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| − | <font face="Times New Roman">White Cloud Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) Church, located one mile southeast of White Cloud, [[Michigan ( | + | <font face="Times New Roman">White Cloud Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) Church, located one mile southeast of White Cloud, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], is in the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]]. Mennonite families from the Shore congregation in [[Lagrange County (Indiana, USA)|Lagrange County]], Indiana, began moving into the area in 1896. Regular Sunday-school services were started in a schoolhouse in 1898 and the next year Bishop P. Y. Lehman of Indiana organized a congregation of 22 charter members. In 1900, when the congregation had grown to 35 members, Bishop [[Funk, John Fretz (1835-1930)|John F. Funk]] ordained Jacob P. Miller (1850-1927) to the ministry. On 1 May 1901, P. Y. Lehman ordained him as bishop. In 1903 the congregation began to worship in a building known as the Union Church, and for a time was known by this name. After 1910 J. P. Miller was no longer located at White Cloud, and T. U, Nelson (1870-1950) became the long-time preacher, having been ordained by Miller on 5 December 1910. The pastor of the church in 1958 was Edward D. Jones, and the membership was 54.</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font> |
<font face="Times New Roman">Address: 1506 S Walnut Avenue, White Cloud, MI; Phone: 231-689-0928.</font> | <font face="Times New Roman">Address: 1506 S Walnut Avenue, White Cloud, MI; Phone: 231-689-0928.</font> | ||
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White Cloud Mennonite (Mennonite Church) Church, located one mile southeast of White Cloud, Michigan, is in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Mennonite families from the Shore congregation in Lagrange County, Indiana, began moving into the area in 1896. Regular Sunday-school services were started in a schoolhouse in 1898 and the next year Bishop P. Y. Lehman of Indiana organized a congregation of 22 charter members. In 1900, when the congregation had grown to 35 members, Bishop John F. Funk ordained Jacob P. Miller (1850-1927) to the ministry. On 1 May 1901, P. Y. Lehman ordained him as bishop. In 1903 the congregation began to worship in a building known as the Union Church, and for a time was known by this name. After 1910 J. P. Miller was no longer located at White Cloud, and T. U, Nelson (1870-1950) became the long-time preacher, having been ordained by Miller on 5 December 1910. The pastor of the church in 1958 was Edward D. Jones, and the membership was 54.
Address: 1506 S Walnut Avenue, White Cloud, MI; Phone: 231-689-0928.
Bibliography
Beechy, Winifred Nelson. "History of the White Cloud Mennonite Church." Mennonite Historical Bulletin (July 1952): 1-4.
| Author(s) | John C Wenger |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Wenger, John C. "White Cloud Mennonite Church (White Cloud, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 4 Jun 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=White_Cloud_Mennonite_Church_(White_Cloud,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=113886.
APA style
Wenger, John C. (1959). White Cloud Mennonite Church (White Cloud, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 4 June 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=White_Cloud_Mennonite_Church_(White_Cloud,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=113886.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 939-940. All rights reserved.
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