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Martindale Mennonite Church (MC), a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]], formerly called Fairview, had a meetinghouse on the northeast corner of the town square by 1854. In 1848 the widow of Christian Zimmerman gave a tract for burial purposes west of the town, which became the location of a new meetinghouse in 1886. The [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonite]] schism of 1893 in this area resulted in two branches, both using the meetinghouse, and after 1926 three used this commodious stone house, since the Old Order Mennonite group had a schism. The meetinghouse still had the singing table and a table on the floor for a pulpit. After the 1893 division the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite (MC)]] congregation was very small, and was cared for by the ministers of the Weaverland congregation. This small group became the especial care of [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] and the membership grew. In 1948-49 a 60 x 86 ft. brick meetinghouse was built northwest of the town, the Old Order Mennonite groups retaining the [[Martindale Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)|old house]]. In 1954 the membership was 266 with John D. Burkholder and Alvin Martin as ministers. In 2005 the membership was 370 with Robert L. Trupe as Pastor.
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Members of the [[Weaverland Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Weaverland Mennonite Church]] in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], were widely dispersed in the mid-19th century. In 1854, the Weaverland congregation purchased a plot of land in Martindale and erected a small stone meetinghouse. It used the meetinghouse as a worship location until May 1886, when it was sold and converted to a private dwelling. Ministers ordained for Weaverland served its Martindale members.
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In 1848, the widow of Christian Zimmerman donated a tract of land for a cemetery west of the town. This became the site of a new meetinghouse in the summer of 1886.
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The [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonite]] division in the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]] in 1893 resulted in both groups using the Martindale meetinghouse. After 1926, three congregations used the building, since the [[Martindale Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)|Old Order Mennonite group]] had another schism. Consequently, the meetinghouse still retained the traditional singing table and a table on the floor for a pulpit.  
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After the 1893 division, the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite (MC)]] congregation was very small and continued to be cared for by the ministers of the Weaverland congregation. [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|Israel B. Good]] gave leadership to this small group at the beginning of the 20th century.
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In 1949, the congregation built a new brick meetinghouse northwest of Martindale. The Old Order Mennonite groups retained the [[Martindale Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)|former meetinghouse]]. The new building was dedicated on 25 June 1949. Several significant additions have been made to the building in subsequent years.
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Worship services were held every two weeks into the 1950s.
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The Martindale Mennonite Church planted several churches, including Parkview Mennonite Church in Reamstown, in 2010.
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= Bibliography =
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Ruth, John L. ''The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference''. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001: 696-704, 1138-1169.
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Weaver, Martin G. ''Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data''. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 129-131, 156. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': PO Box 2353, Martindale, PA 17549
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'''Address''': 171 Hurst Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522
  
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'''Physical Location''': 171 Hurst Rd, Ephrata, PA
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'''Telephone''': 717-445-6333
  
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'''Phone''': 717-445-6333
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'''Website''': https://www.martindalemc.org/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
  
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'''Website''': http://www.martindalemc.org/
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[https://lmcchurches.org/ LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]
  
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (Until 2018)
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== Pastoral Leaders at Martindale Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Jacob R. Zimmerman (1784-1856)<br />(Bishop) || 1812-1815<br />1815-1856
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| Christian Shirk (1796-1870) || 1837-1870
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| Tobias Wanner (1803-1887) || 1840-1887
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| Johannes Stauffer (1791-1861) || 1841?-1850s?
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|-
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| [[Weaver, George W. (1818-1883)|George W. Weaver]] (1818-1883)<br />(Bishop) || 1846-1854<br />1854-1883
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| John B. Weaver (1821-1907) || 1856-1869
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| Samuel Good (1814-1886) || 1861-1886
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| Emanuel Newswanger (1832-1905) || 1869-1882
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| [[Martin, Jonas H. (1839-1925)|Jonas H. Martin]] (1829-1925)<br />(Bishop) || 1875-1881<br />1881-1893
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| John M. Zimmerman (1829-1903) || 1883-1903
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| Menno S. Zimmerman (1854-1941) || 1884-1893
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| Samuel B. Witmer (1862-1909) || 1894-1909
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| John M. Sauder (1864-1939)<br />(Bishop) || 1895-1926<br />1926-
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| [[Weaver, Benjamin (1853-1928)|Benjamin W. Weaver]] (1853-1928)<br />(Bishop) || 1899-1902<br />1902-1928
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| [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|Israel "I. B." Good]] (1861-1945) || 1903-1945
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| [[Weaver, John W. (1870-1944)|John W. Weaver]] (1870-1944) || 1909-1944
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| [[Mack, Noah H. (1861-1948)|Noah H. Mack]] (1861-1948)(Bishop) || 1919-1926
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| Jacob "J. Paul" Graybill (1900-1975)<br />(Bishop) || 1920-1922<br />1939-1974
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| Benjamin "B. Franklin" Martin (1876-1937) || 1926-1937
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| George N. Good (1886-1941) || 1928-1941
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| Aaron H. Weaver (1881-1958) || 1936-1950s
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| John W. Burkholder (1903-1998) || 1940-1980?
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| David N. Weaver (1900-1989) || 1942-1950s
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| Raymond K. Horning (1915-1978) || 1957-1964?
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| Harvey M. Zimmerman (1920-1994) || 1964-1994
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| Earl M. Sensenig (1927-2021)<br />(Bishop) || 1970-1974<br />1974-1994
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| Larry L. Groff (1944-2017) || 1976-1994
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| Robert L. Trupe (1954-2009)  || 1988-2009
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| George G. Weber (1928-2018) || 1991?-1990s
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| Eugene Z. Weaver (Associate)<br />(Lead) || 1993-2001?<br />2008?-2017<br />2017-2020s
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| Matthew W. Martin (Associate) || 2005-2010
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| David E. Sensenig (Associate)<br />(Lead) || 2001?-2010s<br />2020s-2024
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| Glenn Hoover (Associate) || 2009-2015?
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| Daryl L. Weaver (Bishop) || 2014-
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| Javan Horst (Associate) || 2015-2020?
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| Jay Reiff (Associate) || 2020-2024?
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| Jonathan Martin (Associate) || 2020-2024?
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| Chad M. Burkholder || 2024-
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| Dean E. Martin (Associate) || 2024-
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[http://www.lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference]
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== Martindale Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1905 || 500<br />In District
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| 1915 || 650<br />In District
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| 1920 || 650<br />In District
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| 1930 || 850<br />In District
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| 1940 || 1040<br />In District
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| 1950 || 305
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| 1960 || 304
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| 1970 || 299
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| 1980 || 316
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| 1990 || 355
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| 2000 || 412
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| 2009 || 354
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
  
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 3, p. 516. All rights reserved.
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Martindale (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Church (MC), a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]], formerly called Fairview, had a meetinghouse on the northeast corner of the town square by 1854. In 1848 the widow of Christian Zimmerman gave a tract for burial purposes west of the town, which became the location of a new meetinghouse in 1886. The [[Old Order Mennonites|Old Order Mennonite]] schism of 1893 in this area resulted in two branches, both using the meetinghouse, and after 1926 three used this commodious stone house, since the Old Order Mennonite group had a schism. The meetinghouse still has the singing table and a table on the floor for a pulpit. After the 1893 division the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite (MC)]] congregation was very small, and was cared for by the ministers of the Weaverland congregation. This small group became the especial care of [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] and the membership grew. In 1948-49 a 60 x 86 ft. brick meetinghouse was built northwest of the town, the Old Order Mennonite groups retaining the [[Martindale Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA)|old house]]. In 1954 the membership was 266 with John D. Burkholder and Alvin Martin as ministers.
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 2 September 2025

Martindale Mennonite Church in Martindale, Pennsylvania in July 1949.
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-13).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
Martindale Mennonite Church.
Source: Church website

Members of the Weaverland Mennonite Church in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, were widely dispersed in the mid-19th century. In 1854, the Weaverland congregation purchased a plot of land in Martindale and erected a small stone meetinghouse. It used the meetinghouse as a worship location until May 1886, when it was sold and converted to a private dwelling. Ministers ordained for Weaverland served its Martindale members.

In 1848, the widow of Christian Zimmerman donated a tract of land for a cemetery west of the town. This became the site of a new meetinghouse in the summer of 1886.

The Old Order Mennonite division in the Lancaster Mennonite Conference in 1893 resulted in both groups using the Martindale meetinghouse. After 1926, three congregations used the building, since the Old Order Mennonite group had another schism. Consequently, the meetinghouse still retained the traditional singing table and a table on the floor for a pulpit.

After the 1893 division, the Mennonite (MC) congregation was very small and continued to be cared for by the ministers of the Weaverland congregation. Israel B. Good gave leadership to this small group at the beginning of the 20th century.

In 1949, the congregation built a new brick meetinghouse northwest of Martindale. The Old Order Mennonite groups retained the former meetinghouse. The new building was dedicated on 25 June 1949. Several significant additions have been made to the building in subsequent years.

Worship services were held every two weeks into the 1950s.

The Martindale Mennonite Church planted several churches, including Parkview Mennonite Church in Reamstown, in 2010.

Bibliography

Ruth, John L. The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001: 696-704, 1138-1169.

Weaver, Martin G. Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 129-131, 156. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.

Additional Information

Address: 171 Hurst Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522

Telephone: 717-445-6333

Website: https://www.martindalemc.org/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2018)

Pastoral Leaders at Martindale Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Jacob R. Zimmerman (1784-1856)
(Bishop)		 1812-1815
1815-1856
Christian Shirk (1796-1870) 1837-1870
Tobias Wanner (1803-1887) 1840-1887
Johannes Stauffer (1791-1861) 1841?-1850s?
George W. Weaver (1818-1883)
(Bishop)		 1846-1854
1854-1883
John B. Weaver (1821-1907) 1856-1869
Samuel Good (1814-1886) 1861-1886
Emanuel Newswanger (1832-1905) 1869-1882
Jonas H. Martin (1829-1925)
(Bishop)		 1875-1881
1881-1893
John M. Zimmerman (1829-1903) 1883-1903
Menno S. Zimmerman (1854-1941) 1884-1893
Samuel B. Witmer (1862-1909) 1894-1909
John M. Sauder (1864-1939)
(Bishop)		 1895-1926
1926-
Benjamin W. Weaver (1853-1928)
(Bishop)		 1899-1902
1902-1928
Israel "I. B." Good (1861-1945) 1903-1945
John W. Weaver (1870-1944) 1909-1944
Noah H. Mack (1861-1948)(Bishop) 1919-1926
Jacob "J. Paul" Graybill (1900-1975)
(Bishop)		 1920-1922
1939-1974
Benjamin "B. Franklin" Martin (1876-1937) 1926-1937
George N. Good (1886-1941) 1928-1941
Aaron H. Weaver (1881-1958) 1936-1950s
John W. Burkholder (1903-1998) 1940-1980?
David N. Weaver (1900-1989) 1942-1950s
Raymond K. Horning (1915-1978) 1957-1964?
Harvey M. Zimmerman (1920-1994) 1964-1994
Earl M. Sensenig (1927-2021)
(Bishop)		 1970-1974
1974-1994
Larry L. Groff (1944-2017) 1976-1994
Robert L. Trupe (1954-2009) 1988-2009
George G. Weber (1928-2018) 1991?-1990s
Eugene Z. Weaver (Associate)
(Lead)		 1993-2001?
2008?-2017
2017-2020s
Matthew W. Martin (Associate) 2005-2010
David E. Sensenig (Associate)
(Lead)		 2001?-2010s
2020s-2024
Glenn Hoover (Associate) 2009-2015?
Daryl L. Weaver (Bishop) 2014-
Javan Horst (Associate) 2015-2020?
Jay Reiff (Associate) 2020-2024?
Jonathan Martin (Associate) 2020-2024?
Chad M. Burkholder 2024-
Dean E. Martin (Associate) 2024-

Martindale Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1905 500
In District
1915 650
In District
1920 650
In District
1930 850
In District
1940 1040
In District
1950 305
1960 304
1970 299
1980 316
1990 355
2000 412
2009 354

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 516. All rights reserved.

Martindale (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Church (MC), a member of the Lancaster Conference, formerly called Fairview, had a meetinghouse on the northeast corner of the town square by 1854. In 1848 the widow of Christian Zimmerman gave a tract for burial purposes west of the town, which became the location of a new meetinghouse in 1886. The Old Order Mennonite schism of 1893 in this area resulted in two branches, both using the meetinghouse, and after 1926 three used this commodious stone house, since the Old Order Mennonite group had a schism. The meetinghouse still has the singing table and a table on the floor for a pulpit. After the 1893 division the Mennonite (MC) congregation was very small, and was cared for by the ministers of the Weaverland congregation. This small group became the especial care of I. B. Good and the membership grew. In 1948-49 a 60 x 86 ft. brick meetinghouse was built northwest of the town, the Old Order Mennonite groups retaining the old house. In 1954 the membership was 266 with John D. Burkholder and Alvin Martin as ministers.


Author(s) Ira D. Landis
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published September 2025

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