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Salem Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, located about 5 miles southwest of the present town of [[Wellman (Iowa, USA)|Wellman]], [[Washington County (Iowa, USA)|Washington County]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], was probably organized in 1865. The Rupps, Desters, Schmitts, and possibly others from Lee County, Iowa, established the settlement. William Galle served for a time as elder and as the teacher in the parochial school. The largest number observing communion service was 31, in October 1876. About this time the members began moving to Kansas. The last business meeting of the church of which there is a record was held in November 1880. | Salem Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, located about 5 miles southwest of the present town of [[Wellman (Iowa, USA)|Wellman]], [[Washington County (Iowa, USA)|Washington County]], [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], was probably organized in 1865. The Rupps, Desters, Schmitts, and possibly others from Lee County, Iowa, established the settlement. William Galle served for a time as elder and as the teacher in the parochial school. The largest number observing communion service was 31, in October 1876. About this time the members began moving to Kansas. The last business meeting of the church of which there is a record was held in November 1880. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 20 August 2013
Salem Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church), now extinct, located about 5 miles southwest of the present town of Wellman, Washington County, Iowa, was probably organized in 1865. The Rupps, Desters, Schmitts, and possibly others from Lee County, Iowa, established the settlement. William Galle served for a time as elder and as the teacher in the parochial school. The largest number observing communion service was 31, in October 1876. About this time the members began moving to Kansas. The last business meeting of the church of which there is a record was held in November 1880.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. The Mennonites in Iowa. Iowa City, 1939: 86-92.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Salem Mennonite Church (Wellman, Washington County, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Mennonite_Church_(Wellman,_Washington_County,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=77361.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Salem Mennonite Church (Wellman, Washington County, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Mennonite_Church_(Wellman,_Washington_County,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=77361.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 405. All rights reserved.
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