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In 1890, a Ramseyer family from Zurich, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], [[Canada]] lived in Elkton, a few miles east of Pigeon, [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]]. A member of the family, [[Ramseyer, Joseph Eicher (1869-1944)|Joseph]], experienced the "gift of the Holy Spirit" in 1891 and later became a founder of the [[Missionary Church|Missionary Church Association]].
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In February 1894, ministers J. J. Weaver of [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], Daniel Lehman of [[Tuscola County (Michigan, USA)|Tuscola County]], [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], Samuel S. Bowman of [[Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)|Berlin]], Ontario, visited the eleven families of Mennonites in [[Huron County (Michigan, USA)|Huron County]], Michigan, most of them very new to the area. The congregation that formed became the responsibility of the Mennonite Church of Canada (in 1909 called the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]]). [[Bishop|Bishops]] from Ontario came periodically to conduct communion services.
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In 1896, the Canada Conference appointed Samuel Bowman to spend a year at Berne, in Huron County, with the infant congregation. He agreed to do so if the Huron County group would ordain a minister and deacon from their membership and build a meetinghouse. Bowman moved to Berne on 3 May 1897. Construction of the Berne Mennonite meetinghouse began five days later. Peter Ropp organized a [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] on 9 May 1897 in the home of Joel Reist. The meetinghouse opened on 20 June 1897. On 5 July 1897, the congregation ordained Peter Ropp as a minister and Menno Wideman as a deacon.
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The Berne congregation transferred to the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] in 1916 after the Mennonite and [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] congregations in those states had merged into one conference.
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In 1934, the congregation built a new meetinghouse in the town of Pigeon, a mile south of its previous location. It was dedicated on 2 December 1934. The congregation then became the Pigeon Mennonite Church. Over the years the original building was used as a place to extract honey, a rabbitry and later bought back by the Pigeon Mennonite Church for use as a fellowship hall.
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In January 1964, the congregation changed its name to the Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church after the street on which it was located. In 1993 the congregation completed a major addition to its facility.
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In 2018 Michigan Avenue withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of [[Mennonite Church USA]]. It became a member of [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]]
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= Bibliography =
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"Our Mennonite churches: Michigan Avenue." ''Gospel Herald'' 57, no. 16 (28 April 1964): 358.
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Preheim, Rich. ''In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference''. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 99, 206, 310.
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Ruby, Marie. "Michigan Ave. Mennonite Church." ''Pigeon Historical Society Recorder.'' (Spring 2019): 3. Web. http://pigeonhistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/21-The-Recorder-Spring-2019-220190510.pdf.
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Wenger, John Christian. ''The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 144-147.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 7004 East Michigan Avenue, Pigeon, Michigan 48755
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'''Telephone''': 989-453-2451
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'''Website''': https://www.michiganmennonite.com/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://www.im.mennonite.net/ Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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== Pastoral Leaders at Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Peter Ropp (1864-1944) || 1897-1917
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| Alfred R. Weidman (1894-1974) || 1917-1924
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| Visiting Ministers || 1924-1926
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| Samuel J. Miller (1893-1965) || 1926-1944
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| Sherman J. Maust (1902-1972) || 1933-1945
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|-
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| Visiting Ministers || 1945-1946
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| Donald E. King (1917-1976)<br />(Bishop) || 1946-1957<br />1957-1961
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|-
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| Don D. Reber (Interim) || 1958-1959
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| Herbert L. Yoder (1929-2021) || 1962-1970
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| Charles C. Haarer (1916-2004) || 1970-1981
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| Donald Patterson || 1981-1985
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| Herbert Troyer || 1985-1990
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| Jay Miller || 1991-1996
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| Luke D. Yoder (1929-2009)(Bishop) || 1996?-1998
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| Scot T. Wilson || 1998-
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|}
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== Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1905 || 58
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| 1920 || 79
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| 1930 || 84
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| 1940 || 132
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| 1950 || 87
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| 1960 || 96
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| 1970 || 134
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| 1980 || 142
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| 1990 || 128
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| 2000 || 105
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| 2009 || 107
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Donald E. King. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 179. All rights reserved.
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Pigeon Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) was or­ganized in 1894 by Bishop Daniel Wismer of [[Berlin (Ontario, Canada)|Berlin]], Ontario. Samuel S. Bowman was sent by the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Ontario Mennonite Conference]] in 1897 as the first minister of the congregation. The first meetinghouse was built in 1897 in Berne, one mile north of Pigeon. Berne was then the largest settlement. In 1897 Peter Ropp was ordained minister. Other ministers who were ordained and served here were Alfred Weidman 1917-24, S. J. Miller 1926-43, and Sherman Maust 1934-44. In 1916 the Berne congregation was trans­ferred from the Ontario Conference to the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] and Menno Esch, of [[Fairview (Michigan, USA)|Fairview]], [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], was appointed bishop. The present meetinghouse was built in 1934 on a new site in Pigeon. In 1957 the membership was 101, with Donald King as minister and bishop.
 
Pigeon Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) was or­ganized in 1894 by Bishop Daniel Wismer of [[Berlin (Ontario, Canada)|Berlin]], Ontario. Samuel S. Bowman was sent by the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Ontario Mennonite Conference]] in 1897 as the first minister of the congregation. The first meetinghouse was built in 1897 in Berne, one mile north of Pigeon. Berne was then the largest settlement. In 1897 Peter Ropp was ordained minister. Other ministers who were ordained and served here were Alfred Weidman 1917-24, S. J. Miller 1926-43, and Sherman Maust 1934-44. In 1916 the Berne congregation was trans­ferred from the Ontario Conference to the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] and Menno Esch, of [[Fairview (Michigan, USA)|Fairview]], [[Michigan (USA)|Michigan]], was appointed bishop. The present meetinghouse was built in 1934 on a new site in Pigeon. In 1957 the membership was 101, with Donald King as minister and bishop.
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Revision as of 13:17, 3 July 2024

In 1890, a Ramseyer family from Zurich, Ontario, Canada lived in Elkton, a few miles east of Pigeon, Michigan. A member of the family, Joseph, experienced the "gift of the Holy Spirit" in 1891 and later became a founder of the Missionary Church Association.

In February 1894, ministers J. J. Weaver of Indiana, Daniel Lehman of Tuscola County, Michigan, Samuel S. Bowman of Berlin, Ontario, visited the eleven families of Mennonites in Huron County, Michigan, most of them very new to the area. The congregation that formed became the responsibility of the Mennonite Church of Canada (in 1909 called the Mennonite Conference of Ontario). Bishops from Ontario came periodically to conduct communion services.

In 1896, the Canada Conference appointed Samuel Bowman to spend a year at Berne, in Huron County, with the infant congregation. He agreed to do so if the Huron County group would ordain a minister and deacon from their membership and build a meetinghouse. Bowman moved to Berne on 3 May 1897. Construction of the Berne Mennonite meetinghouse began five days later. Peter Ropp organized a Sunday school on 9 May 1897 in the home of Joel Reist. The meetinghouse opened on 20 June 1897. On 5 July 1897, the congregation ordained Peter Ropp as a minister and Menno Wideman as a deacon.

The Berne congregation transferred to the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference in 1916 after the Mennonite and Amish Mennonite congregations in those states had merged into one conference.

In 1934, the congregation built a new meetinghouse in the town of Pigeon, a mile south of its previous location. It was dedicated on 2 December 1934. The congregation then became the Pigeon Mennonite Church. Over the years the original building was used as a place to extract honey, a rabbitry and later bought back by the Pigeon Mennonite Church for use as a fellowship hall.

In January 1964, the congregation changed its name to the Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church after the street on which it was located. In 1993 the congregation completed a major addition to its facility.

In 2018 Michigan Avenue withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It became a member of LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Bibliography

"Our Mennonite churches: Michigan Avenue." Gospel Herald 57, no. 16 (28 April 1964): 358.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 99, 206, 310.

Ruby, Marie. "Michigan Ave. Mennonite Church." Pigeon Historical Society Recorder. (Spring 2019): 3. Web. http://pigeonhistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/21-The-Recorder-Spring-2019-220190510.pdf.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 144-147.

Additional Information

Address: 7004 East Michigan Avenue, Pigeon, Michigan 48755

Telephone: 989-453-2451

Website: https://www.michiganmennonite.com/

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Peter Ropp (1864-1944) 1897-1917
Alfred R. Weidman (1894-1974) 1917-1924
Visiting Ministers 1924-1926
Samuel J. Miller (1893-1965) 1926-1944
Sherman J. Maust (1902-1972) 1933-1945
Visiting Ministers 1945-1946
Donald E. King (1917-1976)
(Bishop)		 1946-1957
1957-1961
Don D. Reber (Interim) 1958-1959
Herbert L. Yoder (1929-2021) 1962-1970
Charles C. Haarer (1916-2004) 1970-1981
Donald Patterson 1981-1985
Herbert Troyer 1985-1990
Jay Miller 1991-1996
Luke D. Yoder (1929-2009)(Bishop) 1996?-1998
Scot T. Wilson 1998-

Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1905 58
1920 79
1930 84
1940 132
1950 87
1960 96
1970 134
1980 142
1990 128
2000 105
2009 107

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Donald E. King. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 179. All rights reserved.

Pigeon Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) was or­ganized in 1894 by Bishop Daniel Wismer of Berlin, Ontario. Samuel S. Bowman was sent by the Ontario Mennonite Conference in 1897 as the first minister of the congregation. The first meetinghouse was built in 1897 in Berne, one mile north of Pigeon. Berne was then the largest settlement. In 1897 Peter Ropp was ordained minister. Other ministers who were ordained and served here were Alfred Weidman 1917-24, S. J. Miller 1926-43, and Sherman Maust 1934-44. In 1916 the Berne congregation was trans­ferred from the Ontario Conference to the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference and Menno Esch, of Fairview, Michigan, was appointed bishop. The present meetinghouse was built in 1934 on a new site in Pigeon. In 1957 the membership was 101, with Donald King as minister and bishop.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published July 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church (Pigeon, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2024. Web. 5 Jul 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Michigan_Avenue_Mennonite_Church_(Pigeon,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179237.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (July 2024). Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church (Pigeon, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 5 July 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Michigan_Avenue_Mennonite_Church_(Pigeon,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179237.



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