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The Americus Mennonite Fellowship, Americus, [[Georgia (USA)|Georgia]], USA, began in 1987 out of a local [[Voluntary Service]] (VS) unit of the [[Eastern Mennonite Missions (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)|Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions]]. The VS unit engaged with the [[Southeast Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Southeast Mennonite Conference]] about starting a "radical" church in Georgia. Lewis and Mary Overholt came as church planters in 1987. The Fellowship was formally founded in 1989.

The group initially met in the Overholt home but then began to meet in a Seventh-Day Adventist church. By the end of the 1990s, it had its own church building in Americus.

Most participants were not from Americus. The outreach of the congregation included involvement in Habitat For Humanity, the Fuller Center for Housing, Koinonia Farm, and the Alterna Community led by Anton Flores and other places in which members served. In the late 2010s, the congregation connected with the local Hispanic community and began a tutoring program for children.

When the Southeast Conference voted to leave [[Mennonite Church USA]] in 2018, Americus changed its affiliation to the [[Central District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Central District Conference]] in order to maintain its MC USA connection.

In 2023 the congregation was part of the Central District Conference.
= Bibliography =
"[Annual Conference] Minutes." Central District Conference. 21-23 June 2018.

"Mennonites establish 'radical' congregation in Americus, Ga." ''Gospel Herald'' 82, no. 34 (22 August 1989): 611.

= Additional Information =

'''Address''': 409 East Hill Street, Americus, Georgia

'''Phone''': 229-815-1034

'''Website''': https://www.facebook.com/AmericusMennoniteFellowship/

'''Denominational Affiliations''':
[https://mcusacdc.org/ Central District Conference]

[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
== Pastoral Leaders at Americus Mennonite Fellowship ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
|-
| Lewis Overholt || 1987-2003?
|-
| Barry Lee Burnside (Assistant) || 1992-2002?
|-
| Steven Farsaci || 2003?-2005
|-
| Lay Leadership || 2005-2008?
|-
| Anita Christian || 2008?-2009?
|-
| Matthew Ross Christian || 2008?-2009?
|-
| Lay Leadership || 2009?-
|}
== Membership at Americus Mennonite Fellowship ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! Year !! Membership
|-
| 1990 || 32
|-
| 2000 || 30
|-
| 2009 || 60
|-
| 2020 || 50
|}

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