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[[Lark, James (1888-1978) and Rowena (1892-1970)|James H. Lark]] was asked to take charge; he in 1946 he was ordained a minister and in 1956 a bishop. He was the first African American minister and bishop in the Mennonite Church. The total membership in 1953 of Bethel, together with that of Dearborn Street Mission (an outpost at 1808 Dearborn Street), was 53 exclusive of workers. A fire in the building where the congregation met meant a new facility was required; the new building was dedicated in September 1954. | [[Lark, James (1888-1978) and Rowena (1892-1970)|James H. Lark]] was asked to take charge; he in 1946 he was ordained a minister and in 1956 a bishop. He was the first African American minister and bishop in the Mennonite Church. The total membership in 1953 of Bethel, together with that of Dearborn Street Mission (an outpost at 1808 Dearborn Street), was 53 exclusive of workers. A fire in the building where the congregation met meant a new facility was required; the new building was dedicated in September 1954. | ||
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= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Smith, Willard. <em>Mennonites in Illinois.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1983: 427-430. | Smith, Willard. <em>Mennonites in Illinois.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1983: 427-430. | ||
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<strong>Address:</strong> 1434 South Laflin, Chicago, Illinois | <strong>Address:</strong> 1434 South Laflin, Chicago, Illinois | ||
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<strong>Phone: </strong> | <strong>Phone: </strong> | ||
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[http://www.illinois.mennonite.net/ Illinois Mennonite Conference] | [http://www.illinois.mennonite.net/ Illinois Mennonite Conference] | ||
[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | ||
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= Maps = | = Maps = | ||
[[Map:Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois)|Map:Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois)]] | [[Map:Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois)|Map:Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois)]] | ||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, pp. 310-311|date=August 2009|a1_last=Lark|a1_first=James H.|a2_last=Steiner|a2_first=Sam}} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, pp. 310-311|date=August 2009|a1_last=Lark|a1_first=James H.|a2_last=Steiner|a2_first=Sam}} | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 6 October 2016
Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Mennonite Church USA) of Chicago, Illinois, is located at 14th Place and Laflin Street. It was started in 1944 as a project among the African American people by the Mission Board of the Illinois Mennonite Conference. Under the leadership of Lester Hershey, Walter Yordy and James and Rowena Lark, a successful Bible school was held in the summer of 1944. That August the workers organized the congregation.
James H. Lark was asked to take charge; he in 1946 he was ordained a minister and in 1956 a bishop. He was the first African American minister and bishop in the Mennonite Church. The total membership in 1953 of Bethel, together with that of Dearborn Street Mission (an outpost at 1808 Dearborn Street), was 53 exclusive of workers. A fire in the building where the congregation met meant a new facility was required; the new building was dedicated in September 1954.
Bibliography
Smith, Willard. Mennonites in Illinois. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1983: 427-430.
Additional Information
Address: 1434 South Laflin, Chicago, Illinois
Phone:
Denominational Affiliations:
Maps
Map:Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois)
| Author(s) | James H. Lark |
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| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | August 2009 |
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Lark, James H. and Sam Steiner. "Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2009. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Community_Church_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=136616.
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Lark, James H. and Sam Steiner. (August 2009). Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Community_Church_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=136616.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 310-311. All rights reserved.
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