Author : Karsten-Gerhard Albertsen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Book Synopsis The History & Life of the Reidenbach Mennonites (Thirty-fivers) by : Karsten-Gerhard Albertsen
Download or read book The History & Life of the Reidenbach Mennonites (Thirty-fivers) written by Karsten-Gerhard Albertsen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reidenbach Mennonites split from the Wenger Mennonites in 1942-1943 over the issue of sending their sons to camp (run by liberal Mennonites) or to jail during World War II. About 35 members led by David N. Hoover refused communion which in effect began the split. They held their meetings in houses until they built a church at the old Reidenbach graveyard in 1947 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The history of splits from the Reidenbach group is traced to 1996. Families belonging to the various Reidenbach splits are traced out. Some groups moved to the Montour-Northumberland County area and into Kentucky.