Nikolaifeld Mennonite Church (Yazykovo Mennonite Settlement,
Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine) Nikolaifeld (Nikolaipol) Mennonite
Church was located in the Yazekovo Mennonite settlement of
Ukraine, 15 miles (25 km) north of Chortitza in South Russia.
The congregation was established in 1869. Originally it was a
subsidiary of the Chortitza Mennonite Church. Early ministers
were Peter Penner (ordained 1865), Isaak Klassen (1871), Anton
Lowen (1871, leading minister), Martin Dyck (1876), Heinrich
Rempel (1876), Heinrich Siemens (1880), Heinrich Loewen (1885),
Jacob Siemens (1888), Cornelius Lehn (1888), Aaron Klassen
(1905), Klaas Quiring (1908), Peter Schulz (1908). The church
was located in the village of Nikolaifeld (Nikolaipol). In 1905
the total population of the church was 1,046, of whom some 240
were members. The church contributions during that year amounted
to 1,345 rubles. In 1928 the total population was 1,009, with
472 members. In these 25 years the congregation had indeed
grown, but the surplus population