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- or 129 persons here. The congregation of Ghent had its own preachers and deacons, but no elder of its own. That they desperately wanted one is shown by a12 KB (1,821 words) - 13:18, 15 December 2018
- years the conference session was a gathering of bishops, ministers, and deacons. It was the practice to hold communion at the place of conference on the9 KB (1,200 words) - 13:08, 15 February 2022
- of 11,109 members, 78 congregations, 26 bishops, 109 ministers, and 96 deacons. The membership as reported in the 1958 Mennonite Yearbook was 65 organized2 KB (320 words) - 19:10, 11 March 2024
- district committee. The work of the deacons in the district was looked after by one of the 20 supervisors (opzieners) and deacons, who also had charge of the administration54 KB (7,514 words) - 11:39, 21 April 2017
- of hands for deacons, and by 1665 also for preachers and deacons. But that time the Lamists had also abolished the ordination of deacons. In the 19th century14 KB (2,175 words) - 18:34, 31 December 2018
- with a baptized membership of about 4,500, including 88 ministers and 62 deacons. The church had mission stations in Mexico and New Mexico with three ordained66 KB (4,242 words) - 14:54, 23 March 2021
- Frisian-Flemish schism in 1566-1567. About 1560 the elders, preachers, and deacons of four congregations (Leeuwarden, Dokkum, Franeker, and Harlingen), without13 KB (1,809 words) - 05:31, 1 October 2014
- quarrels ended in a schism, Samuel Apostool with some other preachers and deacons and about 500 of the 2,000 members separating from the main body on 22 June6 KB (913 words) - 17:25, 23 January 2014
- Peter Braun. Preachers to be chosen were first called as deacons. From the ranks of the deacons the preachers were then chosen in the second stage of the37 KB (5,194 words) - 16:04, 23 June 2020
- bishops; Moses Baer and Elmer Grove, ministers; Andrew Axt and Clarence Huber, deacons; with their followers, held their first separate church service on 22 November5 KB (415 words) - 21:28, 29 October 2019
- membership dwindled. In 1875 another division took place. Four ministers, three deacons, and several hundred members withdrew and at a conference at Bloomingdale36 KB (4,699 words) - 00:26, 21 April 2023
- serving the 15 congregations, besides 7 deacons, in 1915; but in 1951, 29 elders, 26 preachers, and 12 deacons served 18 congregations. Most of the increase14 KB (1,712 words) - 00:06, 16 January 2017
- board of deacons consisting of 12 members who were also members of the "Serving Council." The preachers could not belong to the board of deacons. The deacons25 KB (3,540 words) - 07:28, 16 January 2017
- the alms books of the Skippack and Franconia congregations, kept by the deacons since 1738 and 1767 respectively. Montgomery County was the home of the4 KB (489 words) - 18:51, 5 March 2021
- parts, Ladekopp became the Orloff Quarter. They had their own preachers and deacons, but the elder served all four quarters. The Naamlijst of 1743 names as9 KB (1,104 words) - 00:37, 31 July 2022
- bishops 7; ministers 29; deacons 13. The 1955 report listed the membership as being 4,386; bishops 12; ministers 36; deacons 16. J. D. Graber and wife6 KB (927 words) - 00:31, 16 January 2017
- further divided in 1869 when Friesen excommunicated two ministers and two deacons. These excommunicated men formed the nucleus of another Kleine Gemeinde27 KB (2,833 words) - 10:45, 12 November 2019
- poor, but the deacons, if they should have the gift of speaking, should also preach, while the preachers should be chosen from among the deacons. Thus by 15687 KB (1,192 words) - 11:10, 24 August 2013
- dienst" (elders) and "vermaners" (preachers) as well as "armendienaers" (deacons), but by 1581 it was usual for the elders and often the preachers to be12 KB (1,734 words) - 17:36, 12 July 2016
- ministerial body numbering 54 members (5 bishops, 32 ministers, and 18 deacons). In 1995 the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference was formed from the Georgia-Carolina5 KB (370 words) - 13:44, 21 April 2020
- ministers, 11 deacons, and 16 congregations, totaling about 500 members, or one fourth of the Franconia Conference. Of the 70 ministers and deacons in the Franconia31 KB (3,726 words) - 15:15, 28 July 2020
- been added, and three deacons. In 1879 at the time of the merger there were nine congregations, nine ministers, and six deacons. After Upper Milford the4 KB (538 words) - 07:52, 8 March 2014
- it, considering scholarly learning superfluous for a preacher. Then the deacons of the Amsterdam Lamist and Toren congregation passed a resolution in 168012 KB (1,680 words) - 20:05, 2 April 2019
- related mostly to the year by year problems which the bishops, preachers, and deacons faced, such as whether Mennonites ought to vote in political elections,20 KB (2,336 words) - 23:48, 12 May 2024
- Barclay reports that the Amsterdam congregation had a deaconess and three deacons, all about 60 years old. "She visited the sick and the feeble, especially19 KB (2,744 words) - 15:14, 9 January 2021
- discontinued) and was assisted by other ministers and by deacons. Ministers as well as deacons were elected from the ranks of the congregation by ballot67 KB (7,839 words) - 12:44, 23 September 2023
- the conference. Then there were testimonies from all the ministers and deacons. Following this the regular business of the conference was considered. A18 KB (1,694 words) - 19:12, 11 March 2024
- additional 50 members or fraction thereof. The church ordained four Indian deacons in 1913, and the first Indian minister was ordained on 30 April 1927. In16 KB (2,073 words) - 11:22, 24 February 2021
- Dutch language. There is a nearly complete list of elders, preachers, and deacons of the Leiden Waterlander congregation from 1613. Figures about the number13 KB (1,744 words) - 14:18, 17 December 2018
- there was also the Schirnmelpenninck family, many of whose members were deacons. The small congregation of Zwolle in 1672 contributed 414 Dutch guilders6 KB (748 words) - 20:47, 11 October 2014
- integral part. The youth organization, Women in Mission, and the Ministers and Deacons conference have played a vital role in the life of the Conference. In 197622 KB (782 words) - 20:20, 20 April 2024
- which nonetheless died out around the turn of the century. In 1632 the deacons Balten Centen Schoenmaker and Michiel Michielsz signed the Dordrecht Confession21 KB (2,996 words) - 00:58, 16 January 2017
- without compulsion or urging for the support of the needy." At the same time deacons (Brüder der Notdurft) were ordained. The Lord of Liechtenstein pursued them6 KB (794 words) - 00:00, 16 January 2017
- owes much, both spiritually and materially; many of its members served as deacons. In recent years the meetinghouse has also been used by Remonstrant and5 KB (655 words) - 17:08, 7 July 2021
- Moses Erb (the last two soon returned to their former loyalty) and Waterloo deacons William Hembling and Joseph S. Schneider. In the Markham district ministers8 KB (1,039 words) - 15:08, 25 January 2016
- ministers, and 8 deacons. By 1909 the reported membership had increased to 949, and in 1920 to 1,204 with 6 bishops, 30 ministers, and 16 deacons. The redistricting6 KB (896 words) - 08:49, 15 March 2014
- body (Lehrdienst or Kirchenkonvent), composed of elder, ministers, and deacons, was the governing body of the large congregation. In the matters pertaining15 KB (1,801 words) - 22:18, 10 June 2019
- Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Haarlem, served the church as deacons; viz., Lubbert Wolfertsz van Vollenhoven, deacon of the Flemish church from 1630, Anthony van Vollenhoven7 KB (1,163 words) - 05:07, 26 October 2014
- reported 11 congregations, 1,539 members, 5 bishops, 13 ministers, and 9 deacons; the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, 1,728 members (counting the3 KB (432 words) - 14:15, 3 May 2024
- Hamm. The congregation was served by an elder, five preachers, and two deacons. The membership remained rather constant throughout the last century. In10 KB (1,127 words) - 00:35, 31 July 2022
- ordains ministers and deacons, administers baptism, serves communion, presides over membership meetings and meetings of ministers and deacons, and provides general24 KB (3,534 words) - 00:05, 16 January 2017
- extremely large, and consequently high demands were made upon the funds of the deacons; in 1695, for example, about 50 members, one fourth of the total membership9 KB (1,164 words) - 17:10, 6 July 2016
- Jacobsz signed the confession of Outerman. They may be supposed to have been deacons. In 1645 Cornelis Born was a preacher. This congregation, which seems to5 KB (766 words) - 00:27, 16 January 2017
- Stroink were leaders in the congregation, the latter three having been deacons for a number of years. Though incorporated in Germany and a member of the3 KB (525 words) - 00:28, 16 January 2017
- municipal government of Goes compelled the preachers, the precentor, and the deacons of the Mennonite Church to sign 12 articles (see Geuzenvragen), in which7 KB (1,008 words) - 00:26, 16 January 2017
- Creek, Ohio, numbered 61 members in 1958, with three ministers and two deacons. -- John S. Umble In 1988 there were congregations representing six different5 KB (678 words) - 19:22, 12 May 2014
- Conference had 12 congregations with 2,440 members, 7 bishops, 17 ministers, 6 deacons. Although occasional meetings of the ministers of the settlement had been3 KB (495 words) - 15:14, 27 July 2014
- The members live at Winterswijk and surrounding towns. Until 1786 the deacons, sometimes called directors, always two, were chosen from the married men6 KB (709 words) - 16:24, 17 November 2016
- 1912), Johannes Dyck (1919), Ernst Dyck (1928), Heinrich Wall (1934); the deacons were Gustav Wiens (1923) and Gustav Schulz (1928). Jakob Jantzen died an9 KB (1,063 words) - 15:58, 23 June 2020
- Conference he organized a number of congregations and ordained ministers and deacons in Alberta. He died in Vineland on 28 June 1954. He was one of the outstanding6 KB (769 words) - 06:36, 13 February 2014
- an agreement was made between the governors of the Oranjeappel and the deacons of the Amsterdam Mennonite congregation. Henceforth, the foundation of the2 KB (290 words) - 15:48, 20 January 2014
- did not feel at home and complained of the interference of the Middelburg deacons and the "big bosses" of the Amsterdam committee. The colonization was a3 KB (487 words) - 16:38, 14 June 2016
- the congregation had five ministers, four ministerial candidates, four deacons, in addition to the Elder Johann Martens. The majority of them had a secondary4 KB (501 words) - 21:34, 24 October 2020
- County, Ontario, about 1850, was the earliest resident minister. The first deacons were Daniel Lehman, Samuel Reesor, Henry Baer. See Hay; Stanley; Clemens;1 KB (209 words) - 11:44, 6 March 2021
- performed the function of administering the Lord's Supper but also ministers, deacons, and possibly lay members. Gradually the practice developed that elders41 KB (6,309 words) - 14:08, 31 December 2018
- comparatively large Anabaptist congregation in 1568 with preachers and deacons. After the Thirty Years' War the congregation was united with Gerolsheim6 KB (944 words) - 23:28, 15 January 2017
- Anabaptists in the selection of church officials (elders, bishops, preachers, deacons), and although the lot is not mentioned in any Mennonite confessions of6 KB (1,069 words) - 22:58, 15 January 2017
- Orlofferfelde), Otto Jochem (1941 Fürstenwerder), Reinhard Fast (1952 El Ombu); deacons, Johannes Wiebe (1933 Heubuden), Heinz Dyck (1952 El Ombu). The crops in3 KB (457 words) - 14:00, 23 August 2013
- enthusiastically co-operated with the Patriots. Pieter Bel and Pieter Houttuyn, both deacons of the Mennonite congregation in Hoorn, fled to Brussels in 1788 to escape7 KB (1,021 words) - 17:22, 23 January 2014
- Mennonite church officials, Funk a bishop, Kolb a preacher, and Meyer and Reiff deacons. Services were conducted exclusively in German for almost two centuries4 KB (399 words) - 12:28, 15 July 2020
- be ordained by the laying on of the elder's hands. To care for the poor, deacons should be chosen according to the example of the apostolic church; they9 KB (1,438 words) - 07:27, 16 January 2017
- been a deacon. Hamburg also had deaconesses, though on a voluntary, unorganized basis. The church council was composed of preachers and deacons. The most32 KB (4,839 words) - 20:50, 5 February 2024
- Eby, Daniel Brenneman, John Krupp, Daniel Wismer and John Bear) and three deacons, though new ministers began to be ordained within the year. The membership5 KB (763 words) - 13:11, 26 October 2019
- excommunicated two preachers, Abraham L. Friesen and Peter Friesen, and two deacons, Jacob Friesen and Klaas Friesen. There was a reconciliation on 6 May 186927 KB (3,871 words) - 18:54, 5 July 2023
- Baer, 1939-1947. In 1953 the bishop in charge was Curtis C. Cressman. The deacons who served here were Jacob Bock, John Cressman, David Bergey, Gilbert Bergey3 KB (484 words) - 22:04, 1 January 2017
- Jan van Son, Matthys Hermansz, and Aert Conincx, apparently preachers or deacons of the congregation), was unable to do anything for the oppressed Mennonites17 KB (2,338 words) - 07:32, 16 January 2017
- Jisp. Some members of this Mol family served as preachers, elders, and deacons in the 17th and 18th centuries. Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris2 KB (443 words) - 07:30, 16 January 2017
- from the usual pattern in that its annual conferences are attended by the deacons rather than the ministers, for the reason that its purpose is the financial2 KB (305 words) - 00:57, 16 January 2017
- originally from Fürstenland, Russia. One bishop, five other ministers, and two deacons emigrated from Russia prior to 1880 and were accepted as leaders by the7 KB (589 words) - 11:18, 24 February 2021
- the congregations. Elections and ordinations (for life) of ministers and deacons were his responsibility. The ministers continued to itinerate in the Manitoba10 KB (1,050 words) - 02:23, 29 August 2023
- in a slow tempo, the sermon, and the testimony of all the ministers and deacons present as to the soundness of the truth as delivered by the preacher of15 KB (2,070 words) - 16:03, 5 March 2021
- Mennonites, as were ten of the twenty-two ministers and one of the five deacons. Even then, however, some of the Amish Mennonites were unfriendly toward6 KB (896 words) - 11:22, 11 March 2024
- from a leading minister in charge with a council of other ministers and deacons to an executive committee composed of lay leaders and pastoral staff; it12 KB (1,407 words) - 02:31, 28 December 2023
- launched about five miles south of the Montezuma church. Four ministers, two deacons, and 148 members moved to the new congregation. In 1996 the Montezuma, Copeland7 KB (873 words) - 11:23, 15 March 2021
- received them kindly. In Alexovitz they had a Bruderhof (Beck, 393) with deacons (352) and preachers (352). The Swiss Brethren had their center in a suburb3 KB (416 words) - 23:20, 15 January 2017
- school in the church. In 1941 records show that they had a deacon on the Ministers and Deacons committee of the BC Conference. By all accounts the congregation8 KB (965 words) - 19:04, 27 February 2021
- Barbier of Emden and Michel Janszoon of Oisterhout, Brabant, served as deacons in the Danzig congregation. Apparently the only Anabaptist congregation47 KB (6,535 words) - 07:01, 16 January 2017
- less affected by change in the larger society. The Board of Ministers and Deacons found itself quite occupied in helping congregations move to the new system12 KB (1,189 words) - 15:33, 20 April 2020
- arose in the Dutch Mennonite congregation of Leeuwarden. Here in 1714 the deacons favoring immersion were in the majority. In 1715 a baptistery for immersion7 KB (1,077 words) - 23:20, 15 January 2017
- John C. Krehbiel, who died in 1886, was the last preacher, but one of the deacons, Henry Weber, conducted services by reading sermons for perhaps 10 years2 KB (384 words) - 12:22, 8 November 2022
- Among the members the de Waard family were numerous; many of them were deacons and Jacob Symons and his son Jan Jacobs de Waard, both farmers, were preachers3 KB (415 words) - 06:12, 26 October 2014
- Christian Brandt, Christian Naftzinger, Peter Blough, Solomon Zook, and deacons Jacob King and Jacob Troyer. By the 1840's the Oak Grove congregation had16 KB (1,864 words) - 15:01, 11 March 2024
- "albus" (Rembert, 509, note 3). The care of the poor was in charge of the deacons. In receiving members by baptism they acted with great caution. Scarcely10 KB (1,638 words) - 21:06, 13 April 2014
- the last three salaried. With them served 21 associate ministers and 15 deacons. Twenty-eight missionaries went to the foreign field by 1954. In 1954 the4 KB (457 words) - 07:39, 11 March 2014
- board of deacons of the First Mennonite Church, which took the lead in forming the new congregation, met in joint session with the board of deacons of the2 KB (350 words) - 21:39, 29 October 2019
- Hans Schanz of Gönnheim and Hans Jakob Schneider (of Friedelsheim?); the deacons were Christian Herschi and Hans Berber, the former for Friedelsheim, the12 KB (1,881 words) - 07:28, 16 January 2017
- of some rural congregation produced some displeasure on the part of the deacons. But he won their hearts by his frank acknowledgment that he had erred.13 KB (1,837 words) - 18:48, 28 July 2018
- Neustadtgödens was the Cremer (Kremer, Cramer, Kramer) family, many of whom were deacons and preachers in the local congregation. Neustadtgödens was the home of4 KB (573 words) - 07:33, 16 January 2017
- included Bishop Ronald Shantz, Ministers Glen Jantzi and Kevin Martin, and Deacons Wendell Glick and Ibra G. Martin. Countryside Mennonite Fellowship Church4 KB (464 words) - 15:03, 7 August 2017
- the winter months. Regularly ordained or licensed bishops, ministers, and deacons were considered members of conference and transacted the business of conference14 KB (1,289 words) - 15:48, 30 March 2024
- and David VanPelt, Ministers Elvin Neuenschwander and Ernest Steiner, and Deacons Clarence Eberly and David Steiner. Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg2 KB (323 words) - 06:43, 5 May 2015
- with the latter, the suspicion remained. A meeting of the ministers and deacons of the Lamist congregation became necessary. Before this meeting took place19 KB (2,942 words) - 14:21, 26 November 2018
- Harms, served an average congregation of 230, the membership being 210. The deacons assisting the pastor were George J. Rempel and Peter L. Classen. In 20081 KB (267 words) - 22:40, 8 November 2016
- the poverty that overtook the refugee Brethren in Augsburg by appointing deacons. These were Georg Schachner of Munich, Augustin Bader, and two who later4 KB (668 words) - 00:53, 16 January 2017
- Magenheim, Hans Ringer of Heidolsheim, Rudolf Egli of Künheim, and the deacons Ulrich Husser and Jakob Gachnauer of Ohnenheim, and Heinrich Frick of Künheim7 KB (1,130 words) - 07:30, 20 November 2016
- generation of leaders to assume responsibility. Having ordained 18 pastors and deacons, he took steps to call the first Tanzanian bishop. After his retirement3 KB (540 words) - 18:55, 23 May 2014
- of Bishop Daniel Iutzi, ministers Jacob R. Bender and Menno Kipfer, and deacons Dan Wagler and David Swartzentruber. The preaching switched from German4 KB (395 words) - 13:55, 2 May 2024
- his grandson Aernout van Lennep (1658-1728), a son of Jacob, were both deacons of the Amsterdam Mennonite Lamen-Toren congregation. Both were silk merchants4 KB (563 words) - 21:14, 13 April 2014
- ordained in 1871, and Daniel Honsberger (1835-1914), ordained in 1875. Early deacons were Christian Honsberger (1781-1831) and Philip Wismer (1810-1897). See1 KB (206 words) - 18:25, 5 March 2021
- the Lord's Supper, Christian doctrines, the election and installation of deacons, ministers, and elders, the marriage ceremony, excommunication, reception11 KB (1,513 words) - 23:08, 15 January 2017
- congregation numbered 13 families; the preacher was Christian Weber, the deacons Johann Dahlem and Heinrich Rupp; the latter lived in Gundersheim. Members5 KB (717 words) - 23:28, 15 January 2017
- congregations and 12 mission outposts, with 4 bishops, 20 ministers and 4 deacons. The district annually sponsored a winter Bible school and a fall mission5 KB (668 words) - 17:56, 25 July 2023
- sometimes used for a meeting of Flemish Mennonite elders, preachers, and deacons held 18-23 June 1660, at Leiden, Dutch province of South Holland. Of this1 KB (258 words) - 19:56, 20 January 2014
- rather well-to-do businessmen, and which was led by capable ministers and deacons, grew more progressive and more liberal than the North church, though no9 KB (1,386 words) - 20:33, 26 February 2019
- preacher in 1614 and Adriaen Vervondel and Maerten Roelants preachers or deacons in 1665. It belonged to the Flemish branch and died out shortly after 16713 KB (385 words) - 03:27, 16 October 2014
- churches made at Utrecht on 9 September 1664, and ratified by 98 ministers and deacons, representing 28 churches in a meeting held at Leiden, 1 and 2 October 16642 KB (399 words) - 22:09, 26 January 2016
- At present a song leader (see Chorister) is elected annually. The first deacons were elected in 1917. These together with the ministers constituted the4 KB (629 words) - 21:28, 29 October 2019
- assisted by 20 ministers and 10 deacons. The total membership in 1954 was 15,166, with 23 bishops, 193 ministers, and 102 deacons. The Spring Conference in 187161 KB (6,181 words) - 17:14, 26 January 2023
- ministry in 1912. Here Samuel G. Reesor, a deacon, expired in the pulpit while at prayer on 10 August 1913. Other deacons who served at this place were Jacob3 KB (428 words) - 21:33, 29 October 2019
- Halbstadt Mennonite Church, Molotschna, Russia. A number of Unruhs served as deacons and preachers in the Prussian churches. Preachers at Montau have been Andreas7 KB (872 words) - 17:44, 25 January 2016
- to the Groningen Old Flemish branch. Many of them served the church as deacons and preachers or elders. Jacob Derks (1560-1620, a son of Derk Pieters)5 KB (729 words) - 17:04, 12 April 2014
- conferences consisted of preachers and deacons, the Rijper Societeit held two meetings, one for the preachers and one for the deacons. The former was discontinued162 KB (17,876 words) - 18:05, 20 July 2021
- Holland, where they were mostly engaged in shipbuilding. Some of them were deacons in the United Mennonite congregation in the "Nieuwe Huys" of West Zaandam3 KB (552 words) - 23:29, 15 January 2017
- Campden, Ontario. They were the parents of six children, two of whom are deacons—Jacob R. Fretz at the Lansdale Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite)3 KB (433 words) - 03:30, 20 February 2014
- Mennonite Conference, Teyler in opposition to the views of his Haarlem co-deacons, promoted this conference ardently but vainly, for the Algemeene Doopsgezinde3 KB (418 words) - 05:33, 23 November 2014
- constitution was drafted, and a decision reached to elect a minister and deacons and to celebrate the Lord's Supper on Easter Sunday, 28 March 1875; Valentine4 KB (517 words) - 18:03, 12 November 2013
- not allowed to attend or vote at annual meetings. In October 1951, the deacons agreed to call a meeting “to work out the proposed change of the constitution9 KB (1,144 words) - 11:41, 22 February 2023
- remained seated and then ate together. The cup was handed by the elder to the deacons, or preachers, who took it to the members, who then passed it around until5 KB (812 words) - 00:59, 25 March 2020
- Until 1956 the congregation had only one deacon, but as the congregation grew and needs increased more deacons were elected and ordained. Kathy Paetkau10 KB (1,043 words) - 19:30, 11 October 2023
- Willemsz' Grondich Ondersoeck, in which he attacked the practice of ordaining deacons with the laying on of hands. Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 30-32. Kühler2 KB (410 words) - 16:09, 20 January 2014
- with Curtis Cressman (bishop), preachers Elmer Grove and Moses Baer, and deacons Andrew Axt and Clarence Huber withdrew from Ontario Conference and organized6 KB (734 words) - 15:45, 25 November 2023
- chosen by lot for the office of deacon, a position he held until his death in 1977. He was one of the last active deacons in the Mennonite Conference of5 KB (590 words) - 19:14, 24 January 2024
- the contentious issues. In the 1870s he called a meeting of ministers and deacons at his home to discuss disputed issues within the Mennonite Conference of4 KB (680 words) - 13:19, 26 October 2019
- congregation of Elbing-Ellerwald, with a jointly chosen elder, preachers, and deacons. This is demonstrable back as far as 1606. An old record says, "In 160619 KB (2,765 words) - 15:41, 30 July 2022
- probably of Dutch-Frisian descent. Many members of this family served as deacons and preachers in various West Prussian Mennonite congregations, especially3 KB (392 words) - 18:42, 12 April 2014
- plot for the church, which was dedicated on 9 September 1888. The first deacons were Jacob Vogt, Sr., D. T. Eyman, and John Dettweiler. Among the early2 KB (355 words) - 17:28, 18 February 2020
- the Willinks were mostly members and often deacons of the Lamist congregation; the first of these deacons was the merchant Gerrit Willink (1618-79), serving5 KB (707 words) - 17:08, 31 October 2016
- partly also the execution of this task. A complete list of preachers and deacons from 1557 to the present has been preserved. The first minister of De Rijp7 KB (1,018 words) - 00:51, 16 January 2017
- because of his benevolence toward them. In Pausram occurred the death of the deacons Noah Weiss, 30 March 1606; Hans Summer, 23 September 1611; and exactly two3 KB (537 words) - 23:29, 15 January 2017
- ordained bishop in 1949, were serving as bishops in 1955. Ministers and deacons that have formerly served were Samuel Lantz, John M. Stoltzfus, Daniel Stoltzfus7 KB (708 words) - 11:46, 11 March 2024
- the ordination of deacons, nominations were taken from the brotherhood and usually the lot was used for the final selection. The deacons were often promoted4 KB (683 words) - 02:21, 2 May 2014
- two in Iowa, and one in Kansas. Fourteen bishops, 42 ministers, and 8 deacons served in these congregations. -- Ivan J. Miller The Conservative Mennonite33 KB (2,191 words) - 10:59, 25 April 2024
- are held annually. Membership in 1987 was 1,954, with 49 ministers, 49 deacons, 71 youth workers, 154 Sunday school teachers, and 364 choir members. Mission3 KB (519 words) - 06:06, 5 December 2014
- the new church a constitution, and helped them elect two leaders and two deacons. But the intervention of the city council brought the organization to a10 KB (1,472 words) - 00:00, 16 January 2017
- congregation, in Friesland 1759-ca. 1803. Some of his descendants were deacons at Akkrum (near Oldeboorn). The following members of this family went into4 KB (626 words) - 21:11, 13 April 2014
- preachers received no formal training. A bishop, two ministers, and one or two deacons were the traditional body of ordained men for each congregation. The English7 KB (1,109 words) - 18:54, 20 August 2013
- early Sunday morning worship service. The Church Board consisted of the deacons, an elected executive and the department heads. The 1990s into the 2000s7 KB (897 words) - 19:12, 23 October 2020
- ministerial team included Bishop Steven Martin, Minister Johan Bergen, and Deacons John Harder and Jacob Martens. The language of worship is English. Directory3 KB (298 words) - 11:26, 25 October 2019
- in Canada, and Winfield served actively as a lay leader on the Board of Deacons and the Missions Committee. His innovation continued as a founding board12 KB (1,673 words) - 11:20, 25 October 2019
- became bishop in 1839. His son Frederick and Abraham Leib were ordained deacons with the growth of the congregation. They soon built a stone church (no6 KB (735 words) - 22:39, 8 November 2016
- secretary came much later. Much of the care-giving was entrusted to the deacons who were elected for an open-ended term, and to the lay ministers who joined8 KB (1,094 words) - 18:57, 27 February 2021
- some were wholesale dealers. Many of them served the church of Almelo as deacons, and Gerrit Warnaars (1663-ca. 1728) was a lay preacher, serving at Almelo1 KB (255 words) - 07:52, 13 April 2014
- settlements of the Russian Empire; and the names of the elders, preachers, and deacons, with the towns or districts where they reside, in order that this book4 KB (600 words) - 00:53, 16 January 2017
- unsalaried deacon, who is elected from the membership. Besides this, the poor fund of the Gemeindeverband is in the care of one of the deacons; this fund2 KB (291 words) - 23:58, 15 January 2017
- Mennonites in Pennsylvania to send leaders who could ordain ministers and deacons from the small group in Canada. In September 1801 six ministers replied3 KB (517 words) - 13:15, 26 October 2019
- Aldendorp, Arent van Heuven, Johan (Jan) Andries van Aken, and a number of deacons, who took a more moderate view. The troubles led to the excommunication2 KB (314 words) - 03:16, 12 April 2014
- churches in America. Other descendants of this first settler include two deacons of the Line Lexington congregation, Abraham (1777-1855) and Henry B. (1853-1931) ;2 KB (443 words) - 07:00, 12 April 2014
- bishop, who is the head of the church, the ministers, and the deacon. The ministers and deacons are elected from the men of the church, and the bishop is elected9 KB (1,003 words) - 11:26, 24 February 2021
- married to Sara de Veer of Amsterdam, and some of this family served as deacons at Amsterdam. Abraham van der Meersch, probably belonging to the same family4 KB (722 words) - 06:15, 12 April 2014
- Goor apparently was a part of the Twenthe congregation. Prominent members (deacons?) at Goor in 1610 were Arend ten Cate, Andries Ollenvanger, Hindrik Willemsen2 KB (317 words) - 00:23, 12 October 2014
- was used until 1889. In 1632 the preacher Oillaert Willeboorts and the deacons Per Jacob Pennen (the name obviously mutilated) and Lieven Marijnsz signed10 KB (1,212 words) - 17:09, 2 March 2016
- Brons, Bernhard, Jr. (1831-1911) (category Deacons)career in the field of business as well as congregational affairs. He was deacon of the Emden church from 1872 until the end of his life. He played a prominent2 KB (387 words) - 18:18, 28 July 2018
- 1923 and selected John Schneck, Amos Hilty, and E. D. Kohli as its first deacons, while A. C. Diller, C. C. Steiner, and Menno Schumacher served as the first6 KB (647 words) - 14:49, 5 October 2023
- (1811-1908), who was a deacon in Elkhart County, Indiana. Of his sons, two were chosen bishops, one a minister, and two deacons. A grandson, Bishop Eli2 KB (322 words) - 17:25, 12 April 2014
- ceremonies of baptism, marriage, choice and ordination of preachers and deacons as he practiced them. This letter appears to have become a sort of ministers'3 KB (542 words) - 00:53, 16 January 2017
- (Emmental). The conferences were usually attended by elders, preachers, and deacons for consultation and deliberation on church matters, with lay representatives5 KB (788 words) - 00:33, 16 January 2017
- moved to Winterswijk about 1762, where many of their descendants served as deacons of the Mennonite congregation until recent times. By marriage the Paschens3 KB (401 words) - 02:40, 12 April 2014
- congregation, which he served many years as deacon and treasurer. The sons of Douwe Gorter were also deacons at Zijldijk. Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1864):2 KB (364 words) - 00:25, 16 January 2017
- J. "Willie" Thiessen, Pastors were Randy Thiessen and Jake Friesen, and Deacons were John Wolf and Bill Thiessen. See also Zion Mennonite Church. Mennonite3 KB (414 words) - 20:01, 2 January 2020
- 1953). David F. Derstine, Jr., was ordained as pastor in October 1951. Two deacons, Norman Moyer, ordained in 1921, and Franklin Alderfer, ordained in 19388 KB (867 words) - 09:49, 5 May 2024
- served as chairman of Canadian Mennonite Pastors, chair of the Conference of Deacons, chair of the British Columbia Mennonite Conference in the late 1950s and5 KB (797 words) - 22:58, 15 January 2017
- Rosenberger, 1930-1934; A. J. Neuenschwander, 1939-1949 and Wilmer B. Denlinger. Deacons and their terms of service were U. S. Stauffer, 1899-1936; Daniel W. Landis3 KB (444 words) - 18:47, 20 August 2013
- three days before this at the house of Gall Fischer, a weaver, one of the deacons of the Augsburg Anabaptist congregation. In these two meetings both Denck19 KB (2,452 words) - 23:25, 15 January 2017
- became the administrative body and was composed of all ordained elders, deacons, and one missionary. The need for the Sammelan ended when the Hindustani6 KB (979 words) - 15:11, 27 July 2014
- in the rubbers in the church. He kept the keys." As a result, Old Order Deacons Levi P. Martin, David Cressman, and Menno Shantz purchased 0.75 hectares6 KB (837 words) - 14:57, 25 October 2019
- families, others of whom had married into Rheydt, or had immigrated. The deacons (Armenpfleger) mentioned in the court records of Rheydt in 1646-48 were13 KB (1,995 words) - 00:57, 16 January 2017
- far the largest number has been concentrated in Montgomery County. Four deacons named Clemens served the Mennonite churches in the Waterloo Township, Ontario3 KB (474 words) - 06:18, 12 April 2014
- descendants too were usually merchants, many of them also serving the church as deacons. The family name of Oosterbaan does not appear before the end of the 17th3 KB (407 words) - 02:45, 13 April 2014
- Bishop Stephen A. Zehr, Ministers Jason B. Schrock and Leland Zehr, and Deacons Gerald L. Birky and Daniel J. Weaver. The church had 151 members. Mennonite1 KB (232 words) - 22:56, 27 December 2023
- from the deacons and had to supervise the finances of the congregation. Deacons were chosen from the male membership. Until about 1685 deacons were usually16 KB (2,372 words) - 21:25, 23 January 2014
- George Koweno, Deacon Urheyah, Shelby Tenequer, and Ruben Tabbytosavita, all four of whom have died. Those specially active today are the deacons Felix Koweno3 KB (607 words) - 17:35, 26 January 2023
- with the elders and their work in the churches, 8-15 with preachers and deacons, and 16-20 with the bearing of arms, working for the churches, and marriage47 KB (7,390 words) - 18:50, 28 July 2018
- and Fürstenwerder (Barwalde). Each division had its own preachers and deacons; one elder served all. In the Klein-Werder the Thiensdorf congregation was13 KB (1,960 words) - 00:52, 16 January 2017
- at that time nearly 70 years old. At a meeting of all the ministers and deacons Fröhlich presented his beliefs. Gerber and several others, like Christian12 KB (1,896 words) - 23:51, 19 January 2023
- Stoltzfus and Jonathan S. Stoltzfus, the Minister was John E. Glick, and the Deacons were Floyd Stoltzfus and Melvin S. Zook. Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites2 KB (310 words) - 13:10, 20 March 2018
- following century two of Gerrit's grandsons, Berend and Salomon Roosen, were deacons in the Altona congregation. Berend Roosen (1705-1788), married to Elisabeth6 KB (942 words) - 00:58, 16 January 2017
- Einlage congregation. He participated in the commissioning of ministers, deacons, and elders, he traveled extensively as one of five Mennonite Brethren Reiseprediger9 KB (1,199 words) - 02:15, 10 March 2019
- and many of them did much for the church, several serving the church as deacons. Mennonite preachers of this family were: Steven (Berents) van Delden (1672-1757)2 KB (348 words) - 03:11, 13 April 2014
- (1771-1840), both butter merchants like their father and grandfather, and both deacons of the Akkrum congregation. (5) Sine Hiddes van der Goot (1799-1889), son2 KB (329 words) - 16:37, 13 April 2014
- members (there were 47 members who did not receive financial support from the deacons). In the Naamlijst of 1731 it is called Sloten and Lemmer, but this is not2 KB (342 words) - 08:09, 16 October 2014
- province of Zeeland. They were engaged in farming, and some of them were deacons of the church. Bardiolomeus van Daele (van Dale), a farmer, moved from Etichinenear2 KB (294 words) - 02:31, 13 April 2014
- chose Mathes Legeder, Gutenhenn Hans, Michel Blauer, and Michel Kramer as deacons. On 16 December 1539 the brotherhood met to discuss the question of union3 KB (505 words) - 06:59, 16 January 2017
- replaced in 1953 by a new church, capacity 450. Nine ministers and four deacons have been ordained by the congregation, of whom the following are serving5 KB (640 words) - 15:01, 16 January 2021
- Ministers Shelley W. Graybill, Ronald L. Hostetter, and Stephen L. Martin and Deacons J. Norman Diller and Nathan H. Diller. Membership was 197. Mennonite Church2 KB (307 words) - 14:33, 25 October 2017
- Church at Haarlem, signed by the preacher Koenraad van Diepenbroek and the deacons Adriaen van den . . . (illegible) and Mattheus Gryspeert. Jacob van Ruisdael3 KB (448 words) - 00:58, 16 January 2017
- material for 27 years, and he was a member of the Manitoba Ministers and Deacons Committee for 15 years. With his health deteriorating, Gerhard was admitted6 KB (845 words) - 20:28, 8 January 2017
- preachers, three deacons, and a bishop, Isaac Oberholtzer (1815-1887) of the Blooming Glen congregation. The Ontario Conference (MC) included a deacon and a preacher3 KB (416 words) - 07:29, 12 April 2014
- testimony for all the members and preaching by the minister, or by the deacons in the absence of the ministers, and sometimes in their presence. There24 KB (2,911 words) - 12:42, 21 March 2024
- in 1800, where he was ordained a deacon in the Moyer congregation in Vineland in 1801. A number of ministers and deacons named Fretz have served in the Franconia3 KB (387 words) - 06:59, 12 April 2014
- former Dutch Mennonite family, many of whose members served the church as deacons and preachers. An important branch of this family lived at Jisp, province4 KB (678 words) - 07:01, 12 April 2014
- they often were deacons and trustees of the Mennonite orphanages, and in Amsterdam, where they also served the congregation as deacons. In Amsterdam most3 KB (502 words) - 02:17, 18 February 2016
- some were Lamists . Both in Haarlem and Amsterdam a number of Teylers were deacons. Mennonite church records of Haarlem and Amsterdam. Overmeer, W. P. J. Teyler1,017 bytes (208 words) - 20:34, 3 June 2014
- Mennonite Church, withdrew from the congregation with 11 ministers and 2 deacons. They believed that in the practice of baptism, communion and discipline3 KB (471 words) - 04:58, 8 February 2017
- members of the ten Cate family too. All these men must have been preachers or deacons of the Mennonite Church. In the baptismal books of all four congregations10 KB (1,394 words) - 21:05, 13 April 2014
- much is known. There was a congregation here in 1545, for in that year its deacons signed a letter written by Adriaen van Kortrijk to the Mennonite congregation852 bytes (200 words) - 15:55, 20 January 2014
- usually were cloth merchants. They joined the Amsterdam Zonist congregation. Deacons of this congregation were Sander Hans van Leuvenich 1670-1674, 1682-16861 KB (202 words) - 08:00, 13 April 2014
- Old Flemish Elder Uco Walles. Many members of the family have served as deacons, and Fiepke Harms (b. 1690, d. 1759), a farmer of de Meeden, was chosen3 KB (455 words) - 02:37, 12 April 2014
- family have served as deacons since 1658. They belonged to the Waterlander congregation. Dirk Jans Messchaert, who had been chosen as deacon with some other5 KB (820 words) - 23:22, 15 January 2017
- and Willink, was very loyal to the congregation; many of them served as deacons. In the 18th century the family is also found in other congregations. At1 KB (239 words) - 06:23, 12 April 2014
- Willms, H. Kornelsen, and J. J. Unger. At present (1953) 13 ministers and 5 deacons serve the church. The leader is J. J. Siemens and the assistant leader is9 KB (904 words) - 18:42, 22 April 2022
- church became independent. He was assisted by five ministers and three deacons, most of whom had a secondary education and had been teaching. On 12 November4 KB (534 words) - 07:31, 16 January 2017
- married 197 couples, preached over 2,600 times, ordained 36 ministers and deacons and 15 bishops, and traveled a total of over 520,000 miles by 1953. Not3 KB (466 words) - 13:55, 23 August 2013
- at Wormer-Jisp 1834-1836 and Purmerend 1836-1873. Many Bavinks served as deacons, particularly at Almelo, Kampen, Emden, and Leer. A side branch of the Bavink2 KB (257 words) - 17:19, 12 April 2014
- infant baptism. At a meeting of conservative Flemish elders, preachers, and deacons held at Leiden in June 1660, and presided over by van Braght, Arentsz was2 KB (280 words) - 21:06, 13 April 2014
- congregations have formed (including Cedarview, Westdale, and Riverdale). Deacons and ministers from the Spring Creek congregation have often served at these4 KB (555 words) - 13:29, 26 October 2019
- Bishop Nelson R. Showalter, Ministers Ellis Beery and John R. Swartz, and Deacons Luke Heatwole and Wade D. Knicely. Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg2 KB (241 words) - 07:09, 14 August 2014
- at 6363 Sloman Road. In 1901 Joshua Bowman sold 1.5 acres of land to the deacons of the Old Order Mennonite Church. The same year a white frame meetinghouse6 KB (896 words) - 13:21, 1 October 2019
- (ordained 2007). The deacons were David R. Zimmerman (ordained 1977) and Raymond M. Martin (ordained 2001). These ministers and deacons alternated every Sunday9 KB (1,259 words) - 14:19, 3 May 2024
- another branch was found in Rotterdam, where members of this family were deacons 1742-1883. They were nearly all merchants, mostly wood- or grain-dealers3 KB (546 words) - 03:11, 13 April 2014
- being engaged in textile business and manufacturing; some of them were deacons of the church. By marriage the Nieuwenhuis family in Enschedé was related3 KB (516 words) - 05:55, 12 April 2014
- A. A. Steinle, A. F. Vogt, and Menno Flaming had served the church as deacons. The 1955 membership was 189. In 1960, after much prayer and deliberation3 KB (488 words) - 22:40, 8 November 2016
- Christian Fellowship. The ministerial team included Bishop William Beiler and Deacons Paul E. Yoder and Marcus Yoder. "Amish Mennonite Churches in West Virginia4 KB (532 words) - 21:32, 29 October 2019
- and Aron Lepp as minister, and Cornelius Unger and Benjamin Nickel as deacons. Oncken continued his influence upon this group of the Mennonite Brethren7 KB (959 words) - 00:54, 16 January 2017
- they were ordained. Preachers and deacons were chosen from the laity; elders from the ranks of preachers and deacons. In 1900 three ministers were chosen9 KB (1,425 words) - 00:05, 16 January 2017
- The ministerial team included Ministers Austin H. Hege and Tim Groff and Deacons Byard W. Heatwole and Jared Hege. Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg2 KB (241 words) - 06:42, 5 May 2015
- Bishop Nathanael Hindal, Ministers Joseph Hursh and Nathan Stauffer, and Deacons Arlin Miller and Kendall Miller. Directory of the Central Region of the2 KB (243 words) - 13:39, 30 October 2019
- originally from Markham, at Blair itself. Samuel B. Bowman (Bauman) and Deacons Isaac Bergy, Amos Clemens and Jacob Huber were also important co-workers7 KB (1,013 words) - 16:00, 25 January 2016
- report for 1948 listed the following: missionaries, 10; native pastors and deacons, 7; baptisms during the year, 187; church members, 5,238; professed Christians1 KB (291 words) - 03:10, 13 April 2014
- particulars (number of members in 1710, 1733, and 1754, names of preachers and deacons, place where he preached—it often was still a private home—and number of1 KB (294 words) - 21:32, 20 January 2014
- Dirk Pietersz Keyser, while many members of this family served here as deacons. Albert Pieters Keyzer (Keyser) (d. 1731) was preacher of the Frisian congregation4 KB (611 words) - 23:23, 15 January 2017
- since 1941. The agreement, which is signed by bishops, ministers, and deacons of both groups, was renewed in 1962 and again in 1995. It stipulates that5 KB (705 words) - 15:08, 8 November 2019
- congregation and from 1664 sided with the Lamists. Some de Wolffs were deacons of this church. The de Wolffs originally were Mennonites from Antwerp,2 KB (366 words) - 16:40, 17 November 2016
- choristers were chosen by secret ballot, just as were the ministers and the deacons, this position was held in high esteem. For this reason it was desired by9 KB (1,421 words) - 19:40, 20 August 2013
- is to take care of the material aspects of church life, secretaries, and deacons who have charge of the care of the poor. On all of these points they are5 KB (746 words) - 22:59, 15 January 2017
- de Neufville family were loyal Mennonites. Many of its members served as deacons in Amsterdam and Haarlem. To this family also belonged Christina Leonora6 KB (896 words) - 07:35, 20 November 2016
- In 2014 the congregation moved to leadership through teams of Elders and Deacons. Stephen Byler continued leadership as one of the five Elders. Biblical4 KB (586 words) - 11:30, 25 October 2019
- of this family is found in Franeker, where some Fonteins also served as deacons. Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland.4 KB (604 words) - 06:17, 12 April 2014
- had three churches with a membership of 209, including eight ministers/deacons and two bishops. These fellowship churches held Bible studies, mid-week22 KB (2,414 words) - 14:45, 8 November 2018
- John Kraemer. Daniel Baer, Jacob Pletcher, and John Wittmer were elected deacons. A brick church building was erected in 1858-59 in the village of Summerfield9 KB (1,068 words) - 14:22, 16 February 2023
- the interchurch organization. In addition nine other ministers and two deacons also served the congregation. In the 1950s worship services were held twice2 KB (329 words) - 19:13, 20 August 2013
- Fellowship. The ministerial team included Ministers Keith Sensenig and Deacons Mark L. Rock and Lynn Edward Gayman. Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites3 KB (377 words) - 21:23, 29 October 2019
- Bishop Daniel M. Stoltzfus, Ministers John P. Lapp and Samuel J. Peight, and Deacons Steve Hershberger and Vernon Nissley. Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites3 KB (354 words) - 21:27, 29 October 2019
- bishop, two preachers, and one deacon. In 1955 there were in the 43 congregations, 39 bishops, 80 preachers, and 36 deacons, or a total of 155 ordained men10 KB (1,443 words) - 16:57, 11 March 2024
- and Dave Plett as a deacon. After the Abe Ungers left, Art Neufeld continued serving as the lead minister. Other ministers and deacons were elected in the3 KB (320 words) - 19:42, 9 December 2017
- would mean buying war bonds, the congregation, including ministers and deacons, did so. The congregation closed after Aaron D. Nice retired in 1984. Smith4 KB (389 words) - 10:48, 25 March 2024
- members of the congregation of Winterswijk, where some of them served as deacons and where shortly after 1600 Mennonite meetings were held in the rear of1 KB (262 words) - 07:41, 12 April 2014
- them to become servants of God with many of them becoming church elders, deacons, pastors, and bishops. In 1986 Joshua and Debora Ouma moved back home to4 KB (626 words) - 13:10, 25 August 2018
- separation from other groups who claim to be brethren, support of ministers and deacons for their secular needs, "idol worship" (meaning the Catholic Mass), the4 KB (668 words) - 19:29, 20 August 2013
- became bishop in 1839. His son Frederick and Abraham Leib were ordained deacons with the growth of the congregation. They soon built a stone church a few2 KB (400 words) - 14:34, 23 August 2013
- congregations upon approval by the conference body. Leaders, ministers, and deacons are chosen by the local congregations and are financially self-supporting2 KB (398 words) - 19:44, 20 August 2013
- sisters and brothers were taken into the congregation through baptism; and deacons, preachers, and elders were selected and consecrated for their respective10 KB (1,498 words) - 11:03, 28 February 2020
- cannot be sustained, declared Vlamingh. If they choose their ministers and deacons they do so in conformity with the Scriptures. They hold their services at70 KB (10,889 words) - 19:13, 29 April 2020
- congregations of Leiden, Haarlem, and Amsterdam, where many of them served as deacons. MLA style Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Hennebo family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite473 bytes (122 words) - 01:01, 1 February 2014
- given by Deacon Jan Jelle Schutt (leader 1805-1855) and his son Jelle Jansen Schutt (b. 1802, deacon 1836-1886); and Christian Grosskreutz (deacon-treasurer8 KB (1,129 words) - 00:24, 16 January 2017
- Mennonites. Stroinks of Enschedé, Gronau, and Zwolle have served the church as deacons. MLA style Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Stroink family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite556 bytes (132 words) - 16:01, 20 January 2014
- until in some congregations its practice was limited to the ministers and deacons, who observed it at every church service. The (Old) Mennonite Church through34 KB (5,368 words) - 01:16, 21 December 2014
- large churches had. They appointed deacons to manage funds voluntarily given for that purpose. The first of these deacons were probably those chosen by the5 KB (851 words) - 00:06, 16 January 2017
- of whom served the Mennonite congregation at Alkmaar as deacons. A Pieter Bruynvis was deacon of the Flemish and Waterlander congregation in 1720 and treasurer2 KB (382 words) - 02:30, 13 April 2014
- till 1973. Leonard Dueck and Milton Friesen were elected as additional deacons in 1967 and 1974, respectively. Additional ministers were elected -- Harry4 KB (408 words) - 19:25, 22 June 2017
- Pekela, both in the province of Groningen. Many of the Panman family were deacons of the Mennonite congregations at Veendam, Pekela, and Stadskanaal, and555 bytes (144 words) - 15:50, 20 January 2014