New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA)
The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern Lancaster County at 18 Western Ave., New Holland, Pennsylvania, was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the Weaverland, Groffdale, and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with Noah H. Mack as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. In 2002 there were 131 members.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 862. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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