View source for Ridgeview Mennonite Church (Morgantown, Kentucky, USA)

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The Morgantown Mennonite Church in Morgantown, [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]], resulted from outreach efforts by the [[Berea Mennonite Church (Cannelburg, Indiana, USA)|Berea Mennonite Church]] from Cannelburg, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], beginning in 1951. Berea led a [[Summer Bible School]] in June 1951 in a schoolhouse 10 miles east of Morgantown. The first Mennonite worship services took place in 1952.

In 1955, Cledus Slaubaugh of the Berea congregation was ordained on 28 September 1955 for the Morgantown mission but did not move there until 1956.

In about 1979, the congregation changed its name to Ridgeview Mennonite Church.

On 18 October 1981, the Ridgeview Mennonite Church dedicated a new meetinghouse, built with the assistance of the Shore Mennonite Church.

The congregation closed in 2006.
= Bibliography =
"The Colporteur Team...." ''Gospel Herald'' 44, no. 31 (31 July 1951): 741.

Knepp, Maggie M. "Montgomery, Indiana." ''Gospel Herald'' 48, no. 42 (18 October 1955): 1003.

Preheim, Rich. ''In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference''. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 311.

"The Ridgeview Mennonite meetinghouse...." ''Gospel Herald'' 74, no. 49 (8 December 1981): 918.

Wenger, John Christian. ''The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 257.

= Additional Information =
'''Address''': 1344 Leonard Oak Church Road, Morgantown Kentucky 42261 

'''Telephone''': 

'''Website''':

'''Denominational Affiliations''':

[https://www.im.mennonite.net/ Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]

[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
== Pastoral Leaders at Ridgeview Mennonite Church ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
|-
| Visiting Ministers || 1952-1956
|-
| Benjamin Cledus "Clet" Slaubauch (1907-1997) || 1956-1988?
|-
| Lay Leadership || 1988?-2006
|}
== Ridgeview Mennonite Church Membership ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! Year !! Members
|-
| 1955 || 7
|-
| 1960 || 8
|-
| 1970 || 9
|-
| 1980 || 9
|-
| 1990 || 6
|-
| 2000 || 10
|-
| 2005 || 10
|}

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