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− | The Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located at 115 Maple Grove Road, [[Belleville (Pennsylvania, USA)|Belleville]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized by "meetinghouse" [[Amish|Amish]] as a | + | The Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located at 115 Maple Grove Road, [[Belleville (Pennsylvania, USA)|Belleville]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was organized by "meetinghouse" [[Amish Mennonites|Amish]] as a congregation in 1863 under the leadership of Bishop Solomon Byler. Services in the new building were held for the first time on 9 August 1868. The congregation affiliated itself with the [[Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference|Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference]], but is now affiliated with the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]]. Samuel Yoder served as bishop 1864-1884. Succeeding bishops were David Zook 1884-1886, Michael Yoder 1886-1889, Abraham D. Zook 1889-1898, Michael Yoder assisted by John E. Kauffman 1898-1910, Eli H. Kanagy 1910-?, Aaron Mast 1935- . The membership in 1954 was 278, with Aaron Mast as bishop and Jacob Weirich as minister. |
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+ | In 2005 the membership was 287. | ||
In 1936 the Maple Grove congregation started a mission outpost at [[Barrville Mennonite Church (Reedsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Barrville]], five miles (eight km) north of Belleville. It was organized as a separate congregation in 1956. | In 1936 the Maple Grove congregation started a mission outpost at [[Barrville Mennonite Church (Reedsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Barrville]], five miles (eight km) north of Belleville. It was organized as a separate congregation in 1956. | ||
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Revision as of 07:36, 7 October 2013
The Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located at 115 Maple Grove Road, Belleville, Pennsylvania, was organized by "meetinghouse" Amish as a congregation in 1863 under the leadership of Bishop Solomon Byler. Services in the new building were held for the first time on 9 August 1868. The congregation affiliated itself with the Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference, but is now affiliated with the Allegheny Mennonite Conference. Samuel Yoder served as bishop 1864-1884. Succeeding bishops were David Zook 1884-1886, Michael Yoder 1886-1889, Abraham D. Zook 1889-1898, Michael Yoder assisted by John E. Kauffman 1898-1910, Eli H. Kanagy 1910-?, Aaron Mast 1935- . The membership in 1954 was 278, with Aaron Mast as bishop and Jacob Weirich as minister.
In 2005 the membership was 287.
In 1936 the Maple Grove congregation started a mission outpost at Barrville, five miles (eight km) north of Belleville. It was organized as a separate congregation in 1956.
Author(s) | Ammon Kaufman |
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John L. Horst | |
Date Published | 1957 |
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Kaufman, Ammon and John L. Horst. "Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 17 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maple_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Belleville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=102336.
APA style
Kaufman, Ammon and John L. Horst. (1957). Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maple_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Belleville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=102336.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 474. All rights reserved.
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