Place: Berne (Indiana) · Tradition: General Conference Mennonite
About
Founded 1852 by the Münsterberg emigrants; first elder Peter S. Lehman. The 1879 frame church seated about 1,500. Rev. S. F. Sprunger served 30+ years. Hosted the General Conference in 1884, 1902, 1926 and 1947; home of the Mennonite Book Concern 1884–1939. Its MRE Cemetery holds Christopher’s Neuenschwander, Sprunger, Stauffer and Reusser ancestors.
Link: https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_%28Berne%2C_Indiana%2C_USA%29
Members in this vault
- Bessie Sprunger (1889–1964)
- Rosina Reusser (1862–1950)
- Christian C. Sprunger (1860–1940)
- Elizabeth Stauffer (1855–1919)
- Jacob C. Neuenschwander (1848–1921)
- Anna Maria Lehman (1825–1886)
- Christian P. Neuenschwander (1812–1884)
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.