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| − | Wilmington First Mennonite Church (Conservative (Amish) Mennonite), Wilmington, [[Delaware (USA)|Delaware]], had its beginnings in the Wilmington Mission (1948-1958) but was organized as a separate congregation in 1958, with a membership of 22. It was associated with the Central Conservative Mennonite Church near Dover and the Laws Conservative Mennonite Church near Harrington, the combined membership of the three in 1959 being 298. Amos Bontrager was the pastor. | + | Wilmington First Mennonite Church (Conservative (Amish) Mennonite), Wilmington, [[Delaware (USA)|Delaware]], had its beginnings in the Wilmington Mission (1948-1958) but was organized as a separate congregation in 1958, with a membership of 22. It was associated with the [[Central Mennonite Church (Dover, Delaware, USA)|Central Conservative Mennonite Church]] near Dover and the [[Laws Mennonite Church (Harrington, Delaware, USA)|Laws Conservative Mennonite Church]] near Harrington, the combined membership of the three in 1959 being 298. Amos Bontrager was the pastor. |
Later it served Spanish-speaking worshipers, under sponsorship of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference ]](MC). It was closed and the property sold in 1987. | Later it served Spanish-speaking worshipers, under sponsorship of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference ]](MC). It was closed and the property sold in 1987. | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 9 June 2014
Wilmington First Mennonite Church (Conservative (Amish) Mennonite), Wilmington, Delaware, had its beginnings in the Wilmington Mission (1948-1958) but was organized as a separate congregation in 1958, with a membership of 22. It was associated with the Central Conservative Mennonite Church near Dover and the Laws Conservative Mennonite Church near Harrington, the combined membership of the three in 1959 being 298. Amos Bontrager was the pastor.
Later it served Spanish-speaking worshipers, under sponsorship of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference (MC). It was closed and the property sold in 1987.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | 2009 |
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Gingerich, Melvin and Sam Steiner. "First Mennonite Church (Wilmington, Delaware, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2009. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Wilmington,_Delaware,_USA)&oldid=122928.
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Gingerich, Melvin and Sam Steiner. (2009). First Mennonite Church (Wilmington, Delaware, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Wilmington,_Delaware,_USA)&oldid=122928.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1137. All rights reserved.
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