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Springfield Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), now extinct, 17 miles south of [[Hydro (Oklahoma, USA)|Hydro, Oklahoma]], began in 1898 in the home of J. J. Zerger. The first baptism of thirteen young people was conducted by J. J. Flickner. Attempts to unite with the Bergthal Mennonite Church at Hydro failed. On 13 September 1899, under the leadership of Elder C. Ramseier, the church was organized. On 19 April 1900, J. J. Kaufman and J. T. Albrecht were elected ministers. Later C. P. Stucky was elected minister. The members of the church were primarily Swiss Volhynian Mennonites from [[Moundridge (Kansas, USA)|Moundridge]] and [[Pretty Prairie First Mennonite Church (Pretty Prairie, Kansas, USA)|Pretty Prairie, Kansas]]. In 1903 a church was built. The last entry of the church record was dated 2 February 1919, stating that Emil Riesen, who had been serving the church, was to issue church letters to the members and care for the few remaining families. It was decided to sell the church and to turn the income over to the Board of Missions. Most of the families had moved away and joined other churches. | Springfield Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]), now extinct, 17 miles south of [[Hydro (Oklahoma, USA)|Hydro, Oklahoma]], began in 1898 in the home of J. J. Zerger. The first baptism of thirteen young people was conducted by J. J. Flickner. Attempts to unite with the Bergthal Mennonite Church at Hydro failed. On 13 September 1899, under the leadership of Elder C. Ramseier, the church was organized. On 19 April 1900, J. J. Kaufman and J. T. Albrecht were elected ministers. Later C. P. Stucky was elected minister. The members of the church were primarily Swiss Volhynian Mennonites from [[Moundridge (Kansas, USA)|Moundridge]] and [[Pretty Prairie First Mennonite Church (Pretty Prairie, Kansas, USA)|Pretty Prairie, Kansas]]. In 1903 a church was built. The last entry of the church record was dated 2 February 1919, stating that Emil Riesen, who had been serving the church, was to issue church letters to the members and care for the few remaining families. It was decided to sell the church and to turn the income over to the Board of Missions. Most of the families had moved away and joined other churches. | ||
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= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
"Geschichte von der Entstehung der Springfeld Gemeinde." Mennonite Library and Archives, Newton, Kansas. | "Geschichte von der Entstehung der Springfeld Gemeinde." Mennonite Library and Archives, Newton, Kansas. | ||
Krehbiel, H. P. <em>Mennonite Churches of North America</em>. Newton, 1911: 46. | Krehbiel, H. P. <em>Mennonite Churches of North America</em>. Newton, 1911: 46. | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 20 August 2013
Springfield Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), now extinct, 17 miles south of Hydro, Oklahoma, began in 1898 in the home of J. J. Zerger. The first baptism of thirteen young people was conducted by J. J. Flickner. Attempts to unite with the Bergthal Mennonite Church at Hydro failed. On 13 September 1899, under the leadership of Elder C. Ramseier, the church was organized. On 19 April 1900, J. J. Kaufman and J. T. Albrecht were elected ministers. Later C. P. Stucky was elected minister. The members of the church were primarily Swiss Volhynian Mennonites from Moundridge and Pretty Prairie, Kansas. In 1903 a church was built. The last entry of the church record was dated 2 February 1919, stating that Emil Riesen, who had been serving the church, was to issue church letters to the members and care for the few remaining families. It was decided to sell the church and to turn the income over to the Board of Missions. Most of the families had moved away and joined other churches.
Bibliography
"Geschichte von der Entstehung der Springfeld Gemeinde." Mennonite Library and Archives, Newton, Kansas.
Krehbiel, H. P. Mennonite Churches of North America. Newton, 1911: 46.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Springfield Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Springfield_Mennonite_Church_(Hydro,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=85216.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1959). Springfield Mennonite Church (Hydro, Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Springfield_Mennonite_Church_(Hydro,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=85216.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 602-603. All rights reserved.
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