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The Plato Mennonite Church, located four miles east of Lagrange, Indiana, on U.S. Highway 20, began as an outpost of the Emma Mennonite Church. The Emma congregation erected a frame meetinghouse in 1949 that was dedicated on 29 November that year. It became a self-supporting congregation in 1954.

In 2003, the Plato Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. A contributing factor to its withdrawal was the Conference's changing attitude towards accepting persons in same-sex relationships as members.

The church's later history is unclear. It may have used the name Plato Christian Fellowship for a time. In 2024, the former Plato Mennonite Church building was occupied by the Iglesia Estrella de la Manana.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	July 2024

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 182-183, 216, 311.

_____. "Two Indiana-Michigan congregations reinstated after homosexuality discipline." TheMennonite 6, no. 13 (1 July 2003): 23.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 228.

Additional Information

Address: 5005 US-20, Lagrange, Indiana 46761

Telephone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Plato Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
Emma Pastors	1949-1950
Willis C. Troyer (1913-2004)	1950-1983
Dean M. Brubaker (1925-2020)	1960-1968
Richard E. Martin (1941- )	1970-2002
Jerry L. Rodman (1939- )	1982-2002?

Plato Mennonite Church Membership

Year	Members
1954	102
1960	84
1970	111
1980	88
1990	78
2000	68
2003	50

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Plato Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), Lagrange, Indiana, established in 1949, had a membership of 90 in 1957. Willis C. Troyer was the minister.

Cite This Article

MLA style

Steiner, Samuel J. "Plato Mennonite Church (Lagrange, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2024. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Plato_Mennonite_Church_(Lagrange,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179326.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (July 2024). Plato Mennonite Church (Lagrange, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Plato_Mennonite_Church_(Lagrange,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179326.

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-<span>Plato Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), [[Lagrange County (Indiana, USA)|Lagrange]], Indiana, established in 1949, had a membership of 90 in 1957. Willis C. Troyer was the minister. </span>
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+The Plato Mennonite Church, located four miles east of Lagrange, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], on U.S. Highway 20, began as an outpost of the [[Emma Mennonite Church (Topeka, Indiana, USA)|Emma Mennonite Church]]. The Emma congregation erected a frame meetinghouse in 1949 that was dedicated on 29 November that year. It became a self-supporting congregation in 1954.
+In 2003, the Plato Mennonite Church withdrew from the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]] of [[Mennonite Church USA]]. A contributing factor to its withdrawal was the Conference's changing attitude towards accepting persons in same-sex relationships as members.
+The church's later history is unclear. It may have used the name Plato Christian Fellowship for a time. In 2024, the former Plato Mennonite Church building was occupied by the Iglesia Estrella de la Manana.
+= Bibliography =
+Preheim, Rich. ''In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference''. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 182-183, 216, 311.
+_____. "Two Indiana-Michigan congregations reinstated after homosexuality discipline." ''TheMennonite'' 6, no. 13 (1 July 2003): 23.
+Wenger, John Christian. ''The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan''. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 228.
 = Additional Information =
-<span>Address: 5005 East US 20, Lagrange, IN 46761
+'''Address''': 5005 US-20, Lagrange, Indiana 46761
+'''Telephone''':
+'''Website''':
+'''Denominational Affiliations''':
+[https://www.im.mennonite.net/ Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference]
+[https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
+== Pastoral Leaders at Plato Mennonite Church ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
+|-
+| Emma Pastors || 1949-1950
+|-
+| Willis C. Troyer (1913-2004) || 1950-1983
+|-
+| Dean M. Brubaker (1925-2020) || 1960-1968
+|-
+| Richard E. Martin (1941- ) || 1970-2002
+|-
+| Jerry L. Rodman (1939- ) || 1982-2002?
+|}
+== Plato Mennonite Church Membership ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
+|-
+! Year !! Members
+|-
+| 1954 || 102
+|-
+| 1960 || 84
+|-
+| 1970 || 111
+|-
+| 1980 || 88
+|-
+| 1990 || 78
+|-
+| 2000 || 68
+|-
+| 2003 || 50
+|}
+= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
+By [[Gingerich, Melvin (1902-1975)|Melvin Gingerich]]. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 186. All rights reserved.
-Phone:219-463-2530</span>
+Plato Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), Lagrange, Indiana, established in 1949, had a membership of 90 in 1957. Willis C. Troyer was the minister.
-{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, p. 186|date=1959|a1_last=Gingerich|a1_first=Melvin|a2_last=|a2_first=}}
+{{GAMEO_footer|hp=|date=July 2024|a1_last=Steiner|a1_first=Samuel J|a2_last= |a2_first= }}
+[[Category:Churches]]
+[[Category:Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
+[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
+[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
+[[Category:Extinct Congregations]]
+[[Category:Indiana Congregations]]
+[[Category:United States Congregations]]

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