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| − | HM 4-136, Box 1/23 | + | HM 4-136, Box 1/23'']] Jonathan Kurtz, b. 8 July 1848 near Lancaster, [[Fairfield County (Ohio, USA)|Fairfield County]] [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], d. 10 July 1930 in Mishawaka, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was a leading bishop in the [[Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference|Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference]], and the merged [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Mennonite (Mennonite Church) Conference]]. He was ordained preacher in 1882, and bishop in 1888, serving the [[Maple Grove Church (Topeka, Indiana, USA)|Maple Grove]] congregation near [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], Indiana. He was an early and active supporter of progressive activities of all kinds, and helped in establishing missionary and educational work ([[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]]) in the activities of the church. He was married to Lizzie Byler on 19 March 1878. They had five children. |
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| − | '']] Jonathan Kurtz, b. 8 July 1848 near Lancaster, [[Fairfield County (Ohio, USA)|Fairfield County]] [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], d. 10 July 1930 in Mishawaka, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was a leading bishop in the [[Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference|Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference]], and the merged [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Mennonite (Mennonite Church) Conference]]. He was ordained preacher in 1882, and bishop in 1888, serving the [[Maple Grove Church (Topeka, Indiana, USA)|Maple Grove]] congregation near [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], Indiana. He was an early and active supporter of progressive activities of all kinds, and helped in establishing missionary and educational work ([[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]]) in the activities of the church. He was married to Lizzie Byler on 19 March 1878. They had five children. | ||
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Jonathan Kurtz, b. 8 July 1848 near Lancaster, Fairfield County Ohio, d. 10 July 1930 in Mishawaka, Indiana, was a leading bishop in the Indiana-Michigan Amish Mennonite Conference, and the merged Mennonite (Mennonite Church) Conference. He was ordained preacher in 1882, and bishop in 1888, serving the Maple Grove congregation near Topeka, Indiana. He was an early and active supporter of progressive activities of all kinds, and helped in establishing missionary and educational work (Goshen College) in the activities of the church. He was married to Lizzie Byler on 19 March 1878. They had five children.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1958 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Kurtz, Jonathan (1848-1938)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1958. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kurtz,_Jonathan_(1848-1938)&oldid=92375.
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Bender, Harold S. (1958). Kurtz, Jonathan (1848-1938). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kurtz,_Jonathan_(1848-1938)&oldid=92375.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 262. All rights reserved.
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