Churchtown Mennonite Church (Narvon, Pennsylvania, USA) - Revision history

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 Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1  photo 010.0-12).<br />
 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5204656140/in/set-72157625460443202/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]]
-The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
+The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
 In 2009 the membership was 68.

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 Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1  photo 010.0-12).<br />
 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5204656140/in/set-72157625460443202/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]]
-The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
+The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
 In 2009 the membership was 68.

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 Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1  photo 010.0-12).<br />
 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitechurchusa-archives/5204656140/in/set-72157625460443202/ Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana]''.]]
-The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
+The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation.
 In 2009 the membership was 68.

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 [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
 [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
-[[Category:Lancaster Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
+[[Category:LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches Congregations]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]]
 [[Category:United States Congregations]]

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 In 2009 the membership was 68.
 = Additional Information =
-<strong>Address</strong>: 2327 Main Street, Narvon, Pennsylvania
+'''Address''': 2327 Main Street, Narvon, Pennsylvania
 '''Phone''': 610-286-7405

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 '''Phone''': 610-286-7405
-<strong>Denominational Affiliations</strong>:
+'''Denominational Affiliations''':
 [http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference]

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-The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation. In 2009 the membership was 68.
+[[File:ChurchtownMennoniteChurchNarvon1949.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Churchtown Mennonite Church in Churchtown, Pennsylvania in July 1949.<br />
 = Additional Information =
 <strong>Address</strong>: 2327 Main Street, Narvon, Pennsylvania

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 The Churchtown Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) in Narvon, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], is a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]]. The Mennonites of this area first rode or walked the four to six miles (6.5 to 10 km) to the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Church]]. When Christian Shirk was ordained at the Weaverland Church in 1837, the brethren obtained the use of a log schoolhouse near his home for a meetinghouse and later a larger one. In 1879 an acre along Route 23, one mile (1.5 km) east of Churchtown, was purchased and a substantial frame house was built on it, which was again enlarged and remodeled in 1947. [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin Weaver]], later bishop, opened a Sunday school here in 1894. The 1953 membership of the church was 112. J. Paul Graybill was bishop at that time, and the Weaverland circuit ministers had charge of the congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] especially built up this congregation. In 2009 the membership was 68.
 = Additional Information =
 <strong>Address</strong>: 2327 Main Street, Narvon, Pennsylvania
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 [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
 = Maps =
 [[Map:Churchtown Mennonite Church (Narvon, Pennsylvania)|Map:Churchtown Mennonite Church (Narvon, Pennsylvania)]]
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