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− | + | Turkey Run Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located south of Bremen, Ohio, a member of the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]], had its beginning in 1858, when a meetinghouse, 24 x 26 ft., was built to accommodate the members in the southern part of the [[Fairfield County (Ohio, USA)|Fairfield]]-Perry counties congregation. The building, erected after many had already moved to [[Allen County (Indiana, USA)|Allen County]], never attracted a large membership. During the [[American Civil War (1861-1865)|Civil War]], controversy over the draft caused a further serious decline and toward the close of the century it approached extinction. By 1906 only 8 members remained. The membership in 1957 was 37, with Marion Good as pastor. | |
In 2012 the leading minister was Mike Bender, the congregational membership was 50, and the church was a member of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Mennonite Conference]]. | In 2012 the leading minister was Mike Bender, the congregational membership was 50, and the church was a member of the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference|Conservative Mennonite Conference]]. | ||
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Hershberger, Brenda. <em>Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2012-13</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2012: 56. | Hershberger, Brenda. <em>Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2012-13</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2012: 56. | ||
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Wesselhoeft, C. and L. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The History of Turkey Run Mennonite Church</em>. 2003. | Wesselhoeft, C. and L. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The History of Turkey Run Mennonite Church</em>. 2003. | ||
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<strong>Address</strong>: 11590 Webb Summit Road, Bremen, OH 43107 | <strong>Address</strong>: 11590 Webb Summit Road, Bremen, OH 43107 | ||
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<span class="link-external"><span class="link-external">[http://www.cmcrosedale.org/index.shtml Conservative Mennonite Conference]</span></span> | <span class="link-external"><span class="link-external">[http://www.cmcrosedale.org/index.shtml Conservative Mennonite Conference]</span></span> | ||
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Revision as of 19:02, 20 August 2013
Turkey Run Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located south of Bremen, Ohio, a member of the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference, had its beginning in 1858, when a meetinghouse, 24 x 26 ft., was built to accommodate the members in the southern part of the Fairfield-Perry counties congregation. The building, erected after many had already moved to Allen County, never attracted a large membership. During the Civil War, controversy over the draft caused a further serious decline and toward the close of the century it approached extinction. By 1906 only 8 members remained. The membership in 1957 was 37, with Marion Good as pastor.
In 2012 the leading minister was Mike Bender, the congregational membership was 50, and the church was a member of the Conservative Mennonite Conference.
Bibliography
Hershberger, Brenda. Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2012-13. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2012: 56.
Umble, John. "Extinct Ohio Mennonite Churches." Mennonite Quarterly Review VI (1932): 23-29 et passim.
Wesselhoeft, C. and L. The History of Turkey Run Mennonite Church. 2003.
Additional Information
Address: 11590 Webb Summit Road, Bremen, OH 43107
Telephone: 740-569-4878
Denominational Affiliation:
Conservative Mennonite Conference
Author(s) | John S. Umble |
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Richard D. Thiessen | |
Date Published | April 2012 |
Cite This Article
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Umble, John S. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Turkey Run Mennonite Church (Bremen, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2012. Web. 7 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Turkey_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Bremen,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=78336.
APA style
Umble, John S. and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2012). Turkey Run Mennonite Church (Bremen, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 7 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Turkey_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Bremen,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=78336.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 756. All rights reserved.
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