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− | Bethel Mennonite Church, Goudy Road, [[Apple Creek (Ohio, USA)|Apple Creek]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], a [[Nationwide Fellowship Churches|Nationwide Fellowship Church]] (formerly an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation), had 49 members in 1958. Lester D. Amstutz was the bishop and Earl J. Amstutz the minister. It was organized in 1955 by members formerly belonging to the [[Sonnenberg Mennonite Church (Kidron, Ohio, USA)|Sonnenberg Mennonite Church]]. Beginning 1 January 1956 services were held in the basement of the uncompleted church building. In 2006 the membership was 36. | + | Bethel Mennonite Church, Goudy Road, [[Apple Creek (Ohio, USA)|Apple Creek]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], a [[Nationwide Fellowship Churches|Nationwide Fellowship Church]] (formerly an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation), had 49 members in 1958. [[Amstutz, Lester Dale (1922-2010)|Lester D. Amstutz]] was the bishop and Earl J. Amstutz the minister. It was organized in 1955 by members formerly belonging to the [[Sonnenberg Mennonite Church (Kidron, Ohio, USA)|Sonnenberg Mennonite Church]]. Beginning 1 January 1956 services were held in the basement of the uncompleted church building. In 2006 the membership was 36. |
In 2014 the church had 43 members and was a member of the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The ministerial team included Ministers James E. Amstutz and Eugene Derstine and Deacon Earl J. Amstutz. | In 2014 the church had 43 members and was a member of the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The ministerial team included Ministers James E. Amstutz and Eugene Derstine and Deacon Earl J. Amstutz. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 4 June 2020
Bethel Mennonite Church, Goudy Road, Apple Creek, Ohio, a Nationwide Fellowship Church (formerly an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation), had 49 members in 1958. Lester D. Amstutz was the bishop and Earl J. Amstutz the minister. It was organized in 1955 by members formerly belonging to the Sonnenberg Mennonite Church. Beginning 1 January 1956 services were held in the basement of the uncompleted church building. In 2006 the membership was 36.
In 2014 the church had 43 members and was a member of the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The ministerial team included Ministers James E. Amstutz and Eugene Derstine and Deacon Earl J. Amstutz.
Bibliography
Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 103.
Additional Information
Denominational Affiliation:
Nationwide Fellowship Churches
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Gingerich, Melvin. "Bethel Mennonite Church (Apple Creek, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Apple_Creek,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=168253.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Bethel Mennonite Church (Apple Creek, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Apple_Creek,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=168253.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1066. All rights reserved.
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