Like a Sturdy Oak: Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA, 1969-2010This sequel to Grant M. Stoltzfus' Mennonites of the Ohio and Eastern Conference published in 1969, updates the congregational history including pastors and conference personnel. Includes Early History; Foundational Beliefs; Structural Organization; Maturity; Membership; and Journey of the Conference from 1969 Through 2010. Photos and charts complement the chapters. (153pp. illus. hardcover. Ohio Conf. of Menn. Church USA, 2011.)

Author Dorcas Smucker

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He was a farmer

and legacy of a Mennonite couple—Mart and Mattie (Martin) Zimmerman—whose lives spanned the tumultuous era of Lancaster County history played out between the Civil War and the Great Depression

and lists of names for Donegal Presbyterian Church

and events so that greater clarity is being given to the issues for which people lived and died

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Hiller's daily entries are revealing

Who lived here centuries ago

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The essays not only focus on the Amish as subjects in mainstream media