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| − | Woodson County Mennonite Brethren Church, now extinct, was founded in 1876 by a number of [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] families who | + | Woodson County Mennonite Brethren Church, now extinct, was founded in 1876 by a number of [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] families who emigrated from the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza settlement]] in Russia to America. In the fall of 1878 Bernard Pauls and David Dick were elected as ministers; they were ordained in 1881. Soon both moved away, and the church elected Cornelius Nickel and Peter Nickel as ministers. In 1888 the congregation had 52 members. Most, however, moved away in 1892, and the church was discontinued. |
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Woodson County Mennonite Brethren Church, now extinct, was founded in 1876 by a number of Mennonite Brethren families who emigrated from the Chortitza settlement in Russia to America. In the fall of 1878 Bernard Pauls and David Dick were elected as ministers; they were ordained in 1881. Soon both moved away, and the church elected Cornelius Nickel and Peter Nickel as ministers. In 1888 the congregation had 52 members. Most, however, moved away in 1892, and the church was discontinued.
| Author(s) | M. A Kroeker |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Kroeker, M. A. "Woodson County Mennonite Brethren Church (Woodson County, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Woodson_County_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Woodson_County,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=141464.
APA style
Kroeker, M. A. (1959). Woodson County Mennonite Brethren Church (Woodson County, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Woodson_County_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Woodson_County,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=141464.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 977. All rights reserved.
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