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River Corner [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], located 2 miles south of Conestoga Center in southern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania. Benedict Eshleman deeded one acre of land for a cemetery and meetinghouse upon which a meetinghouse was built about 1774. It was named Miller's after Martin Miller, who obtained the first deed in 1794. A stone building in 1828 replaced this, and another beautiful stone church of colonial design was built in 1882, which was enlarged in 1947. The congregation is a part of the Byerland-New Danville circuit. The membership in 1958 was 73 with David N. Thomas as bishop and Mylin Shenk minister. A large, old, well-kept cemetery adjoins the church.
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River Corner [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], located two miles south of Conestoga Center in southern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania. Benedict Eshleman deeded one acre of land for a cemetery and meetinghouse upon which a meetinghouse was built about 1774. It was named Miller's after Martin Miller, who obtained the first deed in 1794. A stone building in 1828 replaced this, and another beautiful stone church of colonial design was built in 1882, which was enlarged in 1947. The congregation is a part of the Byerland-New Danville circuit. The membership in 1958 was 73 with David N. Thomas as bishop and Mylin Shenk minister. A large, old, well-kept cemetery adjoins the church.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 524 River Corner Road, Conestoga Pennsylvania 17516
  
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'''Phone''': 717-872-4485
  
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'''Website''': http://www.rivercornermc.org/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference]
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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= Map =
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[[Map:River Corner Mennonite Church (Conestoga Center, Pennsylvania, USA)]]
 
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Revision as of 19:32, 31 March 2014

River Corner Mennonite Church, located two miles south of Conestoga Center in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benedict Eshleman deeded one acre of land for a cemetery and meetinghouse upon which a meetinghouse was built about 1774. It was named Miller's after Martin Miller, who obtained the first deed in 1794. A stone building in 1828 replaced this, and another beautiful stone church of colonial design was built in 1882, which was enlarged in 1947. The congregation is a part of the Byerland-New Danville circuit. The membership in 1958 was 73 with David N. Thomas as bishop and Mylin Shenk minister. A large, old, well-kept cemetery adjoins the church.

Additional Information

Address: 524 River Corner Road, Conestoga Pennsylvania 17516

Phone: 717-872-4485

Website: http://www.rivercornermc.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Lancaster Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Map

Map:River Corner Mennonite Church (Conestoga Center, Pennsylvania, USA)


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Date Published 1959

Cite This Article

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Landis, Ira D. "River Corner Mennonite Church (Conestoga Center, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_Corner_Mennonite_Church_(Conestoga_Center,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117061.

APA style

Landis, Ira D. (1959). River Corner Mennonite Church (Conestoga Center, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_Corner_Mennonite_Church_(Conestoga_Center,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=117061.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 345. All rights reserved.


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