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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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