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The Friedenstal Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), located at Tampa, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]], was organized in September 1899 with 33 charter members, immigrants from [[Poland|Poland]]. Until 1902 it was known as the North Lehigh Mennonite Church. The first church building was built and dedicated in 1907 and remodeled in 1944. Ministers who served the congregation to the 1950s were Daniel Schmidt, Andrew Ewert, Johann Gerbrandt, Peter Balzer, Wilhelm Ewert, Henry Schmidt, John H. Epp, Walter H. Regier, and Harvey Jantz. Two missionaries went out from this congregation, namely, Mable (Wedel) Suderman to Arizona and Selma Unruh to Africa. The congregation always practiced [[Feetwashing|feetwashing]] with the Lord's Supper. In 1955 the membership was 123. | The Friedenstal Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), located at Tampa, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], a member of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]], was organized in September 1899 with 33 charter members, immigrants from [[Poland|Poland]]. Until 1902 it was known as the North Lehigh Mennonite Church. The first church building was built and dedicated in 1907 and remodeled in 1944. Ministers who served the congregation to the 1950s were Daniel Schmidt, Andrew Ewert, Johann Gerbrandt, Peter Balzer, Wilhelm Ewert, Henry Schmidt, John H. Epp, Walter H. Regier, and Harvey Jantz. Two missionaries went out from this congregation, namely, Mable (Wedel) Suderman to Arizona and Selma Unruh to Africa. The congregation always practiced [[Feetwashing|feetwashing]] with the Lord's Supper. In 1955 the membership was 123. | ||
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The Friedenstal Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located at Tampa, Kansas, a member of the Western District Conference, was organized in September 1899 with 33 charter members, immigrants from Poland. Until 1902 it was known as the North Lehigh Mennonite Church. The first church building was built and dedicated in 1907 and remodeled in 1944. Ministers who served the congregation to the 1950s were Daniel Schmidt, Andrew Ewert, Johann Gerbrandt, Peter Balzer, Wilhelm Ewert, Henry Schmidt, John H. Epp, Walter H. Regier, and Harvey Jantz. Two missionaries went out from this congregation, namely, Mable (Wedel) Suderman to Arizona and Selma Unruh to Africa. The congregation always practiced feetwashing with the Lord's Supper. In 1955 the membership was 123.
| Author(s) | Frank Schmidt |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Schmidt, Frank. "Friedenstal Mennonite Church (Tampa, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Friedenstal_Mennonite_Church_(Tampa,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=81031.
APA style
Schmidt, Frank. (1956). Friedenstal Mennonite Church (Tampa, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Friedenstal_Mennonite_Church_(Tampa,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=81031.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 401. All rights reserved.
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