Difference between revisions of "Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)"
[checked revision] | [checked revision] |
SamSteiner (talk | contribs) (added map and catgegories) |
SamSteiner (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "[[LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches" to "[[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches") |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
− | Cross Roads Mennonite Church ([[Keystone Mennonite Fellowship|Keystone Mennonite Fellowship]], formerly [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), [[Juniata County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Juniata County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was initially a member of the [[ | + | Cross Roads Mennonite Church ([[Keystone Mennonite Fellowship|Keystone Mennonite Fellowship]], formerly [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), [[Juniata County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Juniata County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was initially a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]]. Bishop John Graybill's home was the place of worship for the Richfield community until 1854 when a large stone church was built near Richfield, but in Snyder County. In 1930 a new brick meetinghouse known as Cross Roads was erected in Juniata County. This church with the [[Lauver Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)|Lauver church]] had a joint membership of 165 in the early 1950s. W. W. Graybill and Donald Lauver were the bishops, with Menno B. Brubaker and J. Walter Graybill as ministers. |
In 2007 the congregation was a member of the [[Keystone Mennonite Fellowship|Keystone Mennonite Fellowship]], which formally separated from the Lancaster Conference in 1999. It had 106 members; Orval C. Graybill and Timothy Lauver were ministers. | In 2007 the congregation was a member of the [[Keystone Mennonite Fellowship|Keystone Mennonite Fellowship]], which formally separated from the Lancaster Conference in 1999. It had 106 members; Orval C. Graybill and Timothy Lauver were ministers. | ||
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
[[Category:Churches]] | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches Congregations]] |
[[Category:Keystone Mennonite Fellowship Congregations]] | [[Category:Keystone Mennonite Fellowship Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania Congregations]] | ||
[[Category:United States Congregations]] | [[Category:United States Congregations]] |
Latest revision as of 19:11, 8 August 2023
Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Keystone Mennonite Fellowship, formerly Mennonite Church), Juniata County, Pennsylvania, was initially a member of the Lancaster Conference. Bishop John Graybill's home was the place of worship for the Richfield community until 1854 when a large stone church was built near Richfield, but in Snyder County. In 1930 a new brick meetinghouse known as Cross Roads was erected in Juniata County. This church with the Lauver church had a joint membership of 165 in the early 1950s. W. W. Graybill and Donald Lauver were the bishops, with Menno B. Brubaker and J. Walter Graybill as ministers.
In 2007 the congregation was a member of the Keystone Mennonite Fellowship, which formally separated from the Lancaster Conference in 1999. It had 106 members; Orval C. Graybill and Timothy Lauver were ministers.
Additional Information
Address: Church Road & Winey Road, Richfield, Pennsylvania
Phone: 717-694-3247
Denominational Affiliation: Keystone Mennonite Fellowship
Map
Map:Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)
Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
---|---|
Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Landis, Ira D. "Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cross_Roads_Mennonite_Church_(Richfield,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177029.
APA style
Landis, Ira D. (1953). Cross Roads Mennonite Church (Richfield, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cross_Roads_Mennonite_Church_(Richfield,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177029.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 742. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.