Allentown (Pennsylvania, USA)Allentown, county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, population (2000) 106,632. The first Mennonites came to the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There were two Mennonite churches in Allentown: The Allentown Mennonite Church and the First Mennonite Church.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 57. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2013 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Mohr, W. H. "Allentown (Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 18 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A44463.html. APA style: Mohr, W. H. (1955). Allentown (Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A44463.html. Document Actions |
