Near Hillsboro in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ebenfeld Centennial

1876 - 1976

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011

1. Ebenfeld Centennial Marker

Inscription.
The first organized Mennonite
Brethren Church in North America

From the Steppes of South Russia
to the Plains of Central Kansas

“When your children shall ask their
fathers in time to come, saying, what
mean these stones? Then ye shall let
your children know….
….that all the people of the Earth
might know the hand of the Lord, that
it is mighty; that ye might fear the
Lord your God forever.”
Joshua 4:21-24

Ebenfeld M.B. Church
125th Anniversary
1876 - 2001

Erected 1976 by Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 38° 17.376′ N, 97° 10.145′ W. Marker is near Hillsboro, Kansas, in Marion County. Marker is at the intersection of Kanza Road and 150th Street, on the left when traveling south on Kanza Road. Church is about five miles SSE of Hillsboro. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1498 Kanza Road, Hillsboro KS 67063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Alexanderfeld Village (approx. 4.3 miles away); A Place of Meditation (approx. 4.4 miles away);

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Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Crossing of Historic American Trails (approx. 4½ miles away); Hillsboro Airport (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Mennonite Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Also see . . . Russian-Germans in Kansas. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on November 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Ebenfeld 125th Anniversary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011

2. Ebenfeld 125th Anniversary Marker

Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011

3. Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church and Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.