. Steinbach, MB, 19441948

of the Ohio Mennonite and Eastern Amish Mennonite Joint Conference. In 1947 Pleasant Hill became a separate congregation, still under the Ohio and Eastern

College (General Conference Mennonite [GCM]) at Bluffton, 1900, later Bluffton College and now Bluffton University; Hesston Academy (MC) at Hesston, Kansas

associated with the Ohio Farm Bureau. This was the beginning of his life-long interest in mutual aid organizations. Fretz graduated from Bluffton with a B.A. in

grew slowly. Members of the denomination from Switzerland began to settle in Ohio as early as 1848. Heavy migrations from Switzerland and lesser migrations

camp operated by the Mennonite Central Committee was the one at Marietta, Ohio, which opened in June 1941. Others were operated in Indiana, Montana, and

Pennsylvania, and in 1950 Bluffton College conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. Following pastorates in Iowa and Ohio, Rosenberger moved to

Sacred Theology degree in 1901. In 1925 Garrett Biblical Institute and Bluffton College both conferred the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree upon him

Kentucky, on 13 March 1925. Bluffton College.  Bluffton College: An Adventure in Faith (1900-1950). [Bluffton]:  Bluffton College, 1950. Krehbiel, Henry

Theological Seminary) at St. Louis, Missouri. He served two pastorates: Trenton, Ohio, 1892-1907, and Reedley, California, 1908-1938. He served as president of

in Ohio in 1821 from Am Stalden, Jura, Switzerland. John married Anna Lehman on 15 January 1852. They moved to Riley Township, Putnam County, Ohio, near

supporting the Wadsworth Mennonite School, a seminary operated at Wadsworth, Ohio, 1867-78. In 1872 Oberholtzer resigned as chairman of the Eastern District

Lloyd Ramseyer died 24 June 1977. Lloyd Ramseyer studied at Bluffton College (AB, biology) and Ohio State University (MA, PhD in audio-visual education, 1938)

Lehmann (1776-1843) came to North America to help form in Wayne, County, Ohio the first 19th-century Swiss Mennonite settlement in the United States, naming

General Conference Mennonite Church, president of Bluffton College for 25 years; born near Middleton, Ohio, 17 December 1867, the second of the fourteen children

congregations. In a short time the congregations of like-minded brethren in Canada, Ohio, and Illinois joined this unification movement. Publication activities continued

Yoders migrated westward to Somerset and Mifflin counties, and from there to Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and other midwestern and western states. A file of Yoder

Montgomery County, Ohio. In Canada Daniel Kreider (1782-1860) served as a minister in York County, ON, later moving to Wadsworth Ohio. Carl Kreider served

Suter had spent the summer of 1890 visiting potteries in Pennsylvania and Ohio to learn the latest methods. The undecorated stoneware produced here was

Ringelman Cavanaugh (12 January 1898-29 November 1984). Rempel attended Bluffton College in Ohio, and then earned a MA in Political Science at the University of

a novel by Peter G. Epp, born 1888 in Russia, professor at Bluffton College, 1924-1934; Ohio State University, 1934-1954. Eine Mutter presents a panoramic

followed in 1824, settling in Holmes County, Ohio. In 1845 Peter and his family moved to the Putnam County, Ohio, settlement where most of his descendants

Witmarsum Seminary 1929-1930 (BD); Garrett Biblical Institute, 1930; and Bluffton College, 1931 (AM). He married Elizabeth R. Wiens on 4 May 1921. Thiessen

his masters thesis at Hartford, he moved to Ohio and became pastor of the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, 1950-56; and returned to the congregational

1927, Ontario Bible School and Eastern Mennonite College in 1928, Canton (Ohio) Bible School and others later. Hesston and Johnstown were later transferred

Seminaries, Elkhart, Indiana (Charles Stade); Marbeck Center at Bluffton University, Ohio (Jack Hodell); John S. Umble Center, Goshen College (Weldon Pries);

Crown Hill communities in Wayne County, Ohio, the Bluffton-Pandora community in Allen and Putnam counties, Ohio, the Berne community in Adams County, Indiana

developing nations. The first SELFHELP Crafts shop was established in Bluffton, Ohio, in 1974. Work with refugees continued or was initiated in the Middle

worker; born 16 September 1901, at West Liberty, Ohio, the son of Samuel H. Harshbarger. He graduated from Bluffton College with an A.B. (1925) and received his

India. The following year the annual meeting of the Ohio Society was then changed to link with the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board, then chaired by her husband

and Wayne counties, Ohio, central Illinois, Ontario, and the "thumb" of Michigan. The ancestor of most of the families living in Ohio was John Ramseier (1776-1853)

Russia to the United States in 1924 taught Russian and German at Bluffton College and at Ohio State University and in his leisure time wrote novels and short

"Back to the Bible Hour"; Peter G. Epp (1888-1954), professor at Bluffton College and Ohio State University; Gerhard G. Epp (b. 1895), minister in Rosthern

under its wing, including most of the large Swiss settlements in Indiana and Ohio, and ultimately the Central Conference composed largely of regional Illinois

Allen and Putnam Counties, Ohio (1937, pp. 150); Melvin Gingerich, The Mennonites in Iowa (*1939, pp. 419); John Umble, Ohio Mennonite Sunday Schools (1941

refugee camps. After a three-year stay in Germany, David taught at Bluffton College in Ohio for a year before accepting the pastorate at the Niagara United

19th century, locating in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Ohio, and central Illlinois. Among the outstanding Mosimann personalities have

after this. The next Amish meetinghouse was the Beech church near Louisville, Ohio, about 1830, followed by the Clinton Frame church near Goshen, IN, in 1848

the leaders, having returned from Europe, held a retreat at Camp Luz in Ohio and discussed the meaning of fellowship. Out of this emerged questions as

High School Counselor. Upon her return, she accepted a position at Bluffton College in Ohio as Assistant Dean of Students, Foreign Student Advisor and Head