Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA)
Gilead Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located 1½ miles (2.5 km.) northwest of Chesterville, Ohio, is a member of the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference. The first Mennonite settlers arrived in the community in 1950. Murray Krabill arrived in June 1951 to become the first pastor of the congregation, which was organized in 1952. A basement church was built in 1952; in 1959 the building was enlarged and completed. The congregation had a membership of 35 in 1958.
The Gilead Mennonite Church held its final service on 29 January 2023. It donated the building to a new church plant that had been using the facility.
Bibliography
"Gilead Mennonite Church holds final service." Ohio Mennonite Evangel 77, no. 2 (March-April 2023): 7.
Additional Information
Address: 7090 Road 121, Chesterville, OH 43317
Phone:
Pastoral Leaders at Gilead Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Murray W. Kraybill (1923-2016) | 1951-1988 |
| Glenn H. Martin | 1989-2000? |
| Rob Brudette (Interim) | 2000-2001 |
| Elvin Sommers (Interim) | 2000-2001 |
| Nolan J. Steiner (1940-2017) | 2001-2002? |
| Howard Horton | 2002?-2008? 2020?-2023 |
| Sean Evans | 2010?-2015? |
Membership at Gilead Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 31 |
| 1970 | 71 |
| 1980 | 62 |
| 1990 | 55 |
| 2000 | 70 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| Author(s) | Murray Krabill |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | March 2023 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Krabill, Murray and Samuel J. Steiner. "Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2023. Web. 24 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilead_Mennonite_Church_(Chesterville,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=178474.
APA style
Krabill, Murray and Samuel J. Steiner. (March 2023). Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilead_Mennonite_Church_(Chesterville,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=178474.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1087. All rights reserved.
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