First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Lowville, New York, USA)
The First Mennonite Church of New Bremen (Mennonite Church USA) in New York was established on 11 November 1941, with 76 charter members, most of whom had been members of the Amish Mennonite Church of Croghan, New York. The congregation was originally not affiliated with any Mennonite conference. D. A. Yoder, Goshen, Indiana; S. C. Yoder, Goshen, Indiana; and Simon Gingerich, Wayland, Iowa, served as bishops of the congregation. J. Lawrence Burkholder, Goshen, Indiana, was the first pastor (1942-1944). The 1955 membership was 190; Gordon Schrag was the pastor 1945-1956. A new meetinghouse was built one mile (1.5 km) north of New Bremen on Route 812.
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