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Evermore Community Church (originally known as Hartville Mennonite Church), located 1.5 miles south and 0.5 mile west of Hartville,[[Ohio (USA)| Ohio]], formerly a member of the [[Ohio Mennonite Conference]], was organized 10 December 1944 under the leadership of [[Johns, Otis N. (1889-1975) |Bishop O. N. Johns]] and H. N. Troyer, with 49 charter members. The first meeting-house, 40 x 60 ft, was built in 1945. This was a basement church. A later building, 40 x 90 feet, with a Sunday-school wing 40 x 30 feet, was built in 1951. An educational wing was added in 1961, and a new sanctuary was built in 1997. 

In 1956 the membership was 242, with Lester A. Wyse as pastor. In 2008 the membership was 546.

On 7 September 2014 the congregation passed a motion with 95% support to leave the Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA. The Ohio Conference officially released the congregation in March 2015 and in February 2016 the congregation joined the [[Fellowship of Evangelical Churches]]. The congregation changed its name to Evermore Community Church in March 2016.
= Bibliography =
Yoder, Kelli. "Large Ohio Church Leaves MC USA." ''Mennonite World Review''. 22 September 2014. Web. 22 September 2014. http://mennoworld.org/2014/09/22/large-ohio-church-leaves-mc-usa/.
= Additional Information =
'''Address''': 1470 Smith Kramer Street NE, Hartville, Ohio

'''Phone''': 330-877-2050

'''Website''': [http://www.evermorecc.org/ Evermore Community Church]

'''Denominational Affiliations'''

[[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)]] (1944-1999)

[[Mennonite Church (MC)]] (1944-1999)

[http://www.ohio.mennonite.net/ Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA] (1999-2015)

[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (1999-2015)

[http://fecministries.org/ Fellowship of Evangelical Churches] (2016-present)
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