Events
Saturday, July 18 – Zwanzigstein Summer Fest – More details to follow.
Recognizing Rieffannacht/Rubennacht/Riebenacht families - arrived Lewis County 1841 and 1843
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Zwanzigstein means "Twenty Stones." This name comes from when God led Joshua and the Israelites over the Jordan River. When they were safely across, the Lord said to Joshua that the twelve chosen men, one from each tribe, were to take a stone from the middle of the Jordan, carry it out, and pile them up as a monument at the place where they camped that night. In the future, when their children asked, "What is this monument for," they could tell them it is to remind them of God's amazing miracle. All nations of the earth will realize Jehovah is the mighty God and all will worship him forever.
As our forefathers (twenty families) traveled from Europe to settle here, they, too, must have realized the mighty hand of God and truly worshiped him. When our children ask, we can tell them of this mighty God.
And so Zwanzigstein.
The purpose of the Zwanzigstein Fest is to preserve, celebrate, and accurately portray our religious and cultural heritage in Lewis County. Since 1991 the Heritage Farm has provided the site for visitors to learn about our Anabaptist faith legacy and rural life of years past through stories, exhibits, tours, demonstrations, and fundraising venues such as foods and crafts.
Saturday, September 12 – Zwanzigstein Fall Fest – More details to follow.
Recognizing Jantzi/Yancey families - arrived Lewis County 1834
Zwanzigstein means “twenty stones.” This name comes from the way God led Joshua and all the Israelites across the Jordan River. When they were safely across, the Lord told Joshua that the twelve chosen men, one from each tribe, were to each take a stone from the middle of the Jordan, carry them out, and pile them up as a monument at the place where they camped that night. They were to build a monument so that in the future when their children ask, “What is this monument for,” they could tell them it is to remind them of God’s amazing miracle. All nations of the earth will realize that Jehovah is the mighty God and that all will worship him forever. (Joshua 4:1-9)
As our forefathers (about twenty families) came over from Europe, they, too, must have realized the mighty hand of God and truly worshipped him. If our children should ask, we can tell them of this mighty God.
And so, Zwanzigstein.
