Abraham Zeigler Detweiler 1830-1912
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New Mennonite Church Part 3: Distinctives
While researching for the profiles of NMC preachers I wrote for GAMEO,1 I gradually drew a picture of their unique community. They were Ontario Mennonites, definitely, and they added other features for a made-in-Canada mix. Frequently, Anabaptists who liked the… Continue reading
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New Mennonite Church of Canada West and Ohio Part 2: Appointments, Preachers and Deacons
I last mentioned the New Mennonite Church in connection with their missionary society founded in 1859.1 The NMC, which existed from about 1849 to 1875, was a precursor Church to the EMCC. From the imperfect memory and perspective of the… Continue reading
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