Johnson, Nicholas (1787-1873)
Nicholas Johnson (1787-5 April 1873), a resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, near Masontown, ordained deacon in 1809, then minister and finally bishop in 1840 in the Masontown (Old) Mennonite Church, was a progressive leader and has the credit of introducing the first Mennonite Sunday school in 1842.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 117. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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