New Hopedale Mennonite Church (Meno, Oklahoma, USA)
The New Hopedale Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located at the northeast corner of Meno, Major County, Oklahoma, was organized 13 June 1895 in the basement of the Benjamin P. Jantz home with 25 charter members. Johann Ratzlaff was called to be their elder and pastor. In 1914 Ratzlaff retired for reasons of health and was followed by J. B. Epp, who served for five years, and was replaced by J. J. Ratzlaff. The following ministers assisted at the two meetinghouses: J. J. Ratzlaff, David H. Schmidt, Tobias P. Wedel, Tobias P. Unruh, Karl Schartner, Heinrich T. Neufeld, and Albert J. Unruh. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ratzlaff were missionaries in India from New Hopedale. A group that had worshiped separately from the beginning later organized a congregation called West New Hopedale, taking over 50 members from New Hopedale.
H. U. Schmidt was pastor 1921-1948; the pulpit was supplied until 1955 by various temporary ministers. In 1955 Arnold A. Epp was regularly appointed to this church and served several months. Ben J. Nickel then served until June 1957. A new meetinghouse was built in the 1950s. The membership in 1956 was 308.
| Author(s) | H. U Schmidt |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Schmidt, H. U. "New Hopedale Mennonite Church (Meno, Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Hopedale_Mennonite_Church_(Meno,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=163016.
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Schmidt, H. U. (1957). New Hopedale Mennonite Church (Meno, Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Hopedale_Mennonite_Church_(Meno,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=163016.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 862. All rights reserved.
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