Mennoville Mennonite Church
a.k.a. Mennoville
N of El Reno on U.S. 81, El Reno, OKMennoville Mennonite Church, built in 1894, is the oldest existing structure pertaining to the Vennonite faith in what is now Oklahoma, The Hennoville congregation, organized in 1891, was the faith's first in Oklahoma. And it, in turn, was something of a spiritual legency of the Mennonite mission and industrial boarding school, opened at nearby Darlingter in 1881. Durlington itself represents the initial missionary effort by any church group on behalf of the Indians of western Oklahoma. 42 though the congregation was never large, and was officially disbanded two decades ago, Vennoville played a significant role in the life of this agricultural community for more than half a century.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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