The Zion Mennonite Church, Goodland, Indiana, USA, began in 1895 when the David Augspurger family moved from Aurora, Nebraska, to Jasper County, Indiana. They were soon joined by other families, including, Nafzigers, Sommers, Engles, and Simonins from Illinois.

David Augspurger, already an ordained minister, organized Sunday school in 1895 as well as worship services. Initially, the small group met in the Bowdy schoolhouse. In 1898 the congregation erected a meetinghouse. In 1959 the church added classroom space and a kitchen; it dedicated the renovated building on 13 September 1959.

When Dale Schertz, the last long-serving pastor, retired in 1996, the small congregation decided to close. The building was given to what in 2023 was called the Victorious Life Assembly of God.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	March 2023

Lehe, Adrien. "Zion celebrates 75th year." Central District Reporter (24 July 1973): A6.

Lehe, Wilma Jean. "History of Zion Mennonite Church, Remington, Indiana." Central District Reporter 41, no. 2 (March-April 1997): 6.

Weaver, William B. History of the Central Conference Mennonite church. Danvers, Ill.: The author, 1926: 89-90.

Additional Information

Address: 13754 S 1080 W, Goodland, Indiana 47948

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference

General Conference Mennonite Church

Pastoral Leaders at Zion Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
David D. "D. D." Augspurger (1853-1935)	1895-1908
Jacob Sommer (1878-1952)	1908-1910
Peter D. Nafziger (1883-1953)	1910-1929?
Aaron D. Egli (1889-1979)	1929?-1945
Dale E. Schertz (1920-2010)	1945-1996

Membership at Zion Mennonite Church

Year	Membership
1920	71
1935	66
1945	37
1950	67
1960	49
1970	55
1980	59
1990	43
1995	20

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Zion Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located near Goodland, Jasper County, Indiana, a member of the Central District Conference, organized in 1895 by D. D. Augspurger, the first Central District church in Indiana. In 1898 the present church building was erected. From this congregation came two foreign missionaries, who served under the Congo Inland Mission, two home mission workers, and one minister. The membership in 1957 was 48, with Dale Schertz as minister.

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Zion Mennonite Church (Goodland, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2023. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Goodland,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=175004.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2023). Zion Mennonite Church (Goodland, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Goodland,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=175004.

Zion Mennonite Church (Goodland, Indiana, USA)

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