Elm Springs Bible Hall, KS

Elm Springs Bible Hall was planted near Tampa, Kansas in the late 1920's by former Mennonites, including Dan Wedel, with the help of Frank Nicholson from nearby Grace and Truth Gospel Hall south of Abilene, an OB assembly (1918-2010). The Bible Hall was constructed in the early 1940's by Dan Wedel, and Alvin Unruh (who helped saw round boards for the top of the Hall). It is also thought that Menno Dyck (Dan's later son-in-law) may have assisted with the construction.

In the late 1960's, several families moved from this assembly, as well as some from Grace and Truth to help start Sunset Bible Chapel. By the late 1970's, Elm Springs was down to Alvin Unruh, Rufus & Rosina Base, and Clyde Decker and his family, and eventually closed. A small cemetery marks the area, as the church building has been razed, with burials of Hall alumni, as well as some neighboring farming families.

• Who's Who at Elm Springs Bible Hall

Sources

• Edna Dyck 2012-2019+
• Nadine Loomis Murrell 2019
• Greg Johnson 2019
• Paul Johnson, Stu Dyck, Lane Dyck 5-24-2022