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A group from the [[Hickory Amish Mennonite Church (Mayfield, Kentucky, USA)|Hickory Amish Mennonite Church]] in Mayfield, [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]] started this outreach in southern Illinois. A few families from the [[New Boston Amish Mennonite Church (Paris, Tennessee, USA)|New Boston Amish Mennonite]] and Locust Grove Amish Mennonite congregations in Paris, [[Tennessee (USA)|Tennessee]] also soon joined the group. John Milton Yoder, a minister from Hickory, was part of the original group. He was ordained as bishop in 1993 for the Carrier Mills church. | A group from the [[Hickory Amish Mennonite Church (Mayfield, Kentucky, USA)|Hickory Amish Mennonite Church]] in Mayfield, [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]] started this outreach in southern Illinois. A few families from the [[New Boston Amish Mennonite Church (Paris, Tennessee, USA)|New Boston Amish Mennonite]] and Locust Grove Amish Mennonite congregations in Paris, [[Tennessee (USA)|Tennessee]] also soon joined the group. John Milton Yoder, a minister from Hickory, was part of the original group. He was ordained as bishop in 1993 for the Carrier Mills church. | ||
| − | In | + | In 2018 the church was a member of the [[Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite Church]] and had a membership of 68. The bishop was John Milton Yoder, and the ministers were James A. Bontrager, John H. Gingerich, and Samuel W. Yoder. |
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Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 43. Web. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf. | Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 43. Web. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf. | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, 10 April 2018
The Carrier Mills Amish Mennonite Church in Stonefort, Illinois, USA was established in 1991.
A group from the Hickory Amish Mennonite Church in Mayfield, Kentucky started this outreach in southern Illinois. A few families from the New Boston Amish Mennonite and Locust Grove Amish Mennonite congregations in Paris, Tennessee also soon joined the group. John Milton Yoder, a minister from Hickory, was part of the original group. He was ordained as bishop in 1993 for the Carrier Mills church.
In 2018 the church was a member of the Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite Church and had a membership of 68. The bishop was John Milton Yoder, and the ministers were James A. Bontrager, John H. Gingerich, and Samuel W. Yoder.
Bibliography
Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 43. Web. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf.
Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 95.
Mennonite Church directory (2017): 39.
Additional Information
Address: 985 Robinson Hill Road, Stonefort, Illinois
Phone: 618-994-2202
Denominational Affiliations:
Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite Church
Map
Carrier Mills Amish Mennonite Church
| Author(s) | Sam Steiner |
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| Date Published | January 2018 |
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Steiner, Sam. "Carrier Mills Amish Mennonite Church (Stonefort, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2018. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Mills_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Stonefort,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=160373.
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Steiner, Sam. (January 2018). Carrier Mills Amish Mennonite Church (Stonefort, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carrier_Mills_Amish_Mennonite_Church_(Stonefort,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=160373.
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