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Osage County Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, near Linn, Missouri, USA), was started when the Philips family, members of the Pea Ridge congregation in [[Marion County (Missouri, USA)|Marion County]], Missouri, USA), moved into Osage County, where they were followed by the occasional pastoral visits of [[Kreider, John Mellinger (1869-1946)|J. M. Kreider]] of Palmyra, Missouri, USA). Evangelistic effort in the community brought a few additions. Ezra Bowman, ordained in the Wilson Bend congregation near Carver, Missouri, USA), served at Linn until his health failed. Leroy Gingerich of Versailles, Missouri, USA) filled appointments for the last few years, and J. R. Shank was given bishop oversight after the death of J. M. Kreider, when only two families were left. These moved to Illinois and the work at Linn came to a close in 1947. | Osage County Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, near Linn, Missouri, USA), was started when the Philips family, members of the Pea Ridge congregation in [[Marion County (Missouri, USA)|Marion County]], Missouri, USA), moved into Osage County, where they were followed by the occasional pastoral visits of [[Kreider, John Mellinger (1869-1946)|J. M. Kreider]] of Palmyra, Missouri, USA). Evangelistic effort in the community brought a few additions. Ezra Bowman, ordained in the Wilson Bend congregation near Carver, Missouri, USA), served at Linn until his health failed. Leroy Gingerich of Versailles, Missouri, USA) filled appointments for the last few years, and J. R. Shank was given bishop oversight after the death of J. M. Kreider, when only two families were left. These moved to Illinois and the work at Linn came to a close in 1947. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 20 August 2013
Osage County Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), now extinct, near Linn, Missouri, USA), was started when the Philips family, members of the Pea Ridge congregation in Marion County, Missouri, USA), moved into Osage County, where they were followed by the occasional pastoral visits of J. M. Kreider of Palmyra, Missouri, USA). Evangelistic effort in the community brought a few additions. Ezra Bowman, ordained in the Wilson Bend congregation near Carver, Missouri, USA), served at Linn until his health failed. Leroy Gingerich of Versailles, Missouri, USA) filled appointments for the last few years, and J. R. Shank was given bishop oversight after the death of J. M. Kreider, when only two families were left. These moved to Illinois and the work at Linn came to a close in 1947.
| Author(s) | John R Shank |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Shank, John R. "Osage County Mennonite Church (Linn, Missouri, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osage_County_Mennonite_Church_(Linn,_Missouri,_USA)&oldid=76726.
APA style
Shank, John R. (1959). Osage County Mennonite Church (Linn, Missouri, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osage_County_Mennonite_Church_(Linn,_Missouri,_USA)&oldid=76726.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 89. All rights reserved.
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