Weaverland Conference

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anabaptist religious group
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Old_Order_Mennonite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Horning Church
gptkbp:congregations over 40
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Old_Order_Mennonite
gptkbp:emphasizes simplicity
community discipline
separation from the world
gptkbp:foundedIn 1927
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weaverland Conference
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Pennsylvania_German
English
gptkbp:leader bishops, ministers, deacons
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:membership over 8,000
gptkbp:notableFor early adoption of automobiles among Old Order Mennonites
gptkbp:originatedIn split from Lancaster Mennonite Conference
gptkbp:practicedIn plain dress
nonresistance
adult baptism
nonconformity to the world
use of automobiles
gptkbp:relatedGroup Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Lancaster_Mennonite_Conference
gptkbp:worshipStyle no Sunday schools
unaccompanied singing
no church buildings (originally met in homes)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Weaverland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7