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The Lancaster Mennonite Conference first convened in 1711, only a few months after the Swiss-Palatine immigrants had established themselves in what is now Lancaster County. In 1725, five representatives, Martin Baer, Hans Burkholtzer, Christian Herr, Benedikt Hirsche, and Johannes Bowman, attended the first general Mennonite Conference when the ...
2) Grayson County, Ky: Clearfield Mennonite church, since 2012 Wayne Martin group, now Samuel Hoover group: 1) Wentzel Road church: Black Creek Church (shared with Aaron Z. Martin group), 2004-until moving 2) Fairview Mennonite church, Ky 2006-2023, several times horsesheds built longer 3) Fairview Mennonite church not anymore used (2024)
The John Martin (Groffdale Conference) Mennonites (for a short time), better known as Leid Church or "Old Order Wenger Church" never grew to big numbers, mostly associated with Missouri and Kentucky. John Martin came from Lancaster County but had no strong support there. This group still exists and had 77 members in the 2010s.
EMM's mission vision was initially financially supported by several dozen Mennonite churches in Lancaster County and the surrounding areas. As the work grew, the support base also grew and now includes Anabaptist congregations and individuals primarily in the Eastern United States. The popular name Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) was adopted ...
In 2016 the main Pike Mennonite group, the Stauffer Old Order Mennonite group (as named in a 2020 May article), had a split culminating over the issue of insurance. Bishop Arthur Martin of Snyder County was the leading person who helped deepen the split among the membership, after being expelled and then reinstalled by a supporting Missouri bishop.
The Hans Herr House, also known as the Christian Herr House, is a historic home located in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1719, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, rectangular sandstone Germanic dwelling.
The Weaverland Old Order Mennonite Conference emerged from the Old Order division, that occurred in 1893 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, over the question of English language preaching, Sunday Schools and other questions. The trigger for the split was a quarrel about a pulpit, that was to be installed in church instead of the traditional ...
There are 209 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. The city of Lancaster is the location of 57 of these properties and districts; they are listed separately, while the 153 properties and districts in the other parts of the county are listed here. One property straddles the Lancaster city limits and appears on ...