John Holdeman

John Holdeman (January 31, 1832 - March 10, 1900) was an American preacher and the most well-known founder of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, also known in certain areas as the Holdeman Mennonite Church. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This is a plain dress and theologically conservative Mennonite denomination that has 27,000 members, mostly in the United States and Canada. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Holdeman was born in Wayne County, Ohio in 1832 to Amos and Nancy (Yoder) Holdeman. He married Elizabeth Ritter in 1852. ^[7] He began preaching in 1858 and drew a large following in Kansas. He preached across the United States and Canada throughout his lifetime. In 1881, many members of another Mennonite denomination, the Kleine Gemeinde, which had originated in the Russian Empire, joined the CGCM, which they believed to be the true Church of God. ^[8] Holdeman died suddenly in 1900 at the age of 68. ^[9]

References

1. Hiebert, Clarence (1973). The Holdeman people : the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, 1859-1969. South Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library. pp. 63, 64, 83, 85, 178, 180–182. ISBN   0878084118 . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. Joanne Levy. "In Search of Isolation". Canadian Ethnic Studies.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
3. Linda B. Arthur (1998). "Deviance, Agency, and the Social Control of Women's Bodies in a Mennonite Community". Johns Hopkins University Press.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
4. "Where We Are". Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved Nov 4, 2018.
5. Clarence Hiebert (1973). The Holdeman people: the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. William Carey Library.
6. Theron F. Schlabach (1988). Peace, Faith, Nation: Mennonites and Amish Nineteenth Century America. Wipf and Stock.
7. Holdeman, John. Mirror of Truth. Gospel Publishers. p. 7.
8. Harvey Plett. Seeking to Be Faithful: The Story of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference.
9. "John Holdeman". GAMEO. Retrieved Nov 4, 2018.