Mosaic Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)

Formation of the Mosaic Mennonite Conference was approved on 2 November 2018 when the Franconia Mennonite and Eastern District conferences held reconciliation votes during joint assemblies at Souderton Mennonite Church. The new conference began to function on 1 February 2020 under the new structure and name.

The Eastern District resulted from a division in the Franconia Conference in 1847 and eventually became part of the General Conference Mennonite Church. When the Mennonite Church (MC) to which Franconia Conference belonged merged with the General Conference Mennonite Church to form Mennonite Church USA in 2002, cooperation between the two conferences increased. Joint assemblies were held after 2012, and in 2016 the conferences voted to start a reconciliation process. There was a service of reconciliation at the joint assemblies in 2018.

The Mosaic Mennonite Conference was comprised of 57 congregations and 7,587 members at the time of its formation. One congregation announced its departure; the West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship planned to join MC USA’s Allegheny Mennonite Conference which had a more flexible polity in accepting performance of same-sex marriages by its pastors. Seven Southeast Mennonite Conference churches planned to join Mosaic Mennonite Conference in 2020 in order to stay connected to Mennonite Church USA after their conference voted to leave the denomination.

The Mosaic Mennonite Conference structure at it formation included a 12-member Conference Board, plus the Executive Minister, as well as an Executive Committee that worked on behalf the Board between meetings. Committees represented on the Conference Board included Finance, Ministerial and Intercultural. Steve Kriss served as the first Executive Minister, and Ken Burkholder was the first moderator of the new conference.

Mosaic Mennonite Conference Congregations

In 2020 the following congregations were members of the Mosaic Mennonite Conference:

Congregation	City	State
Alpha Mennonite Church	Alpha	New Jersey
Ambler Mennonite Church	Ambler	Pennsylvania
Bally Mennonite Church	Bally	Pennsylvania
Bethany Elevation Mennonite Church	Elmhurst	New York
Bethany Mennonite Church	Bridgewater Corners	Vermont
Blooming Glen Mennonite Church	Blooming Glen	Pennsylvania
Boyertown Mennonite Church	Boyertown	Pennsylvania
Centro de Alabanza de Filadelfia	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Christ Fellowship	Allentown	Pennsylvania
Church of the Good Samaritans	Holland	Pennsylvania
Covenant Community Fellowship	Harleysville	Pennsylvania
Deep Run East Mennonite Church	Perkasie	Pennsylvania
Deep Run West Mennonite Church	Perkasie	Pennsylvania
Doylestown Mennonite Church	Doylestown	Pennsylvania
Fairfield Mennonite Church	Fairfield	Pennsylvania
Finland Mennonite Church	Pennsburg	Pennsylvania
Franconia Mennonite Church	Telford	Pennsylvania
Frederick Mennonite Church	Frederick	Pennsylvania
Garden Chapel	Victory Gardens	New Jersey
Igelsia Menonita Ebenezer	Souderton	Pennsylvania
Indonesian Community Christian Fellowship	Colton	California
Indonesian Light Church	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
International Worship Church	San Gabriel	California
Jemaat Kristen Indonesian Anugerah	Sierra Madre	California
Lakeview Mennonite Church	Susquehanna	Pennsylvania
Line Lexington Mennonite Church	Line Lexington	Pennsylvania
Mennonite Bible Fellowship	Morris	Pennsylvania
Methacton Mennonite Church	Norristown	Pennsylvania
Nations Worship Center	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church	Norristown	Pennsylvania
Perkasie Mennonite Church	Perkasie	Pennsylvania
Perkiomenville Mennonite Church	Perkiomenvlle	Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Praise Center	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Plains Mennonite Church	Hatfield	Pennsylvania
Providence Mennonite Church	Collegeville	Pennsylvania
Ripple	Allentown	Pennsylvania
Roaring Spring Mennonite Church	Roaring Spring	Pennsylvania
Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church	Quakertown	Pennsylvania
Salem Mennonite Church	Quakertown	Pennsylvania
Salford Mennonite Church	Harleysville	Pennsylvania
San Francisco Chinese Mennonite Church	San Francisco	California
Solidarity and Harmony Evangelical Church	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Souderton Mennonite Church	Souderton	Pennsylvania
Spring Mount Mennonite Church	Schwenksville	Pennsylvania
Swamp Mennonite Church	Quakertown	Pennsylvania
Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship	Taftsville	Vermont
Towamencin Mennonite Church	Kulpsville	Pennsylvania
Upper Milford Mennonite Church	Old Zionsville	Pennsylvania
Vietnamese Gospel Mennonite Church	Allentown	Pennsylvania
Vincent Mennonite Church	Spring City	Pennsylvania
Wellspring Church of Skippack	Skippack	Pennsylvania
West Swamp Mennonite Church	Quakertown	Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Whitehall Mennonite Church	Whitehall	Pennsylvania
Zion Mennonite Church	Souderton	Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Franconia, Eastern District explore reconciliation after 169 years." TheMennonite 21 November 2016. Web. 17 June 2020. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/franconia-eastern-district-explore-reconciliation-169-years/.

Howes, Sue Conrad. "A new conference looks ahead." Mosaic Mennonite Conference. 13 February 2020. Web. 17 June 2020. https://mosaicmennonites.org/2020/02/13/a-new-conference-looks-ahead/.

Huber, Tim. "Franconia, Eastern District mend a 172-year split" Mennonite World Review 4 November 2019. Web. 17 June 2020. http://mennoworld.org/2019/11/04/news/franconia-eastern-district-conferences-mend-a-172-year-split/.

Servant, Emily Ralph. "A new name on Pentecost comes with power and possibilities." Mosaic Mennonite Conference. 3 June 2020. Web. 17 June 2020. https://mosaicmennonites.org/2020/06/03/a-new-name-on-pentecost-comes-with-power-and-possibilities/.

Stella, Rachel. "Franconia, Eastern District move to unite." Mennonite World Review. 4 December 2017. Web. 17 June 2020. http://mennoworld.org/2017/12/04/news/franconia-eastern-dist-move-to-unite/.

Additional Information

Address: 1000 Forty Foot Rd., Lansdale, PA 19446 (located at Dock Mennonite Academy)

Phone: 267-932-6050

Website: https://mosaicmennonites.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Mennonite Church USA

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	June 2020

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