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Goods (Good) Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], built its first meetinghouse about 1815 between Falmouth and [[Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Elizabethtown]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], four miles (6.5 km) from the latter, on land given by Melchior Brenneman, who had moved into the community from New Danville. This meetinghouse was replaced by a later church in 1879. Sunday school was opened here by D. N. Gish and S. E. Ebersole in 1890, following a community union effort. In 1953 the membership was 175. After 1936 the congregation conducted a mission Sunday school at [[Cedar Hill Community Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA) |Cedar Hill]] and supported the [[Steelton Mennonite Church (Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA)|Steelton]] mission work, opened the same year. Noah W. Risser and Clarence E. Lutz were the bishops in charge in 1955, with Ira Z. Miller as minister and Walter W. Ebersole and Joseph H. Nissley as deacons. The congregation operated a summer Bible school at Cedar Hill.
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Melchior Brenneman, a Mennonite [[Bishop|bishop]] by 1717, helped to form what became the Good's Mennonite congregation at Bainbridge, Conoy Township, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. Another Melchior Brenneman, a grandson, and his wife sold land in 1815 to Jacob Ebersole and Joseph Shenk, "Managers and Trustees of the Mennonist Society in order for building a house of worship" on 5 August 1815. A log meetinghouse built that year served the congregation until 1879, when a frame building replaced it. That building involved tragedy, as two men were injured and another killed by a falling beam during construction.  
  
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In  2008 the membership was 81; the pastor was J. Nelson Bechtold.
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The congregation added more land over the years. It met for worship every two weeks into the 1950s.
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In 1936, the congregation launched a mission Sunday school at [[Cedar Hill Community Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA) |Cedar Hill]].
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The church's names have included Good Mennonite Church, Goods Mennonite Church, and Good's Mennonite Church. In 2025, the church's Facebook page used the latter name.
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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: 634, 1138-1169.
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"Sep. 28th, near Elizabethtown...." ''Herald of Truth'' 16, no. 12 (December 1879): 233.
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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: 211-213, 220, 462. 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''': 4374 Bossler Road, Bainbridge, Pennsylvania
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'''Address''': 4374 Bossler Road, Bainbridge, Pennsylvania 17502
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'''Telephone''': 717-367-8040
  
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'''Phone''': 717-367-8040
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'''Website''': https://www.facebook.com/goodsmennonite/
  
 
'''Denominational Affiliations''':
 
'''Denominational Affiliations''':
  
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[http://lancasterconference.org/ Lancaster Mennonite Conference]
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[https://lmcchurches.org/ LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (Until 2017)
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== Pastoral Leaders at Good's Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Melchior Brenneman (1665-1737)(Bishop) || By 1717-1737
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| Melchior Brenneman (1726-1809) || ?-1809
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|-
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| Jacob Ebersole (1786-1861) || ?-1861
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|-
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| Daniel Ebersole (1821-1874) || By 1869-1874
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|-
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| Peter R. Ebersole (1822-1899) || 1867-1899
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|-
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| Levi L. Ebersole (1840-1920) || 1875-1920
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|-
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| John E. Landis (1846-1936)  || 1898-1930s
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|-
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| Ira Z. Miller (1885-1976) || 1916-1960s
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|-
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| Clarence "C. Nevin" Miller (1927-1993) || 1947-1949
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|-
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| Russell J. Baer (1921-1999)<br />(Bishop) || 1953-1969<br />1969-1990s
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|-
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| Jay M. Bechtold (1928-1995) || 1955-1991
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| John "J. Nelson" Bechtold (1950-2021)<br />(Bishop) || 1980-2017<br />2017-2021
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|-
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| Robert Nolt (Interim) || 2017-2020
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| Daryl Erb || 2020-
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|}
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== Good's Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1913 || 135
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| 1920 || 135
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| 1930 || 135
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| 1940 || 158
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| 1950 || 165
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| 1960 || 180
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| 1970 || 120
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| 1980 || 104
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| 1990 || 89
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| 2000 || 78
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| 2009 || 81
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 2, p. 541. All rights reserved.
  
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
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Good Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church (MC)), a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]], built its first meetinghouse about 1815 between Falmouth and [[Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Elizabethtown]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], four miles from the latter, on land given by Melchior Brenneman, who had moved into the community from New Danville. This meetinghouse was replaced by the present church in 1879. Sunday school was opened here by D. N. Gish and S. E. Ebersole in 1890, following a community union effort.  
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In 1953 the membership was 175. Since 1936 the congregation has conducted a mission Sunday school at [[Cedar Hill Community Church (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA) |Cedar Hill]] and supported the [[Steelton Mennonite Church (Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA)|Steelton]] mission work, opened the same year. Noah W. Risser and Clarence E. Lutz are the bishops in charge, with Ira Z. Miller as minister and Walter W. Ebersole and Joseph H. Nissley as deacons. The congregation operated a summer Bible school at Cedar Hill.
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 5 March 2025

Melchior Brenneman, a Mennonite bishop by 1717, helped to form what became the Good's Mennonite congregation at Bainbridge, Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Another Melchior Brenneman, a grandson, and his wife sold land in 1815 to Jacob Ebersole and Joseph Shenk, "Managers and Trustees of the Mennonist Society in order for building a house of worship" on 5 August 1815. A log meetinghouse built that year served the congregation until 1879, when a frame building replaced it. That building involved tragedy, as two men were injured and another killed by a falling beam during construction.

The congregation added more land over the years. It met for worship every two weeks into the 1950s.

In 1936, the congregation launched a mission Sunday school at Cedar Hill.

The church's names have included Good Mennonite Church, Goods Mennonite Church, and Good's Mennonite Church. In 2025, the church's Facebook page used the latter name.

Bibliography

Ruth, John L. The Earth is the Lord's: a narrative history of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2001: 634, 1138-1169.

"Sep. 28th, near Elizabethtown...." Herald of Truth 16, no. 12 (December 1879): 233.

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: 211-213, 220, 462. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.

Additional Information

Address: 4374 Bossler Road, Bainbridge, Pennsylvania 17502

Telephone: 717-367-8040

Website: https://www.facebook.com/goodsmennonite/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at Good's Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Melchior Brenneman (1665-1737)(Bishop) By 1717-1737
Melchior Brenneman (1726-1809) ?-1809
Jacob Ebersole (1786-1861) ?-1861
Daniel Ebersole (1821-1874) By 1869-1874
Peter R. Ebersole (1822-1899) 1867-1899
Levi L. Ebersole (1840-1920) 1875-1920
John E. Landis (1846-1936) 1898-1930s
Ira Z. Miller (1885-1976) 1916-1960s
Clarence "C. Nevin" Miller (1927-1993) 1947-1949
Russell J. Baer (1921-1999)
(Bishop)		 1953-1969
1969-1990s
Jay M. Bechtold (1928-1995) 1955-1991
John "J. Nelson" Bechtold (1950-2021)
(Bishop)		 1980-2017
2017-2021
Robert Nolt (Interim) 2017-2020
Daryl Erb 2020-

Good's Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1913 135
1920 135
1930 135
1940 158
1950 165
1960 180
1970 120
1980 104
1990 89
2000 78
2009 81

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 541. All rights reserved.

Good Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church (MC)), a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, built its first meetinghouse about 1815 between Falmouth and Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, four miles from the latter, on land given by Melchior Brenneman, who had moved into the community from New Danville. This meetinghouse was replaced by the present church in 1879. Sunday school was opened here by D. N. Gish and S. E. Ebersole in 1890, following a community union effort.

In 1953 the membership was 175. Since 1936 the congregation has conducted a mission Sunday school at Cedar Hill and supported the Steelton mission work, opened the same year. Noah W. Risser and Clarence E. Lutz are the bishops in charge, with Ira Z. Miller as minister and Walter W. Ebersole and Joseph H. Nissley as deacons. The congregation operated a summer Bible school at Cedar Hill.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2025

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