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The Barrville Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]], (five miles (eight km) north of [[Belleville (Pennsylvania, USA)|Belleville]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania)]], started in 1936 as a mission outpost of the [[Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Maple Grove Mennonite Church]], was organized in 1956 as a separate congregation. In 1958 it had 35 members, with Elam H. Glick as pastor. A church was purchased in 1953. A new building was erected in 1959 and enlarged in 1994. | The Barrville Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]], (five miles (eight km) north of [[Belleville (Pennsylvania, USA)|Belleville]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania)]], started in 1936 as a mission outpost of the [[Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Maple Grove Mennonite Church]], was organized in 1956 as a separate congregation. In 1958 it had 35 members, with Elam H. Glick as pastor. A church was purchased in 1953. A new building was erected in 1959 and enlarged in 1994. | ||
| − | In 2015 the Barrville congregation left the Allegheny Mennonite Conference and joined the [[Conservative Mennonite Conference]]. This move was part of a larger realignment of Mennonite congregations in the 2010s that were formerly part of Mennonite Church USA. These congregations were unhappy with Mennonite Church USA's failure to take stronger disciplinary actions against area conferences and congregations who expressed openness to inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. | + | In 2015 the Barrville congregation left the Allegheny Mennonite Conference and joined the [[Rosedale Network of Churches|Conservative Mennonite Conference]]. This move was part of a larger realignment of Mennonite congregations in the 2010s that were formerly part of [[Mennonite Church USA]]. These congregations were unhappy with Mennonite Church USA's failure to take stronger disciplinary actions against area conferences and congregations who expressed openness to inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. |
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Address: 48 Barrville Mountain Road, Reedsville, Pennsylvania | Address: 48 Barrville Mountain Road, Reedsville, Pennsylvania | ||
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[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:United States Congregations]] | [[Category:United States Congregations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 6 August 2023
The Barrville Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the Allegheny Mennonite Conference, (five miles (eight km) north of Belleville, Pennsylvania), started in 1936 as a mission outpost of the Maple Grove Mennonite Church, was organized in 1956 as a separate congregation. In 1958 it had 35 members, with Elam H. Glick as pastor. A church was purchased in 1953. A new building was erected in 1959 and enlarged in 1994.
In 2015 the Barrville congregation left the Allegheny Mennonite Conference and joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference. This move was part of a larger realignment of Mennonite congregations in the 2010s that were formerly part of Mennonite Church USA. These congregations were unhappy with Mennonite Church USA's failure to take stronger disciplinary actions against area conferences and congregations who expressed openness to inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
Additional Information
Address: 48 Barrville Mountain Road, Reedsville, Pennsylvania
Phone: 814-443-2007
Denominational Affiliations:
Conservative Mennonite Conference
Maps
Map:Barrville Mennonite Church (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | May 2017 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Barrville Mennonite Church (Reedsville, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2017. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Barrville_Mennonite_Church_(Reedsville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=176510.
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Bender, Harold S. (May 2017). Barrville Mennonite Church (Reedsville, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Barrville_Mennonite_Church_(Reedsville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=176510.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1063. All rights reserved.
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