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Westfield (Texas) [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church, located 15 miles north of Houston, was started in 1897 when nine families from Kirk, [[Colorado (USA)|Colorado]], and some from [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] organized a small Mennonite Brethren church here under the leadership of H. Berchtold. They had a very prosperous beginning, starting also a Christian day school. The unhealthy climate, however, forced them to leave this place in 1900. Most of the families moved to [[Corn (Oklahoma, USA)|Corn]] and Enid, [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]]. | Westfield (Texas) [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church, located 15 miles north of Houston, was started in 1897 when nine families from Kirk, [[Colorado (USA)|Colorado]], and some from [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] organized a small Mennonite Brethren church here under the leadership of H. Berchtold. They had a very prosperous beginning, starting also a Christian day school. The unhealthy climate, however, forced them to leave this place in 1900. Most of the families moved to [[Corn (Oklahoma, USA)|Corn]] and Enid, [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 20 August 2013
Westfield (Texas) Mennonite Brethren Church, located 15 miles north of Houston, was started in 1897 when nine families from Kirk, Colorado, and some from Kansas organized a small Mennonite Brethren church here under the leadership of H. Berchtold. They had a very prosperous beginning, starting also a Christian day school. The unhealthy climate, however, forced them to leave this place in 1900. Most of the families moved to Corn and Enid, Oklahoma.
| Author(s) | M. A Kroeker |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Kroeker, M. A. "Westfield Mennonite Brethren Church (Westfield, Texas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Westfield_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Westfield,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=85969.
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Kroeker, M. A. (1959). Westfield Mennonite Brethren Church (Westfield, Texas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Westfield_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Westfield,_Texas,_USA)&oldid=85969.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 934. All rights reserved.
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