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Berea Mennonite Church ([[CMC (Conservative Mennonite Conference doing business as CMC)|Conservative Mennonite Conference]]), located near Loogootee, Indiana near Montgomery, Daviess County, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was affiliated with the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] until June 2004 when it withdrew and joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference. The church was organized 1 March 1921 with 19 members. The membership in 1953 was 224 with many children, young people, and young families. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1937 and in 1950. The church administrators of the past have been Amos Weldy, deacon, and James Bucher, minister; in 1953 they were Edd P. Shrock, bishop, Tobias Slaubaugh, minister, and Paul F. Weldy, deacon. The members are of [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] extraction. In 2008 there were 280 members; the pastor was Eddie Graber.
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The Berea Mennonite Church, Cannelburg, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], has its roots in the [[Montgomery Old Order Amish Settlement (Daviess County, Indiana, USA)|Montgomery Old Order Amish Settlement]] in Daviess County, Indiana. In 1920, five [[Old Order Amish]] families contacted a Mennonite bishop, [[Bixler, Jacob K. (1877-1939)|Jacob K. Bixler]], reporting they had withdrawn from the Amish and were conducting a [[Sunday School|Sunday school]]. Bishop Jacob K. Bixler and Silas L. Weldy met with these families in December 1920. They also met with Old Order Amish leadership. Bixler and others gave the Amish families two weeks to decide if they wanted to become a Mennonite congregation.
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On 27 February 1921, Jacob Bixler and Amos Weldy organized the Berea Mennonite Church. They initially held Sunday school in a schoolhouse but later rented a former United Brethren church. The [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board]] purchased the church building in 1925 for $700.
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Amos Weldy moved to Daviess County and was ordained as the deacon for the congregation. James Bucher of the Hopewell congregation moved to Daviess County in 1923 and became the first local minister.
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The congregation added a basement and anterooms to the original United Brethren building in 1937. It enlarged the sanctuary in 1950.
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In 1953, the congregation planted the nearby Providence Mennonite Church in Washington, Indiana, and Tobias Slabaugh became pastor of that congregation. In 1964, Berea planted the [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Odon, Indiana, USA)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] in Odon.
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In 2004, the Berea Mennonite Church withdrew from the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] of [[Mennonite Church USA]]. It subsequently joined the [[Rosedale Network of Churches|Conservative Mennonite Conference]].
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= Bibliography =
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Preheim, Rich. ''In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference''. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 307.
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Wenger, John Christian. ''The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 212-213.
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= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 7334 N 1200 E, Loogootee, Indiana
 
  
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'''Phone''': 812-636-4181
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'''Address:''' 216 Main Street, Cannelburg, Indiana
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'''Phone:''' 812-486-3895
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'''Website''': https://www.bereamc.com/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://www.im.mennonite.net/ Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference] (Until 2004)
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[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] (Until 2004)
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[https://rosedalenetwork.org/ Rosedale Network of Churches] (2004- )
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== Pastoral Leaders at Berea Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Amos Weldy (1873-1947)(Deacon) || 1921-1945
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| James Bucher (1887-1982) || 1923-1932
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| Edd P. Schrock (1899-1967)<br />(Bishop)|| 1933-1942<br />1942-1961
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| Tobias J. Slaubaugh (1915-2009) || 1946-1953
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| David J. Graber (1910-2009)<br />(Bishop) || 1953-1970<br />1970-
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| John H. Swartzentruber || 1970-1980?
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| Harold J. Weldy || 1979-1998?
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| Eddie Graber || 1996-
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| Brian Wagler || 2010s?-
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| David Swartz || 2019-
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|}
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== Berea Mennonite Church Membership ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
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! Year !! Members
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| 1922 || 23
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| 1930 || 57
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| 1940 || 76
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| 1950 || 179
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| 1960 || 255
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| 1970 || 149
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| 1980 || 150
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| 1990 || 128
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| 2000 || 128
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| 20203|| 263
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|}
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
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By Edd P. Schrock. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 1, p. 276. All rights reserved.
  
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<strong>Denominational Affliliation</strong>: [http://www.cmcrosedale.org/ Conservative Mennonite Conference]
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Berea Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)]]), located near Montgomery, Daviess County, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], was affiliated with the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]]. The church was organized 1 March 1921 with 19 members. The membership in 1953 was 224 with many children, young people, and young families. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1937 and in 1950. The church administrators of the past have been Amos Weldy, deacon, and James Bucher, minister; in 1953 they were Edd P. Shrock, bishop, Tobias Slaubaugh, minister, and Paul F. Weldy, deacon. The members are of [[Old Order Amish]] extraction.
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 28 July 2024

The Berea Mennonite Church, Cannelburg, Indiana, has its roots in the Montgomery Old Order Amish Settlement in Daviess County, Indiana. In 1920, five Old Order Amish families contacted a Mennonite bishop, Jacob K. Bixler, reporting they had withdrawn from the Amish and were conducting a Sunday school. Bishop Jacob K. Bixler and Silas L. Weldy met with these families in December 1920. They also met with Old Order Amish leadership. Bixler and others gave the Amish families two weeks to decide if they wanted to become a Mennonite congregation.

On 27 February 1921, Jacob Bixler and Amos Weldy organized the Berea Mennonite Church. They initially held Sunday school in a schoolhouse but later rented a former United Brethren church. The Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board purchased the church building in 1925 for $700.

Amos Weldy moved to Daviess County and was ordained as the deacon for the congregation. James Bucher of the Hopewell congregation moved to Daviess County in 1923 and became the first local minister.

The congregation added a basement and anterooms to the original United Brethren building in 1937. It enlarged the sanctuary in 1950.

In 1953, the congregation planted the nearby Providence Mennonite Church in Washington, Indiana, and Tobias Slabaugh became pastor of that congregation. In 1964, Berea planted the Bethel Mennonite Church in Odon.

In 2004, the Berea Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It subsequently joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference.

Bibliography

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 307.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 212-213.

Additional Information

Address: 216 Main Street, Cannelburg, Indiana

Phone: 812-486-3895

Website: https://www.bereamc.com/

Denominational Affiliations: Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2004)

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2004)

Rosedale Network of Churches (2004- )

Pastoral Leaders at Berea Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Amos Weldy (1873-1947)(Deacon) 1921-1945
James Bucher (1887-1982) 1923-1932
Edd P. Schrock (1899-1967)
(Bishop)		 1933-1942
1942-1961
Tobias J. Slaubaugh (1915-2009) 1946-1953
David J. Graber (1910-2009)
(Bishop)		 1953-1970
1970-
John H. Swartzentruber 1970-1980?
Harold J. Weldy 1979-1998?
Eddie Graber 1996-
Brian Wagler 2010s?-
David Swartz 2019-

Berea Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1922 23
1930 57
1940 76
1950 179
1960 255
1970 149
1980 150
1990 128
2000 128
20203 263

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Edd P. Schrock. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 276. All rights reserved.

Berea Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church (MC)), located near Montgomery, Daviess County, Indiana, was affiliated with the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. The church was organized 1 March 1921 with 19 members. The membership in 1953 was 224 with many children, young people, and young families. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1937 and in 1950. The church administrators of the past have been Amos Weldy, deacon, and James Bucher, minister; in 1953 they were Edd P. Shrock, bishop, Tobias Slaubaugh, minister, and Paul F. Weldy, deacon. The members are of Old Order Amish extraction.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published April 2024

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