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Nelson E. Kauffman
Nelson Edward Kauffman (October 5, 1904 – June 18, 1984) was an American religious leader who served as a bishop and pastor of the (old) Mennonite Church. He served as secretary for home missions for the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities from 1955–1970, as president of the Mennonite Board of Education from 1950–1970, and from 1934–1956 worked with his wife, Christmas Carol Kauffman, as a missionary in Hannibal, Missouri. He is father of James Kauffman. Biography Nelson Edward Kauffman was born on October 5, 1904, in Garden City, Missouri, to David Gideon Kauffman and Mary E. King. When he was 10 years old, Kauffman's family moved to Minot, North Dakota and began operating a dairy farm there. After gaining an interest in mission work, Kauffman pursued higher education by enrolling at Hesston College. At Hesston, he met Christmas Carol Kauffman, and the two were married on June 10, 1929. After 22 years of mission work in Hannibal, Missouri, Nelson and Christmas Carol ...
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Christmas Carol Kauffman
Christmas Carol Kauffman (December 25, 1901 – January 30, 1969) was an American author of Mennonite Christian literature. Kauffman was best known for her semi-biographical novels, and her writings were largely based on the life stories of people she met through the mission work she performed with her husband, pastor Nelson E. Kauffman. She is mother of James Kauffman. Biography Early life Christmas Carol Miller was born on December 25, 1901, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Selena and Abraham Miller, and named in honor of her Christmas-morning birth. She graduated from Elkhart High School, after which she worked a clerk job, and enrolled for a short time at Goshen College. On April 16, 1924, Christmas Carol was married to Norman Hostetler; on June 16, 1926, he was electrocuted while installing a radio antenna. Remarriage and Hannibal Mission work In January 1928, at the suggestion of Bishop Jacob K. Bixler, Christmas Carol Hostetler took a vacation from her employment at a sewing shop ...
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Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,312, making it the largest city in Marion County. The bulk of the city is in Marion County, with a tiny sliver in the south extending into Ralls County. Developed for river traffic, today the city is tied to vehicle traffic, intersected by Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36, and 61. It is across the river from East Hannibal, Illinois. Hannibal is approximately northwest of St. Louis (also bordering the Mississippi), east-northeast of Kansas City and miles east of Saint Joseph (both cities on the Missouri River), and approximately west of Springfield, Illinois. Hannibal is not the county seat, but it has one of two county courthouses. There is also one in Palmyra, the county seat, which is located more centrally in the county. Hannibal is the principal city of the Hannibal, Missouri micropolitan area, wh ...
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Garden City, Missouri
Garden City is a city in southeast Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. The city lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. History Garden City was platted in 1885, and so named on account of the fertile soil near the town site. A post office called Garden City has been in operation since 1875. The O'Bannon Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Geography Garden City is located along Missouri Route 35. The headwaters of Panther Creek arise just southeast of the location. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, the population was 1,629 people, with the median age being 36.5 and a median household income of $55,150. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Garden City, MO grew from 1,345 to 1,506, a 12% increase. White (non-Hispanic) is the largest ethnic group in the ci ...
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Minot, North Dakota
Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census. Minot is the state's fourth-largest city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time. Minot is the principal city of the Minot micropolitan area, a micropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census. History Minot came into existence in 1886, after the railroad laid track through the area. A tent town sprang up overnight, as if by "magic", earning its first nickname, the Magic City, and in th ...
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Hesston College
Hesston College is a private college in Hesston, Kansas, United States. It is associated with the Mennonite Church USA and has an enrollment of about 400 students who typically come from about 30 states and 15 other countries. History In 1909, the Mennonite Church founded the Hesston College, because many of the early settlers were Mennonite farmers. In 1981, the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains was founded at the college. Educational facilities The main Hesston campus consists of 12 buildings, including two residential dormitories, an administration building, library, a number of academic buildings, and two gymnasiums. It also has a baseball diamond, a softball field, soccer field, two racquetball courts, a weight room, and four tennis courts. The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains is a Arboretum located blocks from the main campus. The aviation program has facilities at the Newton City-County Airport east of Newton, Kansas. The Nursing program, in addition to facilities on t ...
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Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana, east of Chicago, Illinois, and north of Indianapolis, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area, in a region commonly known as Michiana. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. Despite the shared name and being the most populous city in the county, it is not the county seat of Elkhart County; that position is held by the city of Goshen, located about southeast of Elkhart. History When the Northwest Territory was organized in 1787, the area now known as Elkhart was mainly inhabited by the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes. In 1829, the Village of Pulaski was established, consisting of a post office, mill, and a few houses on the north side of the St. Joseph River. Dr. Havilah Bea ...
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Mennonite Mission Church (Hannibal, Missouri)
The Mennonite Mission Church (formerly Mennonite Gospel Mission) was a Mennonite church located in Hannibal, Missouri, part of the South Central Conference of the (old) Mennonite Church denomination. History Founding In June 1936 the first church presence was organized by Nelson E. Kauffman and Christmas Carol Kauffman, who had been sent as mission workers by the Mennonite General Mission Board. The church's first meetings took place inside a converted barbershop. In 1936, a church building was built at 1530 Lyon Street in Hannibal. Nelson E. Kauffman served as the church's minister at the church's founding in August 1934, until he was appointed a bishop in September 1940. In 1940 Harold Kreider took up ministry responsibilities, and in 1956 as Kauffman left Hannibal, Kreider became the church's pastor. Mission outreach Some of the church's community involvements begun by Nelson and Christmas Carol Kauffman included a homeless ministry, a small care facility for the elderly s ...
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Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) is an Anabaptist Christian seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, affiliated with Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada. It was formerly known as Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary until its name was changed in 2012. The seminary offers a three-year Master of Divinity degree and two-year Master of Arts degree. It is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. History Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary has roots in two former Mennonite seminaries: Goshen Biblical Seminary of the Mennonite Church and Mennonite Biblical Seminary of the General Conference Mennonite Church. Goshen Biblical Seminary Goshen Biblical Seminary at Goshen College, a Mennonite Church school in Goshen, Indiana, was one of two institutions that joined to form AMBS. Goshen Biblical Seminary was the direct continuation of the Bible School that began at Elkhart Institute in Elkhart, Indiana in 1894, while Elkhart I ...
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Mennonite Church USA Archives
The Mennonite Church USA Archives was founded in 2001 under the denominational merger of the (old) Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church. Prior to 2001, the two largest Mennonite denominations maintained separate archives: the Archives of the Mennonite Church, located on the Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) campus, housed materials pertaining to the (old) Mennonite Church, while the Mennonite Library and Archives on the Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas) campus held the records of the General Conference Mennonite Church. From 2001 to 2012, the two repositories remained physically separate but were merged administratively, with oversight from the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee. In 2012, the Historical Committee was disbanded and the two repositories came under the administration of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board. In March 2017, the Mennonite Church USA Archives moved from its former location on the campus of Goshen College to the Me ...
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1904 Births
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1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ...
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American Christian Religious Leaders
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ...
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