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Dewey [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) was established in 1941. It had a membership of 36 in 1958, with Ivan L. Birkey as pastor.

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		+	The Dewey Mennonite Church, Dewey, [[Illinois (USA)\|Illinois]], began in 1941 as a [[Sunday School\|Sunday school]] extension of the [[East Bend Church (Fisher, Illinois, USA)\|East Bend Mennonite Church]]. On 12 February 1955, the congregation dedicated its first building. It became a separate congregation on 11 December 1955.
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		+	Dewey Mennonite Church withdrew from the [[Illinois Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Illinois Mennonite Conference]] of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] in 1996. It subsequently joined the Evangelical Mennonite Church (later [[Fellowship of Evangelical Churches]]) and changed its name to Dewey Community Church.
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		+	Dewey Community Church completed a major expansion in 2014.
		+	= Bibliography =
		+	"Common vision produces amazing results in Dewey, Illinois." Fellowship of Evangelical Churches. 6 December 2014. Web. 20 March 2024. https://fecministries.org/common-vision-produces-amazing-results-in-dewey-illinois/.
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		+	"Dedication services...." ''Gospel Herald'' 48, no. 6 (8 February 1955): 140.
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		+	"Dewey, Illinois." ''Gospel Herald'' 48, no. 9 (1 March 1955): 211.
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		+	Smith, Willard H. ''Mennonites in Illinois''. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 169, 214, 543.
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		+	= Additional Information =
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		+	'''Address:''' 16 Third Street, Dewey, Illinois 61840
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		+	'''Phone:''' 217-897-6488
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		+	'''Website''': https://www.deweychurch.org/
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		+	'''Denominational Affiliations''':
		+	Fellowship of Evangelical Churches.
		+	== Pastoral Leaders at Dewey Community Church ==
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
		+	\|-
		+	\| East Bend leadership \|\| 1941-1955
		+	\|-
		+	\| Ivan L. Birkey (1921-1995) \|\| 1955-1982
		+	\|-
		+	\| Laurence M. Horst (1915-2011)(Interim) \|\| 1983-1984
		+	\|-
		+	\| Elmer J. Wyse \|\| 1984-1988
		+	\|-
		+	\| Arlin Yoder \|\| 1988-1991
		+	\|-
		+	\| Neal Hauser \|\| 1991-
		+	\|}
		+	== Dewey Community Church Membership ==
		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
		+	\|-
		+	! Year !! Members
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1955 \|\| 32
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1960 \|\| 40
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1970 \|\| 80
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1980 \|\| 74
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1990 \|\| 123
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2015 \|\| 110
		+	\|}
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		+	= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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		+	By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 1076. All rights reserved.
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	Dewey [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church]] (MC) was established in 1941. It had a membership of 36 in 1958, with Ivan L. Birkey as pastor.		Dewey [[Mennonite Church (MC)\|Mennonite Church]] (MC) was established in 1941. It had a membership of 36 in 1958, with Ivan L. Birkey as pastor.
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		+	[[Category:Churches]]
		+	[[Category:Illinois Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
		+	[[Category:Fellowship of Evangelical Churches Congregations]]
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