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The Fairbanks [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ Mennonite]] Church, now extinct, was organized in 1897 with 30 members by Henry A. Koehn. Peter A. Friesen and John Schlabach also served as pastors. This congregation was dissolved by 1906, although a few members remained longer. The Galveston flood of 1899, which destroyed their crops, contributed to the dissolution. Fairbanks is now part of the city of Houston.
 
The Fairbanks [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ Mennonite]] Church, now extinct, was organized in 1897 with 30 members by Henry A. Koehn. Peter A. Friesen and John Schlabach also served as pastors. This congregation was dissolved by 1906, although a few members remained longer. The Galveston flood of 1899, which destroyed their crops, contributed to the dissolution. Fairbanks is now part of the city of Houston.
 
 
 
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The Fairbanks Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church, now extinct, was organized in 1897 with 30 members by Henry A. Koehn. Peter A. Friesen and John Schlabach also served as pastors. This congregation was dissolved by 1906, although a few members remained longer. The Galveston flood of 1899, which destroyed their crops, contributed to the dissolution. Fairbanks is now part of the city of Houston.


Author(s) Isaac K Friesen
Date Published 1956

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Friesen, Isaac K. "Fairbanks Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Fairbanks, Texas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 29 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairbanks_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Fairbanks,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=80671.

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Friesen, Isaac K. (1956). Fairbanks Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Fairbanks, Texas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairbanks_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Fairbanks,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=80671.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 288. All rights reserved.


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