Description: Pilgrimage of a Congregation First Mennonite Church, Berne, Indiana by Naomi Lehman Trade paperback in very good condition with clean pages and tight binding as pictured Free shipping anywhere in the United States Synopsis: Excellent resource for historians and genealogists alike. The First Mennonite Church of Berne, Indiana, dates back to 1852 when a company of approximately 70 Swiss Mennonites immigrated from “Muensterberg” of the Bernese Jura Mountains. They landed in America on April 28, 1852, along with their minister the Rev. Peter Lehman. They immediately organized as a church. These pioneers had heard of the beauty and freedom in America from some of their relatives who had arrived in America as early as 1838 in the Vera Cruz area. The church building was erected in 1856. The congregation grew rapidly. New churches and alteration and enlargement programs were necessitated in 1879, 1886, and 1899, until the new Mennonite church of Gothic design was constructed from 1910-1912 [the sanctuary of this building is the largest in North America] and was dedicated on Easter Sunday, April 7, 1912, debt free. The education building, which includes an open fellowship area, was added in June 1959. It provides a chapel, radio control room, library, kitchen, prayer and council room, Sunday school rooms, and staff offices.
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Language: English
Book Title: Pilgrimage of a Congregation First Mennonite Church Berne Indiana
Author: Naomi Lehman
Genre: History, Genealogy, American Genealogy, Mennonite Genealogy
Topic: Church Genealogy, Church History, Genealogy, Indiana Genealogy, Indiana History, Mennonite Genealogy, Swiss American Genealogy, Swiss Genealogy, Swiss Immigrants
