''Gospel Herald'' (

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) was the official publication of the Mennonite Church from 1908–1998. It was formed from a merger of ''Gospel Witness'' (Scottdale, Pennsylvania) and ''

Herald of Truth The ''Herald of Truth'' was a religious newspaper founded by John F. Funk in 1864. It was the first periodical of the "Old" Mennonite Church (MC) and was also published in German as the ''Herold der Wahrheit''. Funk published the ''Herald'' throug ...

'' (

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). As part of the merger of the Mennonite Church and the

General Conference Mennonite Church The General Conference Mennonite Church (GCMC) was a mainline association of Mennonite congregations based in North America from 1860 to 2002. The conference was formed in 1860 when congregations in Iowa invited North American Mennonites to join ...

, ''Gospel Herald'' merged with ''The Mennonite'' of the General Conference Mennonite Church to form a new periodical titled ''The Mennonite''.

Further information

''Gospel Herald'' has been digitized and is available online.

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