The Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, Mennonite congregation near Fredonia, Kansas, USA was established in 1935 and formally organized in 1936. The congregation started during the Depression and dust storm years when families from western Kansas and eastern Colorado moved to the Fredonia area in southeast Kansas, 90 miles east of Wichita. Minister Jesse H. Jantz was one of the first to arrive from Montezuma, Kansas in May 1935.

Many of the early families were virtually destitute. Out of 16 early families, only three were self-supporting. The others relied on assistance from elsewhere. Many farms were available at that time, and families came and went. Gradually some families were able to purchase farms.

Initially, the families met in homes for worship. Soon after it was organized in early 1936, the congregation used the Merino School located four miles south of Fredonia. By the end of the 1930s, an acre of land was donated for a church, and a building was purchased with the help of sister congregations. It was dedicated on 27 August 1939. A new building with a full basement was constructed in 1958 and expanded in 1965, and renovated in 1973. Additional land was purchased, and a new church was built in 1993.

The Emmanuel Christian School was built in 1978 and enlarged in 1981.

In 2020 the congregation was part of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. The ministers were Greg Koehn, James Shultz, and Roger Jantz.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	January 2021

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. Yearbook (1996-2020).

Histories of the congregations. 3rd. ed. Moundridge, Kansas: Gospel Publishers, 1999: 268-272.

Additional Information

Address: 7492 500 Rd., Fredonia, Kansas 66736

Phone: 620-633-5353

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite

Ordained Pastors at the Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
Jesse H. Jantz (1905-1975)	1935-1975
Samuel A. Nichols (1894-1968)	1937-1945
Lee Shultz (1919-1971)	1947-1971
Milton D. Koehn	1974-1999 2002-2015
James Shultz	1981-present
James Koehn	1996-2005
Roger Jantz	1999-present
Marshal Shultz	2007-2011
Greg Koehn	2013-present

Membership at Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church

Year	Membership
1955	65
1995	128
2000	123
2010	138
2020	153

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Emmanuel Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church, organized in 1936, is situated six miles south and a half-mile west of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas. The building in use as of 1956, with a capacity for 108 persons was purchased in 1938. Jesse H. Jantz and Lee Schultz were the ministers in 1955, with a membership of 65.

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Emmanuel Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Fredonia, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2021. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmanuel_Church_of_God_in_Christ_Mennonite_Church_(Fredonia,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=169752.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (January 2021). Emmanuel Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Fredonia, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmanuel_Church_of_God_in_Christ_Mennonite_Church_(Fredonia,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=169752.

Emmanuel Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Fredonia, Kansas, USA)

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