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Community Mennonite maintained an affiliation with the nearby Trinity United Church of Christ beginning in 1971; this lapsed in later years.
 
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Community Mennonite has never been a large congregation, its membership has ranged from the 50s to the 70s. In 2011 its membership was 55.
 
 
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= Original Article from Mennonite Encyclopedia</h3> <strong>Vol. 4, p. 1074 by Melvin Gingerich =
  
 
Community Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), located in Markham, [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], a suburb of Chicago, was organized in March 1957 with 18 charter members and has been meeting in its new church since Christmas 1958. Ronald Krehbiel was its pastor in 1959.
 
Community Mennonite Church ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]), located in Markham, [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], a suburb of Chicago, was organized in March 1957 with 18 charter members and has been meeting in its new church since Christmas 1958. Ronald Krehbiel was its pastor in 1959.
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Revision as of 10:29, 2 August 2022

Community Mennonite Church had its origin in the movement of Mennonite families to Markham, a southern suburb of Chicago, in the 1950s. The Central District Conference helped a group to begin meeting in 1955. The congregation organized in 1957 under the leadership of Ron Krehbiel, the first pastor. For a time the group met in a community building while constructing a church on South Kedzie. The dedication of the new building took place in August 1959.

Soon after the church's formation, the demographics of the community changed to a multiracial character. By 1964 ten percent of the members were African American; this percentage increase to 50% by 1975. Sometimes functioning as a multiracial church was not easy for Community, and occasional tensions arose that led some members to leave. Since the late 1980s, the congregation has sought to have a pastoral leadership team that reflects the multiracial character of the congregation. 

Ironically the congregation was surprised to learn in the 2000s that:

When we recently were looking through the church archives, we were shocked to learn that the original Title Deed to CMC’s property legally excluded all but whites from ever owning, leasing or even occupying the church building. In a subsequent worship service, congregational members were invited to the altar to smudge that same document with ashes and oil as we confessed our sin and received forgiveness from each other.

During the 1960s-1980s Community Mennonite helped to develop a wide variety of community programs. These included a day care in 1964, a sheltered care workshop in 1971, the Chicago Mennonite Learning Center in 1979, senior citizens apartments in 1980 and a rehabilitation house in 1986. Many of these programs were enabled by an active Mennonite Voluntary Service unit connected to the church. In 1983 the congregation became an official Sanctuary church for Central American refugees. Peace and justice concerns continued as a major foci for the congregation.

Community Mennonite maintained an affiliation with the nearby Trinity United Church of Christ beginning in 1971; this lapsed in later years.

Bibliography

Neufeld, Chuck. "History of CMC." 2007. Web. 31 December 2011. http://communitymennonite.us/History.html

Smith, Willard. Mennonites in Illinois. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1983: 430-431.

Additional Information

Address: 16200 Kedzie Avenue, Markham, Illinois 60428-4604

Phone: 708-333-1358

Website: Community Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations:

African American Mennonite Association

Central District Conference

Illinois Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastors at Community Mennonite

Name Years of Service
Ron Krehbiel  1957-1961 
Lawrence Voth  1961-1973 
Ed Springer  1973-1976 
Lay leadership team 1977-1978 
Menno & Margaretha Ediger  1978-1984 
David Ewert  1985-1996 
Les Tolbert  1988-1992 
Brent Foster  1994-1997 
Chuck Neufeld  1996-2008 
Bonnie Neufeld  1996-?
Horace McMillon  2000-2005 
Cyneatha Millsaps  2007-2018 
Amy Aschilman  2020-2021

Membership at Community Mennonite

Year Membership
1958 21
1960 29
1970 69
1980 65
1990 66
2000 73
2007 71
2020 58

Original Article from Mennonite Encyclopedia

Vol. 4, p. 1074 by Melvin Gingerich

Community Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church), located in Markham, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, was organized in March 1957 with 18 charter members and has been meeting in its new church since Christmas 1958. Ronald Krehbiel was its pastor in 1959.

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Map:Community Mennonite Church (Markham, Illinois)


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published August 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Community Mennonite Church (Markham, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2022. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Community_Mennonite_Church_(Markham,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=174075.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (August 2022). Community Mennonite Church (Markham, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Community_Mennonite_Church_(Markham,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=174075.



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