Wichita First Mennonite Brethren Church (Wichita, Kansas, USA)
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Wichita First Mennonite Brethren Church, a member of the Southern District Conference, had its beginning in 1942. A church at 1702 West Second Street was purchased and on 16 May 1943, the congregation was organized with 19 charter members, mainly from the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren conferences. In 1958 the membership was 96. In addition to considerable renovating and remodeling of the church, a new parsonage was built in 1950. In 1958 plans were in progress for the construction of a church in another area of the city.
Serving the church as pastors have been Estil Schale 1943-46, Orlando Harms 1946-53, George A. Vogt 1954-56, and Victor E. Becker, the pastor in 1958.
Additional Information
Address: 8000 W 21st Street, Wichita KS 67205
Phone: 316-722-5885
Website: First MB Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches
U. S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
| Author(s) | Orlando Harms |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Harms, Orlando. "Wichita First Mennonite Brethren Church (Wichita, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wichita_First_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Wichita,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=116381.
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Harms, Orlando. (1959). Wichita First Mennonite Brethren Church (Wichita, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wichita_First_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Wichita,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=116381.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 940. All rights reserved.
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