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− | The James Street Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA)(initially Lancaster Mennonite Mission ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), then called the Vine Street Mission and still later the Charlotte Street Mennonite Church) was first was opened on North Street on 4 July | + | The James Street Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA)(initially Lancaster Mennonite Mission ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), then called the Vine Street Mission and still later the Charlotte Street Mennonite Church) was first was opened on North Street on 4 July 1897 following the organization of the Lancaster Sunday School Mission. It later was located in a former Baptist church at 112 E. Vine Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. B. F. Herr and David Lantz were the first superintendents. By 1899 the mission was located at 462 Rockland Street, and by 1908 at the Vine Street address. The [[Mosemann, John Heer (1877-1938)|John Mosemanns,]] D. Parke Lantz, D. Stoner Krady, and others received valuable missionary experience here. For a time Weaver's Book Store and Printery was housed in the basement. The 1954 membership was 85, with Frank M. Enck as pastor. |
The mission continued at Vine Street with sporadic interruption until 1974. From 1974 to 2000 it was located at 343 North Charlotte Street. It then moved to a converted brick warehouse in northwest Lancaster on James Street. The 2007 membership was 196; Stan Shantz served as the leading pastor. | The mission continued at Vine Street with sporadic interruption until 1974. From 1974 to 2000 it was located at 343 North Charlotte Street. It then moved to a converted brick warehouse in northwest Lancaster on James Street. The 2007 membership was 196; Stan Shantz served as the leading pastor. | ||
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In April 2017 James Street transferred its membership to the [[Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA]]. This decision was taken after the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]] decided in 2015 to withdraw from Mennonite Church USA before the end of 2017. | In April 2017 James Street transferred its membership to the [[Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA]]. This decision was taken after the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]] decided in 2015 to withdraw from Mennonite Church USA before the end of 2017. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
− | James Street Mennonite Church. "JMSC today." 2008. Accessed 9 February 2008. <[http://www.jsmchurch.org/DesktopDefault.aspx http://www.jsmchurch.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=13]> | + | James Street Mennonite Church. "JMSC today." 2008. Accessed 9 February 2008. <[http://www.jsmchurch.org/DesktopDefault.aspx http://www.jsmchurch.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=13]> |
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+ | "Report of the Quarterly Meeting of the Mennonite S. S. Mission, held in Paradise, Lancaster County, Pa. on Thursday, July 22, 1897." ''Herald of Truth'' 34, no. 16 (15 August 1897): 250. | ||
= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
'''Address''': 323 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603-2911 | '''Address''': 323 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603-2911 |
Revision as of 15:16, 8 December 2021
The James Street Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA)(initially Lancaster Mennonite Mission (Mennonite Church), then called the Vine Street Mission and still later the Charlotte Street Mennonite Church) was first was opened on North Street on 4 July 1897 following the organization of the Lancaster Sunday School Mission. It later was located in a former Baptist church at 112 E. Vine Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. B. F. Herr and David Lantz were the first superintendents. By 1899 the mission was located at 462 Rockland Street, and by 1908 at the Vine Street address. The John Mosemanns, D. Parke Lantz, D. Stoner Krady, and others received valuable missionary experience here. For a time Weaver's Book Store and Printery was housed in the basement. The 1954 membership was 85, with Frank M. Enck as pastor.
The mission continued at Vine Street with sporadic interruption until 1974. From 1974 to 2000 it was located at 343 North Charlotte Street. It then moved to a converted brick warehouse in northwest Lancaster on James Street. The 2007 membership was 196; Stan Shantz served as the leading pastor.
In April 2017 James Street transferred its membership to the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA. This decision was taken after the Lancaster Mennonite Conference decided in 2015 to withdraw from Mennonite Church USA before the end of 2017.
Bibliography
James Street Mennonite Church. "JMSC today." 2008. Accessed 9 February 2008. <http://www.jsmchurch.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=13>
"Report of the Quarterly Meeting of the Mennonite S. S. Mission, held in Paradise, Lancaster County, Pa. on Thursday, July 22, 1897." Herald of Truth 34, no. 16 (15 August 1897): 250.
Additional Information
Address: 323 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603-2911
Phone: 717-397-6707
Website: James Street Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA
Map
Map:James Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)
Author(s) | Ira D. Landis |
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Samuel J. Steiner | |
Date Published | February 2008 |
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Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "James Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2008. Web. 17 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=James_Street_Mennonite_Church_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172670.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (February 2008). James Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=James_Street_Mennonite_Church_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172670.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 279. All rights reserved.
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