Los Angeles Mennonite Brethren Church (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
The Los Angeles Mennonite Brethren Church was located at 8109 South Hoover Street, a member of the Pacific District Conference. It was organized on 22 June 1924, with an initial membership of 41 persons, and met in rented locations until the first meetinghouse was erected, dedicated 18 February 1940. The first leader was A. C. Friesen, followed by P. P. Rempel in September 1924 and a series of other ministers. The membership in 1957 was 41, with Peter Klassen as part-time pastor. There has been a considerable transient membership, with no large permanent Mennonite Brethren residential group in Los Angeles.
The church closed in 1957 as the demography of the area changed. An increasing number of minority groups moved into the area, and the "white flight" included members of the congregation.
Bibliography
Enns-Rempel, Kevin. "Urbanization of California Mennonites." Bridging Troubled Waters: the Mennonite Brethren at mid-Twentieth Century, Paul Toews, ed. Winnipeg, Man.; Hillsboro, Kan. : Kindred Productions, 1995: 225.
Archival Records
Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Record Group CB549.
| Author(s) | P. F Wall |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Wall, P. F. "Los Angeles Mennonite Brethren Church (Los Angeles, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Los_Angeles,_California,_USA)&oldid=138885.
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Wall, P. F. (1957). Los Angeles Mennonite Brethren Church (Los Angeles, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Los_Angeles,_California,_USA)&oldid=138885.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 396. All rights reserved.
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