Spring City Fellowship (Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Spring City Fellowship, Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA, began as a "satellite" congregation of the Hopewell Mennonite Church located in Elverson, Pennsylvania. The group was composed of persons who had been attending the Hopewell church that lived in the Spring City area. The first service was held 7 June 1981 in a former school building. The attendance in 1982 was about 65 persons.
Spring City became part of the Atlantic Coast Conference in March 1985. That same year it moved to its new Glass Avenue location. The building was dedicated on 13 January 1985.
In 2001 Spring City was part of the decision to form the Hopewell Network of Churches that left the Atlantic Coast Conference and Mennonite Church USA. It then became a non-denominational congregation.
In 2022 the congregation remained part of the Hopewell Network of Churches.
Bibliography
Betz, Lisa and Lester Zimmerman. The handprint of God: History of the Hopewell Network. New Holland, Pa.: Hopewell Network, 2017.
"New building dedicated at Spring City." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 6, no. 2 (March-April 1985): 2.
"Our story." Spring City Fellowship. 2021. Web. 24 January 2022. https://springcityfellowship.com/who-we-are.
"Pastor installed at Spring City." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 3, no. 5 (September-October 1982): 3.
Additional Information
Address: 540 Glass Ave., Spring City, Pennsylvania 19475
Phone: 610-948-5250
Website: https://springcityfellowship.com/
Denominational Affiliations: Hopewell Network
Pastoral Leaders at Spring City Fellowship
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| R. James Evans | 1981-1987? |
| John W. Shantz | 1987?-2010s |
| Joel Kolb | 2020-present |
Membership at Spring City Fellowship
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 38 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | January 2022 |
Cite This Article
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Spring City Fellowship (Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2022. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spring_City_Fellowship_(Spring_City,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172979.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (January 2022). Spring City Fellowship (Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spring_City_Fellowship_(Spring_City,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172979.
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