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- Mennonite Church USA has its roots in World War II alternative service. Prior to the war, the General Conference Mennonite Church and Mennonite Church12 KB (1,447 words) - 19:20, 11 March 2024
- ideas, the Reformation found early entry here. In 1519 Jacob Praepositus, prior of the Augustinian monastery, and Cornelis Grafaeus, the city secretary,10 KB (1,371 words) - 11:31, 18 December 2018
- University and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Prior to his appointment as president in 2011, Okanya served on multiple short-term6 KB (973 words) - 19:14, 8 August 2023
- District Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, and Franklin Conference. Prior to the affiliation with Mennonite Church USA, Lancaster Mennonite Conference61 KB (6,181 words) - 17:14, 26 January 2023
- office buildings in the old center of the city. In the years immediately prior to 1987, many connecting roads to other parts of the country were paved,3 KB (556 words) - 18:43, 20 August 2013
- as can be determined, although in many cases services were held in homes prior to the building of a church. Names of congregations are listed as in the14 KB (1,577 words) - 19:24, 25 January 2023
- foreign missions and disburse them according to annual conference resolutions. Prior to this the treasurers of the various congregations reported such funds to5 KB (843 words) - 19:24, 26 January 2023
- Sembach in 1843 and at Monsheim in 1844. The following preachers served prior to 1955: Bernhard Thiessen 1843-1855, Heinrich Neufeld 1856-1869, Jakob Ellenberger11 KB (1,759 words) - 11:03, 16 April 2021
- Christian education of their children and regard their children as infidels prior to the alleged age of accountability. In response to the latter charge, Conrad8 KB (1,210 words) - 17:25, 31 December 2018
- in the name of Christ, to destitute and needy people." Its only project prior to 1959 was a refugee service center in Berlin, Germany, on behalf of refugees3 KB (464 words) - 14:07, 26 July 2016
- adopted its name in February 2002 when a new constitution was approved. Prior to that it was known as the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta. In 202011 KB (579 words) - 02:13, 30 December 2023
- the membership in the 1950s was of British descent. Ministers who served prior to 1960 included Israel R. Shantz, Amos Weber, Moses H. Schmitt, Noah R.2 KB (281 words) - 04:51, 6 December 2016
- name sometimes given the area. Mennonites owned the land and worshiped here prior to 1725; they then were in the "Manatant" congregation, the westernmost of1 KB (213 words) - 18:58, 5 March 2021
- months. Ministers who served the Baumgartner congregation in the early days, prior to the merger, were as follows: David Baumgartner, Christian Baumgartner13 KB (1,195 words) - 15:16, 11 March 2024
- increased remarkably through large revivals. The church had three noted revivals prior to 1950: 1892, when 50 members were added; in 1907, 67; and in 1937, 59 members4 KB (487 words) - 03:26, 20 November 2014
- when the project could develop best as a church-wide mission. City missions prior to 1957 under the MBMC with date of founding included the following: Mennonite13 KB (1,728 words) - 14:43, 29 November 2021
- the same block as First Mennonite Church, was occupied in February 1925. Prior to completion of the 1925 building, Stirling Avenue met at First Mennonite9 KB (794 words) - 16:18, 8 February 2023
- called Wayland, and thus north of the original Trenton Township settlement. Prior to 1900 the Eicher (GCM) group began to conduct services in Wayland as well3 KB (438 words) - 19:42, 5 March 2021
- was occupied in 1924, with subsequent building programs in 1948 and 1980. Prior to construction of the church building, services were held in a schoolhouse3 KB (276 words) - 08:07, 5 December 2016
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The first house of worship was built sometime prior to the first purchase of land by the congregation in 1728. The grantors of4 KB (399 words) - 12:28, 15 July 2020
- how or when Anabaptism reached Tyrol. Very little is known for the time prior to 1527. As everywhere else in German lands, Tyrol also experienced a peasant27 KB (4,052 words) - 07:00, 16 January 2017
- mission outreach at Round Hill was maintained for a time. Pastoral leaders prior to 1960 included N.E. Roth (bishop, 1911-1939), J. K. Lehman, John B. Stauffer3 KB (299 words) - 04:48, 6 December 2016
- contractors. The church building stands in what is now Doylestown Township, but prior to 1818 this plot was a part of New Britain Township and the congregation1 KB (217 words) - 15:58, 5 March 2021
- John Knox. This acreage would constitute most of the village of Yarrow. Prior to the late 1920s, settlement in the Yarrow area was restricted to Majuba8 KB (1,187 words) - 03:13, 17 April 2024
- scripture readings or hymns in German. For a time a German service was held prior to the English service. The elderly Old Order Mennonite minister, Joseph10 KB (1,043 words) - 19:30, 11 October 2023
- have been added representatives of four regions and five members at large. Prior to the establishment of MCC U.S., domestic U.S. concerns were handled by5 KB (745 words) - 19:56, 20 August 2013
- Ferdinand soon became the very symbol of the inexorable Counter-Reformation. Prior to his becoming emperor, he had already begun this trend as ruler of "Inner-Austria"3 KB (494 words) - 16:28, 17 November 2016
- USA. He was a Mennonite Church (MC) missionary in Argentina for 33 years. Prior to J. W. and Emma Hershey Shank's arrival in 1917, he had carefully researched3 KB (529 words) - 19:25, 26 January 2023
- One bishop, five other ministers, and two deacons emigrated from Russia prior to 1880 and were accepted as leaders by the newly organized church. Twenty-two7 KB (589 words) - 11:18, 24 February 2021
- Waterloo County entrepreneur, got his first loan from his uncle, Moses. Prior to his ordination, Moses Roth served regularly as Sunday school superintendent6 KB (734 words) - 15:45, 25 November 2023
- civic churches, and Anabaptist free churches. The third type cannot be dated prior to Grebel's letter to Müntzer, in which the free church principle was first75 KB (11,932 words) - 12:30, 15 May 2019
- Pietersz, Jan Philipsz Schabaelje, and others also reveal pietistic tendencies prior to the actual introduction of Pietism. Johannes Deknatel of Amsterdam was29 KB (3,902 words) - 08:20, 16 January 2017
- in the West Liberty Orphans' Home. Ministers who served the congregation prior to 1953 included: C. H. Byler, J. B. Smith, John Y. King, Frank Byler (grandson2 KB (359 words) - 14:49, 11 March 2024
- Zwingli's relation to Anabaptism should be understood depends largely on one's prior theological commitment. Grebel spoke for all the Anabaptists with the claim15 KB (2,479 words) - 14:22, 3 September 2013
- Pleasant Hill, Arthur, Highway Village, and Dillon churches were established prior to 1958 during the time the Board was in operation and have been influenced4 KB (601 words) - 15:49, 30 March 2024
- services for seniors have also been available through province-wide services. Prior to the province-wide service which developed in the early 1970s, the Mennonite26 KB (2,686 words) - 01:15, 25 January 2023
- of that year. Tobias Unruh had taken an active part in the negotiations prior to the emigration of the Russian Mennonites, and was one of the 12 delegates4 KB (537 words) - 07:31, 16 January 2017
- decade of the 20th century. The congregation was known as Biehn Mennonite prior to 1975 when it merged with Blenheim Mennonite Church. Canadian Mennonite5 KB (505 words) - 13:51, 17 June 2021
- worker in Central Vietnam, Dan Gerber, has been missing since May 1962, just prior to intense military action in the area where he lived. Foreign Mennonites11 KB (1,639 words) - 17:53, 22 February 2016
- adult in the Reformed Church in 1730 and mention her father as having died prior to that time outside the territory. A psalm book which belonged to a son7 KB (1,152 words) - 21:30, 29 October 2019
- spent the years from 1947-1958 at Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago, prior to its move to Elkhart, IN. During this time he completed his M.A. (1953)5 KB (768 words) - 14:42, 27 October 2019
- group, some of whom later joined the Hutterites in Moravia. About 1532, prior to the above journey, Riedemann married an Anabaptist sister Katharina, called14 KB (2,191 words) - 00:57, 16 January 2017
- the Swiss Brethren, in fact no printed hymnal of any sort. It is true that prior to the 18th century the Hutterites had a great number of manuscript hymnals10 KB (1,696 words) - 00:34, 16 January 2017
- Mennonite congregations (12 of North Germany and 6 of the Palatinate), a prior attempt at Friedelsheim in 1874 having failed. After 1934 all German Mennonite10 KB (1,387 words) - 14:42, 3 February 2016
- Mennonites in the Walter Scott school. Ministers who served the congregation prior to 1950 included David K. Klassen, Elder David Dyck (served 1906-1910), John5 KB (572 words) - 15:36, 3 April 2020
- (Acts 2 and Acts 4). Perhaps this was true in the earliest years (1528 ff.) prior to the coming of Jakob Hutter (1533), but when this truly charismatic leader27 KB (4,285 words) - 00:04, 16 January 2017
- appointments alternated with Biehn Mennonite until about 1935. Ministers who served prior to 1950 included Abraham Honsberger (1801-1838), Ulrich Geiger (1797-1864)3 KB (427 words) - 22:05, 1 January 2017
- century. In culture and education there was retrogression, and the schools prior to 1850 were of an inferior quality. Beginning with 1845 a religious awakening67 KB (7,839 words) - 12:44, 23 September 2023
- "Meadows Mennonite Home." Superintendents and matrons who had served the Home prior to 1957 were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klassen, 2 years, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Gundy984 bytes (237 words) - 19:55, 20 August 2013
- Brixen (Tyrol), reports that a thousand "heretics" were executed in Tyrol prior to 1530, and that fagots were burning continually all along the Inn Valley8 KB (1,194 words) - 23:09, 15 January 2017
- available to prove that believers' baptism was practiced in East Friesland prior to the coming of Melchior Hoffman from Strasbourg in 1530, where he had joined23 KB (3,168 words) - 07:27, 16 January 2017
- Amish Mennonite congregation was the first Amish congregation in Illinois. Prior to that, Bishop Peter Nafziger from Butler County, Ohio, had visited the12 KB (1,266 words) - 15:50, 30 March 2024
- The transition from German to English occurred in the 1950s. Ministers prior to 1955 included G. Wiens, J. Schmidt, Martin Hamm, Nick Siebert and Abe7 KB (656 words) - 13:05, 21 April 2020
- bishop-pastor. John C. Wenger also served the congregation as deacon and minister prior to 1951. North Goshen Mennonite Church website MLA style Krabill, Russell1 KB (212 words) - 18:53, 20 August 2013
- persecuted. When Melchior Hoffman arrived in East Friesland in May 1529, i.e., prior to his association with the Anabaptists, he was in touch with Ulrich von5 KB (730 words) - 23:29, 15 January 2017
- congregation called V. Paul Martin to the ministry at Hawkesville Mennonite church. Prior to his death Deacon Oscar Snyder requested that the congregation consider5 KB (590 words) - 19:14, 24 January 2024
- church with 129 members. Some evangelistic work had been done in this section prior to the Friesens' coming to Nalgonda. Due to the rapid growth of membership4 KB (620 words) - 00:24, 16 January 2017
- Kroeker; the baptized membership was 501, most of whom were rural people. Prior to 1920 services were held in school houses. The first building was occupied2 KB (371 words) - 13:18, 13 December 2017
- recognized his ministry gifts. He preached his first sermon on Psalm 23 just prior to his 20th birthday. He was baptized on 3 June 1898 in Schoenfeld, South8 KB (1,043 words) - 04:37, 23 February 2024
- of television was one of the concerns for the more conservative members. Prior to 1968 the Lancaster Conference Discipline clearly prohibited members from7 KB (708 words) - 11:46, 11 March 2024
- exposed to sociology as a student assistant for Guy F. Hershberger for a year prior to his CPS service. By the end of junior year, Howard had so impressed the6 KB (894 words) - 12:49, 21 August 2018
- Wittenberg, he accepted the Protestant doctrine, resigned his office as prior of the monastery, and retired to his parental home in Konstanz, remaining8 KB (1,169 words) - 23:18, 15 January 2017
- (indigenization). Graber was the most prolific Mennonite writer on missions prior to 1967. Graber's Conrad Grebel Lectures for 1959 (published as The Church3 KB (468 words) - 18:51, 23 May 2014
- second was just prior to and following the adoption of the Christian Fundamentals in 1921. The third occurred in the two decades prior to the adoption18 KB (2,822 words) - 18:35, 31 December 2018
- executive committee. Pastors are appointed by the executive committee annually prior to conference meetings. Individual congregations take care of their own outreach6 KB (737 words) - 15:10, 1 April 2021
- take place, but that in case of gross and flagrant publicly known sin, this prior admonition was not necessary. By the 1950s excommunications were not so frequent15 KB (2,192 words) - 17:27, 31 December 2018
- and later as Woodrow Mennonite Brethren Church. Other leaders that served prior to 1960 included John Ollenberger, Ludwig Seibel, E. J. Lautermilch and Samuel3 KB (293 words) - 13:50, 21 April 2020
- located near Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. The first meetinghouse was built prior to 1771 although the exact date is unknown. Tradition says that Revolutionary6 KB (692 words) - 12:20, 15 July 2020
- Union of the General Conference Mennonite Church was officially adopted. Prior to this time, however, there had been evident interest in conference youth3 KB (475 words) - 20:14, 25 February 2020
- the North Star Mennonite Church at nearby Drake, Saskatchewan. Ministers prior to 1960 included Eli S. Hallman, Moses H. Schmitt, Isaiah S. Rosenberger5 KB (713 words) - 16:22, 2 July 2022
- of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s. Prior to 1947 the group was affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren5 KB (404 words) - 05:45, 23 November 2022
- K. Bixler (1877-1939), who represented the fall (Mennonite) conference prior to the merger. Other leaders who helped form the modern Mennonite Church20 KB (2,336 words) - 14:27, 6 May 2024
- Brethren Conference in 1918. Several sisters had served as parish deaconesses prior to this but were transferred to the hospital when it was completed. A number19 KB (2,744 words) - 15:14, 9 January 2021
- three-month adult Sunday School study. Harder had two sabbatical leaves from AMBS prior to the three-year leave in St. Louis. In 1965 he worked as a hospital chaplain7 KB (960 words) - 14:21, 16 February 2023
- of the Mennonite "family." Other ministers who served this congregation prior to 1961 were Christian Zimmerman, John Honderich, Joseph Wilhelm, Frederick2 KB (309 words) - 21:33, 29 October 2019
- as 1739, and probably conducted their religious services in private homes prior to the erection of the first meetinghouse (1751). The second Coventry meetinghouse2 KB (303 words) - 20:43, 17 March 2014
- burned. Decline began when a number of Mennonites joined the Baptist Church prior to and after the American Revolution. A number of Page County Mennonites4 KB (662 words) - 19:14, 5 March 2021
- membership in Mennonite Church USA. It also is a return to the Conference's name prior to 2001. In 2017 the following 57 congregations were members of the Ohio16 KB (1,539 words) - 14:18, 11 March 2024
- seriously. It is possible that Kansas raised some hard winter wheat varieties prior to the coming of the Mennonites. However, the fact remains (even Malin, who6 KB (1,019 words) - 16:30, 16 May 2020
- Pennsylvania. When the first Mennonites settled in what is now Berks County, prior to 1725, this area of approximately 150 square miles was known as Manatawny1 KB (239 words) - 19:08, 20 August 2013
- the Town of Stouffville's founding pacifists who settled the local area prior to the War of 1812. Members of the congregation have run for local political3 KB (414 words) - 13:06, 17 June 2021
- 1527 where he heard the dispute between Hubmaier and Hut, which happened prior to Hut's coming to Upper Austria. He may have been converted to Hut's ideas15 KB (2,358 words) - 18:52, 5 February 2018
- Abbotsford-Matsqui area in order to provide Mennonites with a common cemetery. Prior to the founding of the society, burials were scattered among many small church4 KB (562 words) - 22:45, 8 November 2016
- most Swiss Brethren and Hutterites, as well as the Austerlitz Brethren, prior to 1535. However, the circulation of the Seven Articles was, to say the least38 KB (5,289 words) - 18:50, 19 August 2022
- original issues agitating the Anabaptists were aired by the pamphleteers prior to 1525. Not surprisingly, artisans-turned-authors brought a practical agenda11 KB (1,549 words) - 14:16, 23 August 2013
- was later absorbed by Port Colborne. Ministers who served the congregation prior to 1973 were John Stoner, Abram Stoner, Jonathan Kinsey, George Augustine1 KB (223 words) - 13:42, 30 October 2019
- Asov, was the oldest of the eight forestry services in operation in Russia prior to World War I. It was founded in 1877, when universal military service was1 KB (270 words) - 23:16, 15 January 2017
- for Aged, Goessel, Kansas, was equipped in 1950 to take care of 26 guests. Prior to the closing of the hospital in 1983 it was known as Bethesda Hospital2 KB (302 words) - 21:34, 29 October 2019
- of the urgency of the matter his case was presented to the church a week prior to the arranged time and the church voted to excommunicate him immediately27 KB (2,833 words) - 10:45, 12 November 2019
- movements both within the church and in society at large. During the period prior to World War I, Mennonites and Brethren in Christ were still a basically22 KB (2,371 words) - 11:07, 12 April 2020
- congregation. The following bishops had served the Arthur Amish congregations prior to 1954: Joseph N. Keim 1865-1872 (died) Jonas (Yoni) Kauffman 1873-18805 KB (767 words) - 13:35, 31 August 2017
- living resembled that of the original adherents of the Beachy movement, prior to the revivalist era of the 1950s. They persevered in the usage of German7 KB (823 words) - 18:51, 10 April 2018
- used as a Sunday School annex. The most significant change to the building prior to 1970 was the addition of an education wing to the north side of the sanctuary8 KB (879 words) - 15:14, 11 March 2024
- The first church, built in 1920, was twice replaced by larger buildings prior to 1957. In 1930 the Nebo congregation united with the Meade congregation1 KB (272 words) - 19:55, 20 August 2013
- in 1910. It was replaced in 1958. Ministers who served the congregation prior to 1953 were H. P. Krehbiel, Walter H. Dyck, Jacob J. Regier, Jr., Arnold2 KB (336 words) - 00:03, 16 January 2017
- held to be the ethic of the spiritual kingdom to which the Christian owes prior loyalty. This loyalty in turn justifies abstention from those social and7 KB (1,122 words) - 22:58, 15 January 2017
- AMBS has published the journal Anabaptist Witness, which continued the prior publication Mission Focus. AMBS partnered with Goshen College and the Mennonite13 KB (1,545 words) - 19:46, 10 September 2019
- for church choirs. Smaller song festivals had been held at various places prior to this organization. In 1931 the Eden Mennonite Church of Moundridge, Kansas5 KB (813 words) - 03:28, 16 January 2015
- Harder (23 May 1883 - 17 September 1945) was a pioneer city mission worker prior to her marriage to Henry Harder on 27 October 1920. Henry Harder attended4 KB (632 words) - 22:56, 15 January 2017
- electing an elder (and preacher) among the Dutch, Prussian, and Russian groups prior to the modern change was usually by majority vote. In some instances, however24 KB (3,534 words) - 00:05, 16 January 2017
- the 1890's the Trans-Siberian railroad was built, reaching Vladivostok. Prior to that time, Russian population had been moved into Siberia, some of whom19 KB (2,780 words) - 13:57, 10 November 2018
- transition occurred in in the 1900s. Other ministers who served the congregation prior to 1955 included Joseph Wilhelm, Frederick Weicker, Harvey Gampp (bishop)2 KB (335 words) - 13:10, 26 October 2019
- most outstanding victim of these orders was Michael Sattler, the former prior of the monastery of St. Peter, who was the saintly leader of the new Anabaptist2 KB (422 words) - 03:17, 13 April 2014
- Mennonite Village (known as Mennonite Home for the Aged prior to 2002), Albany, Oregon, was established in 1946, and was initially operated by a local588 bytes (164 words) - 19:57, 20 August 2013
- here 40 years before Robert Raikes’s in England. Peter Miller, the talented prior 1743-96, founded the Ephrata Classical Academy, translated the Martyrs’ Mirror4 KB (611 words) - 23:59, 15 January 2017
- 2017. Bethlehem Mennonite appeared to leave the North Central Conference prior to its withdrawal and dissolution. Bethlehem Mennonite Church closed in 20186 KB (625 words) - 11:23, 4 September 2023
- and personality conflict. Maple Grove was part of East Zorra membership prior to 1973. Lichti, Fred. A History of the East Zorra (Amish) Mennonite Church984 bytes (213 words) - 19:54, 20 August 2013
- outreach by Western Gospel Mission. Wyngard was under Western Gospel Mission prior to 1959. In 2002 there were 9 members. The congregation has been affiliated2 KB (225 words) - 07:35, 6 October 2016
- District Amish Mennonite Conference met in a building one mile north of Arthur prior to 1916. Map:Arthur (Illinois) MLA style Yordy, Richard J. "Arthur (Illinois1 KB (211 words) - 16:27, 5 March 2021
- directly to MCC for helping needy people." Kickoff dinners or banquets are held prior to the sale in some areas to promote the sale and raise funds for sale expenses10 KB (1,483 words) - 10:46, 30 May 2021
- Detweiler congregation near Brutus in Emmet County divided about 1886. Even prior to the division at Brutus, however, Jacob Wisler had ordained Jonathan Gehman31 KB (4,494 words) - 12:56, 27 April 2024
- edition existed, presumably of 1750-70, which was later enlarged and published prior to the Mennonite edition of 1787. The entire tone of the book is extremely5 KB (767 words) - 14:02, 23 August 2013
- Simons, compiled by the Mennonite preacher Jan Decknatel, at least 10 years prior to his baptism. Other contacts with Mennonites before and after his baptism7 KB (959 words) - 00:54, 16 January 2017
- Several members were re-baptized after they confessed they had not been saved prior to their first baptism. This created controversy and isolated the congregation2 KB (272 words) - 19:20, 29 October 2018
- in the Waterloo/Perth area. Other ministers who served this congregation prior to 1968 were Christian Zimmerman, John Honderich, William K. Yost (later2 KB (244 words) - 13:25, 26 October 2019
- of Manitoba. The language of worship is English. It had German services prior to 1983, and combined German-English services from 1983-1996. Sunday school2 KB (289 words) - 14:34, 27 October 2019
- began services in 1942; it was an Evangelical Mennonite Brethren church prior to 1942 when it affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Conference. The congregation2 KB (264 words) - 03:26, 9 March 2019
- unadvisedly. Literature on the question of divorce among the Mennonites prior to the 1950s is rather rare. Only occasionally did an article or editorial18 KB (2,686 words) - 14:29, 17 March 2023
- court, was originally an Augustinian monk at Speyer and beginning in 1530 prior of the monastery, but had to leave the city in 1548 on account of Protestant4 KB (604 words) - 23:20, 15 January 2017
- Dr. Ludwig Keller. Also Hubmaier is said to have preached here in Steyr prior to his coming to Nikolsburg. In 1527 Hans Hut arrived, and soon after him37 KB (5,334 words) - 13:39, 29 March 2021
- not provide discrete categories for labeling occupations as professions. Prior to World War II Mennonites were conspicuously absent from many of the professions9 KB (1,331 words) - 22:59, 15 January 2017
- Hartzler mentions more than a dozen Mennonite churches of eastern Pennsylvania prior to 1800 that were used as buildings for elementary schools. Silas Hertzler16 KB (2,212 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2014
- additional training and initiated a pastoral internship program at Hamilton prior to his sudden death from a heart attack on 6 June 1977. After considering5 KB (594 words) - 20:23, 27 September 2023
- were elected and ordained as ministers, as was Martin Penner of Blumennort. Prior to 1900 three other ministers were ordained to help serve in the various6 KB (711 words) - 14:19, 8 August 2020
- Mennonite Brethren Church to Kelstern Community Church. Congregational leaders prior to 1950 included Peter P. Penner (1847-1918), Jacob Mueller, Gustav Ewert6 KB (617 words) - 13:16, 21 April 2020
- thereby signified. Among the more conservative groups, baptism occurs just prior to marriage, signifying the individual's readiness to come under the rules14 KB (2,183 words) - 03:25, 5 October 2013
- origins in the ministry of the Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (AIMM), which prior to 1971 was known as the Congo Inland Mission (CIM). Its first missionaries14 KB (2,149 words) - 18:50, 23 May 2014
- strong impression that his conception of leadership approximates that of a prior or abbot of a medieval monastery. His ascetic ideals fairly correspond to10 KB (1,524 words) - 15:45, 29 January 2014
- in the German (Der Pflug), Spanish (El Arado), and Esperanto (La Pugilo). Prior to 1938 three Bruderhof Letters were issued (September 1936, Christmas 193622 KB (2,878 words) - 10:14, 18 August 2017
- Mennonite homes date back to the time when the Mennonites lived in Prussia prior to 1800. The most distinctive tradition in Mennonite clocks is found in the9 KB (1,282 words) - 14:47, 28 October 2016
- the bride’s home on the Reinfeld estate in Yasykovo Mennonite Settlement. Prior to his marriage, Regehr had already been active in preaching. On 27 December7 KB (1,022 words) - 20:40, 13 April 2014
- Baptists became conscientious objectors to war is not definitely established. Prior to the severe persecutions under the Soviets, the number of the two groups6 KB (900 words) - 13:52, 23 August 2013
- German/Pennsylvania and the Dutch/North German/Russian -- each with various sub-groupings. Prior to the 20th century accordingly, at least two ethnic traditions of Mennonite22 KB (3,060 words) - 00:52, 16 January 2017
- children belonged to the few surviving "old Hutterites" in Transylvania prior to the coming of the Carinthians in 1756. She is expressly named by Johannes3 KB (467 words) - 12:53, 3 October 2019
- the teaching that nonconformed Christian men ought not to wear neckties. Prior to this time, black bow ties (earlier, the old neckcloth or Halstuch) had9 KB (1,388 words) - 19:48, 20 August 2013
- Allegheny Mennonite Conference (prior to 1954 known as the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference) Mission Board (Mennonite Church) was organized555 bytes (138 words) - 14:35, 10 December 2015
- Indiana-Michigan Mennonite and Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite, merged. But even prior to the merger there was in a few cases actually joint conference and bishop-care49 KB (6,336 words) - 15:51, 11 May 2024
- he was a stable voice in the Ontario Mennonite community in the decades prior to World War II. Blenheim Mennonite Church Records held at Mennonite Archives3 KB (483 words) - 20:24, 12 December 2013
- hymnal was completed. It included 658 hymns and 203 "worship resources." Prior to publication a Sampler was released to introduce the proposed volume. Three16 KB (2,156 words) - 13:31, 10 March 2021
- introduced the High German one to two decades earlier than in the city. Prior to this apparently all Anabaptist-Mennonites had used only Dutch in home47 KB (6,535 words) - 07:01, 16 January 2017
- and Plymouth Brethren, for whom attendance rather than membership is the prior criterion of belonging, they constantly seek to renew the Anabaptist admonition5 KB (819 words) - 19:41, 20 August 2013
- no interest being charged. The last payment was made on 3 January 2003. Prior to the first service, those interested in moving to the new congregation5 KB (730 words) - 14:59, 17 July 2014
- 'Fellowship of the Lord's Table,' whose inner communion must already be present prior to the breaking of the bread. Likewise we find already in Hubmaier the teaching66 KB (10,502 words) - 18:31, 2 May 2020
- ministries based in the town are a bookshop and a conference center and hostel. Prior to nationalization of educational institutions, the church also operated1,014 bytes (219 words) - 19:59, 20 August 2013
- employed in the paper mill, four as type setters, and four as printers. The prior of the cloister, the learned Peter Miller of Alsenborn near Kaiserslautern4 KB (634 words) - 00:01, 16 January 2017
- schools and other spiritual ministries and MCC's request for specialized help. Prior to 1971 special visits by Nelson Litwiller, Frank Byler, and Argentine Mennonite4 KB (563 words) - 19:48, 20 August 2013
- and truck driving. Neufeld was ordained to the Christian ministry in 1960 prior to going to South America for a term of service. He graduated with a B.A6 KB (857 words) - 02:33, 1 April 2021
- Medical Center, was dedicated on 1 December 1963, and opened on 5 December. Prior to its opening, Erb and Richard and Dorothy Weaver of Elkhart, Indiana, moved5 KB (854 words) - 03:31, 20 February 2014
- school as an outreach from the West Zion Mennonite Church at Carstairs. Prior to official organization in 1945, the work was known as Westward Ho Mennonite1 KB (243 words) - 19:59, 20 August 2013
- Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), called Blanchard prior to 1918, located six miles (10 km) southeast of Continental, Putnam County,1 KB (275 words) - 19:59, 20 August 2013
- Amish in Ontario use only black buggies. The Old Order Mennonites in Ontario prior to the 1980s used only open buggies. This changed in the 1990s, when more9 KB (1,319 words) - 03:26, 20 February 2014
- congregation originated through immigration from the United States. Leaders prior to 1950 included S.L. Hodel, Isaac Toews, John E. Priebe and William Buller2 KB (247 words) - 06:50, 11 May 2024
- as the Rosenbach church; it moved to Winkler in 1942. Membership records prior to 1976 were destroyed in a house fire. In 1985 there were 417 members; in2 KB (304 words) - 21:45, 1 January 2017
- Peter Miller, prior of the monastery of the followers of John Beissel in Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA, stemmed from Alsenborn near Kaiserslautern, Germany4 KB (718 words) - 18:54, 28 July 2018
- church (erected 1836), which was the original congregation in this area. Prior to 1874 they also occasionally had services in the summer in the Thomasdale4 KB (631 words) - 13:41, 6 July 2018
- Théologique de Kinshasa (IST; Superior Institute of Theology of Kinshasa). Prior to joining IST, the Mennonite Brethren mission and Congo Inland Mission (later18 KB (2,612 words) - 14:13, 15 September 2021
- of the Fürstenland settlement that had been established about ten years prior to the migration, Elder Johann Wiebe. However, even before Johann Wiebe left44 KB (6,198 words) - 11:28, 24 February 2021
- and was chosen bishop of all Hutterites in Slovakia in 1746, the last one prior to their acceptance of Catholicism (see Habaner). In 1748 Walter carried3 KB (442 words) - 23:31, 15 January 2017
- scholarly research of the anti-Trinitarian writings of the 16th century prior to the coming of Socinianism. In this research he included also several Anabaptist2 KB (342 words) - 03:08, 12 April 2014
- Mennonite Brethren mission board. He served in this capacity for 15 years. Prior to 1945 Mennonite Brethren missionaries served six fields in the United States6 KB (796 words) - 05:57, 31 July 2014
- age of 20 to serve as treasurer. He continued in this role until May 1955. Prior to 1951 the Mennonite Conference of Ontario was not incorporated, so the9 KB (1,281 words) - 11:22, 25 October 2019
- here were issued in 1773. But some of their names appear on the tax lists prior to the time when they received legal title to their land. The following are23 KB (3,700 words) - 14:28, 17 March 2023
- the former Black Oak Methodist Church building that had been vacant since prior to World War II. The building originated in 1888. Black Oak organized as3 KB (377 words) - 16:04, 9 February 2022
- Volhynia, losing, however, some of the distinctive characteristics in the years prior to their emigration to America. In the early years in Volhynia the group19 KB (2,854 words) - 23:14, 10 March 2019
- south German regions in and around Augsburg and Ulm until his death. Just prior to his self-exile, he and Crautwald encountered Silesian Sabbatarian Anabaptism32 KB (4,851 words) - 21:16, 13 April 2014
- Jantzen in a three-month intensive course in preparation for church ministry prior to his ordination as a pastor in 1937. The following year he was ordained3 KB (411 words) - 14:40, 23 August 2013
- congregation later met in the Kenville Hall and the Kenville United Church prior to building its own church building 13 miles southwest of Swan Lake in 1974/753 KB (364 words) - 13:19, 17 August 2020
- Prior to 1944, Mennonite Brethren Church members had moved into the Okanagan Valley with some settling in the Oliver area but often maintaining membership3 KB (349 words) - 12:44, 24 February 2021
- Guesthouse). Since 1952, the Menno-Heim was a "haven of rest" for East Germans, prior to erection of the wall, and because West Berliners fellowshipped at the8 KB (1,109 words) - 01:12, 30 March 2021
- Mennonite families from Ohio and Pennsylvania had settled in Elkhart County prior to this time, there were no ordained leaders among them. In 1845, eighty-five9 KB (1,259 words) - 14:19, 3 May 2024
- – United States border, near Abbotsford, British Columbia. For six years prior, an earlier group home housed troubled teenage boys. On 26 January 1972,7 KB (1,160 words) - 05:06, 19 June 2016
- the first residing ministers. Other ministers who have served the church prior to 1955 ministers are Tobias A. Unruh, John Holdeman, and Jesse Johnson.6 KB (697 words) - 11:45, 23 January 2021
- First Mennonite Church in 1941. Cornelia worked in an office in Vancouver prior to volunteering for overseas service with Mennonite Central Committee. She3 KB (448 words) - 22:05, 4 October 2016
- commercial enterprises cater to local clientele as well as to tourists. Prior to the 1980s the Amish and Old Order Mennonites remained rather aloof from12 KB (1,765 words) - 22:50, 15 January 2017
- Selbstschutz units and left weapons and ammunition in some communities. This was prior to the Makhno incursions. In some instances the trained young men took up15 KB (2,138 words) - 23:00, 15 January 2017
- Printmaking) If the musical capital of the United States had been designated prior to 1830 it would have been located either in Bethlehem or Ephrata, PA. Remembering11 KB (1,628 words) - 06:37, 16 October 2013
- and the program had to be submitted to the Russian government for approval prior to receiving official permission for holding the conference, which was from22 KB (3,151 words) - 02:09, 1 December 2020
- figures all pointed to a relatively high birth rate among Mennonites in Russia prior to 1920 and in Mexico and Paraguay within the 1950s generation. In the latter8 KB (1,333 words) - 14:30, 4 October 2013
- Conrad Grebel and Oswald Myconius were intimate friends for some ten years prior to Grebel's break with the Zwinglian Reformation. Nine letters of Grebel8 KB (1,349 words) - 23:21, 15 January 2017
- Confessions, 166). Though they are not listed in confessional or worship documents prior to the 1890s, oral tradition in some Mennonite circles has preserved the26 KB (3,921 words) - 13:58, 31 December 2018
- African-American mission established by the Warwick River congregation in 1952. Prior to that date a layman, Nelson Burkholder, held street meetings on Jefferson4 KB (603 words) - 21:37, 29 October 2019
- the wider area. The congregation was known as Creighton Fellowship Chapel prior to 1964 when the name was changed to better reflect the membership. Its first5 KB (613 words) - 13:12, 10 December 2017
- General Council of the General Conference. The Mennonite Church thus existed prior to its General Conference and existed apart from it in the 1950s. The mark91 KB (9,318 words) - 19:09, 11 March 2024
- Aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Funk was contracted to clear land in the valley prior to flooding. In 1955, a group of West Abbotsford youth held Vacation Bible6 KB (942 words) - 00:52, 16 September 2019
- congregation. In Kinshasa, Congo, Susie took a tropical medicine course prior to commencing her work at the Kafumba station, deep in the Congo forest.7 KB (1,036 words) - 23:55, 21 June 2016
- change pastorates every three to five years, the family moved frequently prior to World War II. Iva was an excellent student, attending mostly rural public7 KB (1,036 words) - 14:41, 27 October 2019
- Christ, Mennonite (CGC). Among these groups, dating and boy-girl contacts, prior to engagement, have been restricted, and there is considerable distrust of15 KB (2,387 words) - 06:35, 5 October 2013
- Historical Society of Alberta (MHSA) celebrated it 25th anniversary in 2011. Prior to 1986 it was organized as the Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan7 KB (1,031 words) - 15:51, 31 January 2019
- Persecutions were extremely bloody. One source (Kirchmaier, 487) claimed that prior to 1530 no less than one thousand had been executed, and that the stakes126 KB (6,564 words) - 00:19, 5 August 2023
- Barend Gruwel (Grouwel), prior of the Dominican cloister at Zwolle, Netherlands, was appointed inquisitor of the territory of Gelre. In this capacity he1 KB (248 words) - 08:42, 19 December 2014
- (1937-1942) he attended the Chilliwack public high school for one year prior to entering wartime alternative service working in a Toronto, Ontario hospital8 KB (1,195 words) - 18:34, 26 January 2023
- (4) Whereas Mennonite intermarriage in Manitoba was almost nonexistent prior to the 1950s, by the 1970s one-fourth married outsiders. (5) Although in14 KB (2,212 words) - 18:04, 20 July 2021
- group in Rosemary was affiliated with the Gem Mennonite Brethren Church prior to 1945. The last leader was F. Friesen. The congregation dissolved in 1950933 bytes (196 words) - 18:57, 20 August 2013
- 1957. Several Old Order Amish families moved from Hutchinson, Kansas just prior to a division among the Amish in Kansas over the Amish Mission movement.2 KB (227 words) - 11:22, 25 October 2019
- District. The pioneer settlers came to Jacob's Creek Valley in the period prior to 1789 on to 1800 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Washington County2 KB (242 words) - 23:05, 15 January 2017
- Loeppky, Sam Seitler and Steven Brown. Allan Dueck was the pastor in 2011. Prior to 1980 the membership ranged from 10 to 30. Canadian Mennonite (19 January1 KB (262 words) - 05:49, 2 January 2017
- services about 1937, although worship services were held in private homes prior to that date. The first building was occupied in 1937. The present meetinghouse2 KB (270 words) - 14:44, 27 October 2019
- in the social contract theory of the state, and in the covenant theology, prior to any possible influence from Anabaptist sources. Moreover, Burrage grants8 KB (1,312 words) - 13:41, 31 December 2018
- and related groups the wearing of the lone mustache was always forbidden prior to the 1950s. The smooth-shaven face became so common in 20th-century America9 KB (1,392 words) - 03:24, 20 February 2014
- September 1990 in Clearbrook, BC. He had prepared four weeks of radio broadcast prior to his death and these were broadcast as usual after his death. Fifteen years6 KB (910 words) - 07:29, 4 January 2017
- built and dedicated in 1937. The mission workers who served at this location prior to the mid-1950s included Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Becker, Mrs. Anna Gomez, J.1 KB (325 words) - 03:21, 13 April 2014
- dissolved in 1973. The language of worship was German. Congregational leaders prior to 1955 included Jacob B. Penner, J. J. Buller, P. Shultz, G. Klassen, John2 KB (279 words) - 12:17, 30 March 2020
- Christian understanding of the church, and hence of ethics, depends upon prior assumptions about God in his trinitarian functions" (p. 97). While all the39 KB (5,948 words) - 13:53, 31 December 2018
- present church (Kepler), and as the temporary location of deceased saints prior to the resurrection (Ladd). The "new heaven and ... new earth" (Revised Standard8 KB (1,133 words) - 03:17, 19 December 2014
- missionaries to East Africa in 1934. One of these missionary couples was sent, prior to going to the mission field, to the National Bible Institute for Missions7 KB (1,087 words) - 18:50, 23 May 2014
- Alberta. There Howard became pastor of the new Holyrood Mennonite Church. Prior to moving to Edmonton, Howard helped design the church building and included7 KB (1,014 words) - 15:13, 13 June 2020
- travels in America and abroad, he was a life-long resident in Hillsboro. Prior to his appointment at Tabor, Franz was an administrator in the public schools2 KB (428 words) - 19:45, 20 August 2013
- was installed in 1930 as the first pastor of Valley View. During the two prior decades, Bishops Samuel Shank and Timothy Showalter provided leadership.3 KB (408 words) - 07:33, 6 October 2016
- nondenominational church. However they rejoined the conference in 1986. Prior to 2010 the congregation was listed as the Community Gospel Chapel in the4 KB (385 words) - 10:29, 3 April 2020
- had a seating capacity of 300. Ministers who served for a length of time prior to 1950 were John Nusbaum, Henry Miller, Peter Lehman, John Garber, David6 KB (636 words) - 21:03, 30 April 2024
- community. The Lighthouse Fellowship Church appeared to cease operations prior to 2020. "Pastors lead drive to rebuild parish." 10, no. 4 TheMennonite (203 KB (380 words) - 14:49, 9 November 2023
- congregation as elder. In 1883 the first church building was erected at Schönfeld. Prior to this the congregation had worshiped in an old home. Rosenhof and Blumenfeld3 KB (439 words) - 03:28, 19 February 2015
- This also lessened friction that had existed between the Free Churches prior to the formation of the FKÖ. In 2021 the MFÖ consisted of six parishes in3 KB (485 words) - 15:29, 11 November 2021
- had been ordained as a minister at the College Mennonite Church in Goshen prior to their departure. Their service began in Tokyo, combined with language7 KB (1,132 words) - 13:18, 26 October 2019
- women's missionary societies. Although societies had begun to form even prior to 1900, many local sewing circles formed to sew garments for the poor and8 KB (1,227 words) - 14:23, 2 May 2020
- Schriften V, Potsdam, 1936. Regarding other secondary sources, for literature prior to 1976, students should consult: Hillerbrand, Hans J. Thomas Müntzer: A50 KB (7,492 words) - 20:32, 23 May 2018
- the visitation of families within the congregation had its own uniqueness prior to the time of salaried pastoral leadership. The care of the church was understood4 KB (605 words) - 06:24, 16 October 2013
- committee over differences in philosophy and spending. Gilpin was dismissed just prior to Christmas, and the dispute received much coverage in the local press.5 KB (678 words) - 13:23, 26 October 2019
- First Mennonite Church (Kitchener) prior to 1950 when used by Ontario Mennonite Bible School. Photo by Ernest Denton16 KB (1,951 words) - 11:27, 24 February 2021
- life of the Mennonites of Russia, containing a very valuable bibliography. Prior to this a popular summary with maps and illustrations had appeared, entitled10 KB (1,269 words) - 14:42, 12 July 2016
- notes by Mrs. Simeon Kratz, Great Grandaughter of Valentine Kratz, written prior to 1955. Kratz, Herbert E. The Kratz Family History: a Genealogical Record3 KB (517 words) - 13:15, 26 October 2019
- Pastor Chimarrheus received one and a half crowns and a good dinner; the prior of the Dominican cloister also received his remuneration. On the evening4 KB (790 words) - 00:36, 16 January 2017
- Associate Pastor of Lindale Mennonite Church of Rockingham County, Virginia. Prior to his selection as the pastor, Miller had served as Overseer of eight Southern5 KB (604 words) - 15:44, 6 April 2020
- suburb of Lombard. It was organized on 23 October 1954. For over two years prior to this Mennonite families that had moved to the Chicago area for vocational7 KB (886 words) - 16:23, 29 January 2024
- Czechoslovakia to be enlisted into the German army. Owing to an illness just prior to the scheduled departure time, Frank’s group left without him. Then before4 KB (686 words) - 14:45, 23 August 2013
- Mennonite agriculture in the Ukraine, Johann Cornies, had been a sailor prior to his moving to Russia. He likely learned to be a self-trained doctor while17 KB (2,490 words) - 17:19, 18 July 2016
- broader Mennonite relationships in North America was viewed by many as a prior consideration. In more recent years, inter-Mennonite activities have tended64 KB (8,469 words) - 18:00, 25 January 2023
- Hirzel did not know), buried somewhere in the fields. Hruby estimates that prior to 1619 the Brethren might have possessed around 60,000 fl., but he calculates20 KB (3,041 words) - 05:28, 12 April 2014
- mornings and Wednesday afternoons. By winter 1976 the Wednesday afternoon slot prior to community supper became the norm. By 1981 the Wednesday chapel service54 KB (6,732 words) - 13:27, 1 June 2022
- archives in Blauda.) It is reported that the emperor ordered the Dominican prior Stallhofer to expel the Hutterites from Zierotitz and Gaiwitz, and that this7 KB (1,001 words) - 00:52, 16 January 2017
- congregational order suggests that the custom was already present among the Swiss prior to the beginning of the Hutterite movement. The Swiss received their inspiration15 KB (2,078 words) - 23:19, 15 January 2017
- individualism and voluntarism, rooted in their insistence on individual faith prior to adult baptism rather than infant baptism based on the presence of faith20 KB (2,933 words) - 23:08, 15 January 2017
- formed. Since most groups did not have strong denominational organizations prior to 1945, the mission health and welfare, and educational programs enjoyed12 KB (868 words) - 14:09, 31 August 2021
- start in 1908. G. S. Rempel was leader of the congregation for many years prior to 1957. The congregation's first building was occupied in 1901, with subsequent2 KB (411 words) - 19:12, 5 July 2023
- Sebastian Ruggensberger, a monk and prior of a Roman Catholic monastery, joined the Anabaptist movement at St. Gall, Switzerland, in 1525, and was active487 bytes (145 words) - 08:59, 1 December 2014
- stone building was razed and in its place another building was erected. Prior to 1806 the services were conducted by the ministers in the Deep Run-"Perkasie"10 KB (1,145 words) - 12:16, 15 July 2020
- preaching location in about 1880. The congregation had 31 members in 1948. Prior to 1934 it was part of a multiple-point charge and shared membership with592 bytes (176 words) - 18:48, 20 August 2013
- worship is English. The congregation was known as Zion Missionary Church prior to 1993. MLA style Epp, Marlene. "Evangelical Missionary Church (St. Thomas657 bytes (171 words) - 19:44, 20 August 2013
- Mennonites have ventured into theater education and theatrical professions. Prior to this century, Mennonites with an interest in drama would participate in16 KB (2,307 words) - 10:55, 7 February 2018
- of this family were found near Rauperswil in the Emmental. In the decades prior to the 1950s some Lüthis moved from Switzerland to Alsace; about 1800 some1 KB (217 words) - 17:44, 12 April 2014
- I, 420. Fijałkowski, Paweł. "Mennonite religious communities in Mazowsze prior to 1945." Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. Catalogue of Monuments of14 KB (1,799 words) - 00:31, 31 July 2022
- The sanctuary of Pansy Chapel prior to the dedication service (10 August 2014). Photographer: Terry M. Smith4 KB (525 words) - 10:47, 12 November 2019
- Elie, Manitoba. Paul Gross died 10 May 1929. Other preachers of the colony prior to 1955 were Peter Gross, chosen on 16 March 1924, Paul Gross, chosen on2 KB (255 words) - 21:02, 11 July 2023
- Christ) was located in Big Valley, Alberta. The earliest activity occurred prior to 1920, but the church was more firmly founded in 1940 with the arrival1 KB (287 words) - 11:23, 25 October 2019
- Henry H. Nikkel followed Rempel as congregational leader. Other leaders prior to 1960 included Frank Janzen, Franz C. Thiessen, Jacob F. Redekop, Jacob8 KB (601 words) - 18:34, 14 August 2023
- language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in 1967-77. Prior to 1982 Wingham was part of the Blumenorter church group. The congregation's2 KB (266 words) - 09:01, 4 January 2022
- Manheim Pike in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The congregation had formerly (prior to 1860) met at Sun Hill, several miles from the Manheim Pike location, but2 KB (259 words) - 19:16, 8 August 2023
- 1835 at Lancaster; Menno’s Complete Works 1881 at Elkhart. All of these had prior German editions in America. The first original book or pamphlet publication10 KB (1,533 words) - 08:47, 19 December 2014
- basis for his deportation stemmed from a 17-year-old drunk driving charge prior to his marriage and becoming a Mennonite pastor. The family finally reunited2 KB (304 words) - 13:35, 24 May 2023
- Saskatoon churches. Wildwood was known as College Park Mennonite Church prior to 1980. An addition to the church building was made in 1985. The congregation3 KB (295 words) - 00:14, 5 March 2023