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The congregation sponsored the Madison Mennonite Voluntary Service Unit from 2009 to 2017. | The congregation sponsored the Madison Mennonite Voluntary Service Unit from 2009 to 2017. | ||
− | Madison Mennonite Fellowship has met Sunday afternoons at the Orchard Park United Church of Christ. | + | Madison Mennonite Fellowship has met Sunday afternoons at the Orchard Park United Church of Christ since May 1990. |
In 2022 the congregation was part of the Central District Conference. | In 2022 the congregation was part of the Central District Conference. |
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An Anabaptist fellowship met monthly for a number of years in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Specific planning for a new congregation began in December 1987 after several new Mennonite families moved to Madison. It organized as a congregation and installed its first pastor, J. Melvin Janzen, on 22 October 1989.
The congregation joined the Illinois Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) and the Central District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church in 1991.
The congregation sponsored the Madison Mennonite Voluntary Service Unit from 2009 to 2017.
Madison Mennonite Fellowship has met Sunday afternoons at the Orchard Park United Church of Christ since May 1990.
In 2022 the congregation was part of the Central District Conference.
Bibliography
Janzen, J. Melvin. "New beginnings in Madison." Central District Reporter 34, no. 3 (March 1990): 4.
"Madison community celebrates MVS unit’s impact." Anabaptist World 1, no. 4 (27 November 2020): 30. Web. 31 October 2022. https://anabaptistworld.org/madison-community-celebrates-mvs-units-impact/.
"New congregation worships in Madison, Wis." The Mennonite 105, no. 2 (23 January 1990): 35.
Additional Information
Meeting Address: 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53744
Phone: 608-276-7680
Website: https://madison-mennonite.org/wp/
Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Madison Mennonite Church
Name | Years of Service |
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J. Melvin Janzen | 1989-1999? |
Tonya Ramer Wenger | 2001-2010 |
Earl Zimmerman (Interim) | 2010-2011 |
Ron Adams | 2011-2018 |
Tim Peebles (Interim) | 2018-2019 |
Valerie L. Showalter | 2019-present |
Membership at Madison Mennonite Church
Year | Membership |
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1992 | 35 |
2000 | 44 |
2009 | 150 |
2020 | 180 |
Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
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Date Published | October 2022 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Steiner, Samuel J. "Madison Mennonite Church (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2022. Web. 22 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Madison_Mennonite_Church_(Madison,_Wisconsin,_USA)&oldid=175006.
APA style
Steiner, Samuel J. (October 2022). Madison Mennonite Church (Madison, Wisconsin, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Madison_Mennonite_Church_(Madison,_Wisconsin,_USA)&oldid=175006.
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