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[[File:FairviewMennoniteChurchKalona1947.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Fairview Mennonite Church in Kalona, Iowa in 1947.<br />
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Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 011.1-1).<br />
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5390048441/in/set-72157625807953784/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]]
 
The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek]]-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of [[Kalona (Iowa, USA)|Kalona]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470.
 
The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek]]-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of [[Kalona (Iowa, USA)|Kalona]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470.
  
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See also [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek.]]
 
See also [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek.]]
 
 
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
<strong>Address</strong>: 5710 Highway 1 SW, Kalona, Iowa
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'''Address''': 5710 Highway 1 SW, Kalona, Iowa
  
<strong>Phone</strong>: 319-656-3297
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'''Phone''': 319-656-3297
  
<strong>Denominational Affiliation</strong>:
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'''Denominational Affiliation''':
  
 
[http://www.cmcrosedale.org/ Conservative Mennonite Conference]
 
[http://www.cmcrosedale.org/ Conservative Mennonite Conference]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 6 August 2023

Fairview Mennonite Church in Kalona, Iowa in 1947.
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 011.1-1).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana
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The Fairview Mennonite Church (formerly Fairview Conservative Amish Mennonite) was originally a part of the Upper Deer Creek-Fairview congregation, located four miles (6.5 km) north and two miles (3.3 km) east of Kalona, Iowa. To serve members living in this area a meetinghouse 42 x 60 ft. was built in 1936. Ministers who served this congregation included Elmer G. Swartzendruber, bishop; Albert S. Miller, Jacob J. Miller, and Morris Swartzendruber, ministers; and Noah S. Miller, deacon. The 1954 membership of the congregation was 470.

In 2008 the membership was 179; the pastor was John Hershberger.

See also Upper Deer Creek.

Additional Information

Address: 5710 Highway 1 SW, Kalona, Iowa

Phone: 319-656-3297

Denominational Affiliation:

Conservative Mennonite Conference


Author(s) Elmer G Swartzendruber
Date Published 2008

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Swartzendruber, Elmer G. "Fairview Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2008. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176523.

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Swartzendruber, Elmer G. (2008). Fairview Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176523.




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