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| − | Joes Mennonite Brethren Church was located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) east of Joes, on Highway 36, Yuma County, Colorado. This congregation was a member of the Southern District Conference. It was organized in 1892 in a schoolhouse. A sod church was built in 1893 under the leadership of Henry Bergthold and replaced in 1918 by a building which seated 200. The membership in 1953 was 61 with Eldo Ratzlaff as pastor. Ministers who served were Henry Bergthold, Elder David Dyck, Jacob Friesen, Abraham Heinrichs, David Strauss, Peter Fleming, and Roland Wiens. | + | __FORCETOC__ |
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| + | [[File:JoesMBChurch1950.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Joes Mennonite Brethren Church, ca. 1947-1952<br /> | ||
| + | Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)<br /> | ||
| + | Digitized by Hiebert Library. [http://callimachus.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15008coll27/id/185/rec/98 Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies]''.]] | ||
| + | Joes Mennonite Brethren Church was located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) east of Joes, on Highway 36, Yuma County, [[Colorado (USA)|Colorado]]. This congregation was a member of the [[Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches (United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches)|Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. It was organized in 1892 in a schoolhouse and originally known as Kirk Mennonite Brethren Church until 1922. A sod church was built in 1893 under the leadership of Henry Bergthold and replaced in 1918 by a building which seated 200. The membership in 1953 was 61 with Eldo Ratzlaff as pastor. Ministers who served were Henry Bergthold, Elder [[Dyck, David (1846-1933)|David Dyck]], Jacob Friesen, Abraham Heinrichs, David Strauss, Peter Fleming, and Roland Wiens. | ||
| − | + | The congregation existed until 1987. | |
| − | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 111|date= | + | = Bibliography = |
| + | Toews, Paul and Kevin Enns-Rempel, eds. ''For Everything a Season: Mennonite Brethren in North America, 1874-2002: An Informal History''. Winnipeg : Kindred Productions, 2002: 23. | ||
| + | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 3, p. 111|date=January 2014|a1_last=Hiebert|a1_first=P. C|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | ||
| + | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Colorado Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Extinct Congregations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:38, 15 March 2014
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Joes Mennonite Brethren Church was located 1.5 miles (2.5 km) east of Joes, on Highway 36, Yuma County, Colorado. This congregation was a member of the Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches. It was organized in 1892 in a schoolhouse and originally known as Kirk Mennonite Brethren Church until 1922. A sod church was built in 1893 under the leadership of Henry Bergthold and replaced in 1918 by a building which seated 200. The membership in 1953 was 61 with Eldo Ratzlaff as pastor. Ministers who served were Henry Bergthold, Elder David Dyck, Jacob Friesen, Abraham Heinrichs, David Strauss, Peter Fleming, and Roland Wiens.
The congregation existed until 1987.
Bibliography
Toews, Paul and Kevin Enns-Rempel, eds. For Everything a Season: Mennonite Brethren in North America, 1874-2002: An Informal History. Winnipeg : Kindred Productions, 2002: 23.
| Author(s) | P. C Hiebert |
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| Date Published | January 2014 |
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Hiebert, P. C. "Joes Mennonite Brethren Church (Joes, Colorado, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2014. Web. 6 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Joes_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Joes,_Colorado,_USA)&oldid=115799.
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Hiebert, P. C. (January 2014). Joes Mennonite Brethren Church (Joes, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Joes_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Joes,_Colorado,_USA)&oldid=115799.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 111. All rights reserved.
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