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The Gehman Mennonite Church, located on Witmer Road, near Adamstown, Brecknock Township, Berks County (very close to Lancaster County) Pennsylvania, is a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. The first Mennonites to settle here were a group of Swiss, who came in 1754-1758, among them Niklaus Schantz, Hans Schantz, Joseph Wenger, Jost Schoenauer, Hans Burchalter, Hans Moser, and Christian Gehman.
The congregation was probably organized in 1760. It worshiped in private homes until 1846, when the first meetinghouse was built, which was replaced in 1913 by a larger frame meetinghouse. Christian Bauman (1724-1790) was the first minister, Joseph Wenger first deacon. Daniel Gehman was an outstanding man in this congregation (1774 ordained deacon, 1792 ordained minister, d. 1809). From 1774 to the mid-20th century there was a minister or deacon with the last name of Gehman in this congregation. | ||||
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phone
717.484.4548 |
email
[email protected] |
physical address
127 Witmer Rd Reinholds, PA 17569 |
mailing address
PO Box 842 Adamstown, PA 19501 |
