Mary Lou Merrill
In 1938, five of six Emmert brothers and their families, all Mennonites, came to Sweet Home.
Like many others they were drawn to the community to harvest the mature forest on the west slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Several of the brothers formed Emmert Brothers Logging Company.
As the business enlarged, more Mennonite families moved to the area.
On Sundays they met to worship with others in the community but they soon…