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[[File:Digital-46.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church, 2004 '']]     
The Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church was organized in 1957 as a schism from the [[Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Riverdale Amish Mennonite Church]], in which the bishop, Valentine Nafziger, took a more conservative position on nonconformity in attire and withdrew with a like-minded group. The membership in 1958 was 69, with Nafziger as bishop and Kenneth Brenneman as minister. The Bethel group built its own meetinghouse in 1958.

In 2014 the ministerial team included Bishop Peter Shantz and Deacon Howard Lichty.

Continuing loss of members finally led the congregation to close its doors in 2014. The building was taken over by the [[Bethel Conservative Mennonite Fellowship (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Milverton Conservative Mennonite Fellowship]], a congregation that emerged from an earlier internal division.

Milverton congregation took the name Bethel Conservative Mennonite Fellowship.
= Bibliography =
Cressman, Kenneth. "The Development of the Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario." 1976. Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 96.
= Additional Information =
'''Address''': 3968 William Hastings Road, Millbank, Ontario

'''Phone''':

'''Denominational Affiliation''':

[[Conservative Mennonite Fellowship |Conservative Mennonite Fellowship]] (1956-1970)

[[Midwest Mennonite Fellowship]] (1980-2014)

[[Nationwide Fellowship Churches]]

=== Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church Membership ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! Year !! Members
|-
| 1965 || 86
|-
| 1975 || 50
|-
| 1985 || 52
|-
| 1995 || 69
|-
| 1999 || 43
|-
| 2007 || 50
|-
| 2014 || 40
|}
= Maps =
[[Map:Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario)|Map:Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario)]]
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