The First Permanent Sunday School

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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010

1. The First Permanent Sunday School Marker

Inscription. The first permanent Sunday School in the "Old" Mennonite Church, founded by the authority of the church, was organized in the Logan County Amish Mennonite Church, now the South Union Church, one and seven-tenths miles, northwest of this location, June 7, 1863, by Preacher David Plank assisted by Bishop Jacob C. Kenagy with the counsel of the congregation.

Erected 1963.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1854.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 16.372′ N, 83° 45.813′ W. Marker was near West Liberty, Ohio, in Logan County. It was at the intersection of Ohio Route 507 and U.S. 68, on the left when traveling east on Ohio Route 507. This historical marker is located in front of the South Union Mennonite Church. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: West Liberty OH 43357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Highland Gardens Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Foust Addition (approx. 0.9 miles away); West Liberty Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Michael Lane Partin (approx. 1.1 miles away); West Liberty / Glover Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Shawnee Nation in Logan County / Shawnee Villages in Logan County (approx. 1.2 miles away); West Liberty World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Liberty.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010

2. The First Permanent Sunday School Marker

View of the historical marker in front of the church building.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 4, 2010

3. The First Permanent Sunday School Marker

View looking east, down state route 508, towards US 68, of the historical marker.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026

4. The First Permanent Sunday School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.