The Eden Mennonite Church (formerly Eden Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church), Burns, Kansas, was formerly known as the Burns church. The congregation sold its meetinghouse in the town of Burns in the early 1950s, and built a new meetinghouse south of the town, at which time it changed its name to Eden. In 1955 the membership was 174, with Norman M. Eicher, Dennis Smith, and A. Koehn as ministers.

In 2009 the membership was 168. The pastors were Roland Koehn, Lowell Koehn and Vernon Koehn. The church also operated the Eden Christian School.

Additional Information

Address: 14963 N.W. Boyer Road, Burns, Kansas

Phone: 620-726-5565

Denominational Affiliation: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 146. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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