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The Greensburg Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Greensburg (Kansas, USA)|Greensburg]], [[Kiowa County (Kansas, USA)|Kiowa County]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], is a member of the [[South Central Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|South Central Mennonite Conference]]. It was organized in October 1932, with [[Yost, Earvey Megli (1902-1983)|E. M. Yost]] as pastor and H. A. Diener of [[Hutchinson (Kansas, USA)|Hutchinson]], Kansas, as bishop. The congregation in 1952 had 76 baptized members, only a few of whom had been members of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], the majority having come from the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]], and some from the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference]] and [[Krimmer Mennonite Brethren|Krimmer Mennonite Brethren]]. [[Friesen, Peter Abraham (1879-1967)|P. A. Friesen]], returned missionary from [[India|India]], was bishop and pastor of the congregation 1945-1950. Others who have served in the ministry of the congregation included Samuel Janzen and Deacon A. F. Willems, with Earl Bucwalter as bishop after 1950. The church was also known as the Calvary Mennonite Church. | The Greensburg Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Greensburg (Kansas, USA)|Greensburg]], [[Kiowa County (Kansas, USA)|Kiowa County]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], is a member of the [[South Central Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|South Central Mennonite Conference]]. It was organized in October 1932, with [[Yost, Earvey Megli (1902-1983)|E. M. Yost]] as pastor and H. A. Diener of [[Hutchinson (Kansas, USA)|Hutchinson]], Kansas, as bishop. The congregation in 1952 had 76 baptized members, only a few of whom had been members of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], the majority having come from the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]], and some from the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference]] and [[Krimmer Mennonite Brethren|Krimmer Mennonite Brethren]]. [[Friesen, Peter Abraham (1879-1967)|P. A. Friesen]], returned missionary from [[India|India]], was bishop and pastor of the congregation 1945-1950. Others who have served in the ministry of the congregation included Samuel Janzen and Deacon A. F. Willems, with Earl Bucwalter as bishop after 1950. The church was also known as the Calvary Mennonite Church. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 20 August 2013
The Greensburg Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas, is a member of the South Central Mennonite Conference. It was organized in October 1932, with E. M. Yost as pastor and H. A. Diener of Hutchinson, Kansas, as bishop. The congregation in 1952 had 76 baptized members, only a few of whom had been members of the Mennonite Church, the majority having come from the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, and some from the General Conference and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren. P. A. Friesen, returned missionary from India, was bishop and pastor of the congregation 1945-1950. Others who have served in the ministry of the congregation included Samuel Janzen and Deacon A. F. Willems, with Earl Bucwalter as bishop after 1950. The church was also known as the Calvary Mennonite Church.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Greensburg Mennonite Church (Greensburg, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Greensburg_Mennonite_Church_(Greensburg,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=87930.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1953). Greensburg Mennonite Church (Greensburg, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Greensburg_Mennonite_Church_(Greensburg,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=87930.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 495. All rights reserved.
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