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Garber Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), originally of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located five miles (eight km) northeast of Hanover, [[York County (Pennsylvania, USA)|York County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. By 1814 the scattered members had a church-schoolhouse built in the village of Menges Mills. By 1889 the present house was built. The membership in 1953 was 30, with William H. Martin as pastor, and John L. Ruppert as deacon. Joseph Hershey, at least by 1806, was a resident minister in this district, which also included [[Hershey Mennonite Church (Thomasville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Hershey]] and [[Bairs Codorus Mennonite Church (York, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bair's Codorus]] until the mid-20th century date. Summer Bible school was held since 1951, with 235 in attendance.
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Garber Mennonite Church, originally of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], is located five miles (eight km) northeast of Hanover, [[York County (Pennsylvania, USA)|York County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. By 1814 the scattered members had a church-schoolhouse built in the village of Menges Mills. By 1889 the present house was built. The membership in 1953 was 30, with William H. Martin as pastor, and John L. Ruppert as deacon. Joseph Hershey, at least by 1806, was a resident minister in this district, which also included [[Hershey Mennonite Church (Thomasville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Hershey]] and [[Bairs Codorus Mennonite Church (York, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bair's Codorus]] until the mid-20th century date. Summer Bible school was held since 1951, with 235 in attendance.
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In 1975 it was part of a group of congregations that withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference to form the [[Conservative Mennonite Churches of York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania]]. ‏For a time it was an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation, and later became part of the [[Hope Mennonite Fellowship]].
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 6082 Old Hanover Road, Spring Grove, Pa.
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'''Denominational Affiliations''': [[Hope Mennonite Fellowship]]
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= Map =
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[[Map:Garbers Mennonite Fellowship (Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, USA)]]
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
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[[Category:Lancaster Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Conservative Mennonite Churches of York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania Congregations‏]]
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[[Category:Hope Mennonite Fellowship Congregations]]
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Revision as of 18:48, 6 June 2014

Garber Mennonite Church, originally of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is located five miles (eight km) northeast of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. By 1814 the scattered members had a church-schoolhouse built in the village of Menges Mills. By 1889 the present house was built. The membership in 1953 was 30, with William H. Martin as pastor, and John L. Ruppert as deacon. Joseph Hershey, at least by 1806, was a resident minister in this district, which also included Hershey and Bair's Codorus until the mid-20th century date. Summer Bible school was held since 1951, with 235 in attendance.

In 1975 it was part of a group of congregations that withdrew from the Lancaster Mennonite Conference to form the Conservative Mennonite Churches of York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania. ‏For a time it was an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation, and later became part of the Hope Mennonite Fellowship.

Additional Information

Address: 6082 Old Hanover Road, Spring Grove, Pa.

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Map

Map:Garbers Mennonite Fellowship (Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, USA)


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Sam Steiner
Date Published 1956

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Landis, Ira D and Sam Steiner. "Garbers Mennonite Fellowship (Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Garbers_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Spring_Grove,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=122871.

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Landis, Ira D and Sam Steiner. (1956). Garbers Mennonite Fellowship (Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Garbers_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Spring_Grove,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=122871.



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