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'''John Holdeman''' (January 31, 1832 - March 10, 1900) was am American preacher and founder of the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]], also known as the Holdeman Mennonite Church.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiebert |first1=Clarence |title=The Holdeman people : the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, 1859-1969 |date=1973 |publisher=William Carey Library |location=South Pasadena, Calif. |isbn=0878084118 |pages=63,64,83,85,178,180-182|url=https://archive.org/details/holdemanpeoplech0000hieb |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=In Search of Isolation|publisher=Canadian Ethnic Studies|author=Joanne Levy}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Deviance, Agency, and the Social Control of Women's Bodies in a Mennonite Community|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|author=Linda B. Arthur|date=1998}}</ref> This is a [[plain dress]] and theologically conservative [[Mennonite]] denomination that has 27,000 members, mostly in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.churchofgodinchristmennonite.net/en/content/where-we-are-0|title=Where We Are|work=Church of God in Christ, Mennonite|access-date=Nov 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916185400/http://www.churchofgodinchristmennonite.net/en/content/where-we-are-0|archive-date=September 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Holdeman people: the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite|author=Clarence Hiebert|year=1973|publisher=William Carey Library}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Peace, Faith, Nation: Mennonites and Amish Nineteenth Century America|author=Theron F. Schlabach|publisher=Wipf and Stock|year=1988}}</ref>
'''John Holdeman''' (January 31, 1832 - March 10, 1900) was an American self-described prophet and the founder of the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]], also known as the Holdeman Mennonite Church.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hiebert |first1=Clarence |title=The Holdeman people : the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, 1859-1969 |date=1973 |publisher=William Carey Library |location=South Pasadena, Calif. |isbn=0878084118 |pages=63,64,83,85,178,180-182|url=https://archive.org/details/holdemanpeoplech0000hieb |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=In Search of Isolation|publisher=Canadian Ethnic Studies|author=Joanne Levy}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Deviance, Agency, and the Social Control of Women's Bodies in a Mennonite Community|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|author=Linda B. Arthur|date=1998}}</ref> This is a [[plain dress]] and theologically conservative [[Mennonite]] denomination that has 27,000 members, mostly in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.churchofgodinchristmennonite.net/en/content/where-we-are-0|title=Where We Are|work=Church of God in Christ, Mennonite|access-date=Nov 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916185400/http://www.churchofgodinchristmennonite.net/en/content/where-we-are-0|archive-date=September 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Holdeman people: the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite|author=Clarence Hiebert|year=1973|publisher=William Carey Library}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Peace, Faith, Nation: Mennonites and Amish Nineteenth Century America|author=Theron F. Schlabach|publisher=Wipf and Stock|year=1988}}</ref>


Holdeman was born in [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]], [[Ohio]] in 1832 to Amos and Nancy (Yoder) Holdeman. He married Elizabeth Ritter in 1852. <ref>{{cite book |last= Holdeman |first=John |title= Mirror of Truth |page= 7 |publisher= Gospel Publishers}}</ref> 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, he convinced many members of another Mennonite denomination, the ''[[Kleine Gemeinde]],'' which had originated in the [[Russian Empire]], to join what he believed to be the "true church".<ref>{{cite book|title=Seeking to Be Faithful: The Story of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference|author=Harvey Plett}}</ref> Holdeman died in 1900 at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Holdeman,_John_(1832-1900)|title=John Holdeman|work=GAMEO |access-date=Nov 4, 2018}}</ref>
Holdeman was born in [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]], [[Ohio]] in 1832 to Amos and Nancy (Yoder) Holdeman. He married Elizabeth Ritter in 1852. <ref>{{cite book |last= Holdeman |first=John |title= Mirror of Truth |page= 7 |publisher= Gospel Publishers}}</ref> 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, he convinced many members of another Mennonite denomination, the ''[[Kleine Gemeinde]],'' which had originated in the [[Russian Empire]], to join what he believed to be the "true church".<ref>{{cite book|title=Seeking to Be Faithful: The Story of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference|author=Harvey Plett}}</ref> Holdeman died in 1900 at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Holdeman,_John_(1832-1900)|title=John Holdeman|work=GAMEO |access-date=Nov 4, 2018}}</ref>

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John Holdeman (January 31, 1832 - March 10, 1900) was an American self-described prophet and the founder of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, also known 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, he convinced many members of another Mennonite denomination, the Kleine Gemeinde, which had originated in the Russian Empire, to join what he believed to be the "true church".[8] Holdeman died in 1900 at the age of 68.[9]

References

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  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.


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