Rare is the organization that exists with an eye to its own termination. Yet that’s a big part of the story of the Krimmer Mennonite
In its heyday, First Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, Minn., saw between 400 and 500 people fill its pews and balcony on a Sunday morning. Built in 1955-56, it was the home of a General Conference Mennonite congregation founded in 1878 by immigrants from Russia.