Joseph Wenger (bishop)
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Joseph Wenger was an Old Order Mennonite preacher, who, in the 1927 schism of the Weaverland Old Order Mennonite Conference
was ordained bishop by bishops in Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia, and made head of a new branch broken from the Weaverland Conference. The branch, which split from Weaverland over the issue of adopting the automobile, became formally known as the Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church
, the congregation where Wenger preached, but is also informally known as the Wenger Church.
Weaverland Old Order Mennonite Conference
The Weaverland Old Order Mennonite Conference is a faction of Old Order Mennonites, which divided in 1927 CE over disagreements over the use of automobiles. Those opposed to car usage became the Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church...
was ordained bishop by bishops in Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia, and made head of a new branch broken from the Weaverland Conference. The branch, which split from Weaverland over the issue of adopting the automobile, became formally known as the Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church
Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church
Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church is the largest Old Order Mennonite group to use horse-drawn carriages for transportation. Their black carriages distinguish them from the Amish, who use gray ones. They are mainly rural people, using steel-wheeled tractors to work small farms...
, the congregation where Wenger preached, but is also informally known as the Wenger Church.