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The Germfask Mennonite Church (earlier also known as Fernland Mennonite Church), part of Mennonite Church USA, is located near Germfask, Schoolcraft County, [[Michigan (State)|Michigan.]] It began as a mission station under the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite District Mission Board]]. In the spring of 1938 it was organized into a congregation with Chester C. Osborne serving as pastor. He resigned in October 1947, and Bruce Handrich was ordained and continued as pastor. The congregation met in a school building until 1941, when they built the church. The congregation has worshiped in their fellowship hall because the sanctuary only seats 60 people. The membership in 1955 was is 24. This is the first Mennonite church to be established in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 2006 the membership was 34; the pastor was J. D. Livermore.
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[[File:GermfaskMCMichigan2012.jpg|thumb|''Germfask Mennonite Church, ca. 2012.'' ''Photo: Victor Wiebe.'']]
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The Germfask Mennonite Church (earlier also known as Fernland Mennonite Church) is located near Germfask, Schoolcraft County, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan.]]  
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Germfast was the first of a chain of Mennonite congregations begun in Michigan's Upper Peninsula beginning in 1935. C.A. Shank of the Olive congregation and Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board, visited the Upper Peninsula because of his health and believed it was ripe for a Mennonite mission. Consequently summer Bible schools were held at Germfask in 1935 and 1936. In 1937
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the mission board placed Chester Osborne at Germfask, making him the first Mennonite pastor in the Upper Peninsula.  
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In the spring of 1938 Germfask was organized into a congregation. Chester Osborne resigned in October 1947, and Bruce Handrich was ordained and continued as pastor. The congregation met in a school building until 1941, when they built the church. The congregation has worshiped in their fellowship hall because the sanctuary only seats 60 people. The membership in 1955 was is 24. In 2006 the membership was 34; the pastor was J. D. Livermore.
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In June 2015 the Germfask congregation withdrew from the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]]. This move was part of a larger realignment of Mennonite congregations in the 2010s that were formerly part of [[Mennonite Church USA]]. These congregations were unhappy with Mennonite Church USA's failure to take stronger disciplinary actions against area conferences and congregations who expressed openness to inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
 
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Livermore, J. D. "Germfask (Mich.) Mennonite." March 2006. [http://im.mennonite.net/who_we_are/congregations/documents/web%20Germfask.htm http://im.mennonite.net/who_we_are/congregations/documents/web%20Germfask.htm]. (Accessed 15 October 2008).
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Kaufman, Doug. "Germfask Mennonite Church Withdrawal." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. June 2015. Web. 5 June 2017. http://im.mennonite.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Germfask-Mennonite-Church-Withdrawal.pdf.
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Livermore, J. D. "Germfask (Mich.) Mennonite." March 2006. Web. 15 October 2008. http://im.mennonite.net/who_we_are/congregations/documents/web%20Germfask.htm.
 
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Address: 7511 County Line Road, Germfask, Michigan
 
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Germfask Mennonite Church, ca. 2012. Photo: Victor Wiebe.

The Germfask Mennonite Church (earlier also known as Fernland Mennonite Church) is located near Germfask, Schoolcraft County, Michigan.

Germfast was the first of a chain of Mennonite congregations begun in Michigan's Upper Peninsula beginning in 1935. C.A. Shank of the Olive congregation and Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board, visited the Upper Peninsula because of his health and believed it was ripe for a Mennonite mission. Consequently summer Bible schools were held at Germfask in 1935 and 1936. In 1937 the mission board placed Chester Osborne at Germfask, making him the first Mennonite pastor in the Upper Peninsula.

In the spring of 1938 Germfask was organized into a congregation. Chester Osborne resigned in October 1947, and Bruce Handrich was ordained and continued as pastor. The congregation met in a school building until 1941, when they built the church. The congregation has worshiped in their fellowship hall because the sanctuary only seats 60 people. The membership in 1955 was is 24. In 2006 the membership was 34; the pastor was J. D. Livermore.

In June 2015 the Germfask congregation withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. This move was part of a larger realignment of Mennonite congregations in the 2010s that were formerly part of Mennonite Church USA. These congregations were unhappy with Mennonite Church USA's failure to take stronger disciplinary actions against area conferences and congregations who expressed openness to inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.

Bibliography

Kaufman, Doug. "Germfask Mennonite Church Withdrawal." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. June 2015. Web. 5 June 2017. http://im.mennonite.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Germfask-Mennonite-Church-Withdrawal.pdf.

Livermore, J. D. "Germfask (Mich.) Mennonite." March 2006. Web. 15 October 2008. http://im.mennonite.net/who_we_are/congregations/documents/web%20Germfask.htm.

Additional Information

Address: 7511 County Line Road, Germfask, Michigan

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Denominational Affiliation:


Author(s) Chester C. Osborne
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published 2008

Cite This Article

MLA style

Osborne, Chester C. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Germfask Mennonite Church (Germfask, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2008. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Germfask_Mennonite_Church_(Germfask,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=174753.

APA style

Osborne, Chester C. and Samuel J. Steiner. (2008). Germfask Mennonite Church (Germfask, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Germfask_Mennonite_Church_(Germfask,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=174753.



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