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Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-1).<br /> | Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-1).<br /> | ||
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Source: [http://www.newholland.pa.us.mennonite.net/ Church website]'']] | Source: [http://www.newholland.pa.us.mennonite.net/ Church website]'']] | ||
The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] in [[New Holland (Pennsylvania, USA)|New Holland]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland]], [[Groffdale Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Groffdale]], and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with [[Mack, Noah H. (1861-1948)|Noah H. Mack]] as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. | The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]] in [[New Holland (Pennsylvania, USA)|New Holland]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland]], [[Groffdale Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Groffdale]], and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with [[Mack, Noah H. (1861-1948)|Noah H. Mack]] as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956. | ||
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Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-1).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
The New Holland Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in eastern Lancaster County in New Holland, Pennsylvania, was organized for a number of retired farmers and nearby farmers from the Weaverland, Groffdale, and Hershey congregations. In 1910-1922 services were held in the Methodist church, with Noah H. Mack as minister. In 1922 a large meetinghouse was built in the town. Noah Sauder was the first local minister, ordained 20 December 1923. By the mid-1950s six ordinations had been held. Mahlon Witmer as bishop, and Noah N. Sauder and James H. Martin as ministers served a congregation of 258 members in 1956.
In 2002 there were 131 members.
Additional Information
Address: 18 Western Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557
Phone: 717-354-0602
Website: http://newholland.pa.us.mennonite.net/
Denominational Affiliations: Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Map
Map:18 Western Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Landis, Ira D. "New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117113.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. (1957). New Holland Mennonite Church (New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Holland_Mennonite_Church_(New_Holland,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117113.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 862. All rights reserved.
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