Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Canton, Kansas, USA)
Spring Valley Mennonite Church (MC), located 2 miles east and 3 miles south of Canton, McPherson County, Kansas, is a member of the South Central Conference, and the oldest of the four MC congregations in central Kansas. It was organized by Bishop Daniel Brundage in 1873, who also organized the three other churches, namely, the Catlin Mennonite Church near Peabody in 1876, the West Liberty Mennonite Church near Inman in 1883, and the Pennsylvania Mennonite Church near Newton in 1885. Brundage also organized the Kansas-Nebraska Mennonite Conference in 1876, which later came to be the Missouri-Kansas Conference but now is called the South Central Conference. In 1957 Charles Diener was pastor, with a membership of 59.
| Author(s) | Charles Diener |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Diener, Charles. "Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Canton, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spring_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Canton,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=96516.
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Diener, Charles. (1959). Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Canton, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spring_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Canton,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=96516.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 602. All rights reserved.
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