East Pennsylvania Conference of the Mennonite Church (Die Ost-Pennsylvanischen Konferenz der Mennoniten Gemeinschaft), the name adopted by the J. H. Oberholtzer group which was expelled from the Franconia Mennonite Conference in October 1847, which was later changed to Eastern Mennonite Conference and finally to Eastern District Conference (General Conference Mennonite Church).

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1078. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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