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<span>Pinesburg Mennonite Mission ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located mid-way between Williamsport, [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]], and Clear Spring, Maryland, is the outgrowth of a Sunday school begun in a schoolhouse. In 1925 it was organized as a con­gregation under the [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]] Mission Board, by persons living in the community. In 1957, the membership was 35, with Oliver H. Martin as minister. A frame building was built in 1939. </span>
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Pinesburg Mennonite Mission ([[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference]]), located mid-way between Williamsport, [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]], and Clear Spring, Maryland, is the outgrowth of a Sunday school begun in a schoolhouse. In 1923 it was organized as a con­gregation under the [[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania]] Mission Board, by persons living in the community. In 1957, the membership was 35, with Oliver H. Martin as minister. A frame building was built in 1939.
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In 2014 the church was served by Bishop Dale L. Horst, Ministers James L. Martin and Nathan W. Rohrer, and Deacon Jared L. Petre. Membership was 89.
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The church was initially a [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] congregation but later affiliated with the Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference.
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= Bibliography =
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''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 141.
 
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<span>Address: </span><span>14706 Bottom Road, Williamsport, Maryland 21795</span>
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'''Address''': 14706 Bottom Road, Williamsport, Maryland 21795
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'''Telephone''': 301-223-5080
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<span>Telephone: (301) 223-5080</span>
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[[Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference|Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference]]
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 24 October 2017

Pinesburg Mennonite Church, 2017.
Photo by Collin Miller

Pinesburg Mennonite Mission (Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference), located mid-way between Williamsport, Maryland, and Clear Spring, Maryland, is the outgrowth of a Sunday school begun in a schoolhouse. In 1923 it was organized as a con­gregation under the Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania Mission Board, by persons living in the community. In 1957, the membership was 35, with Oliver H. Martin as minister. A frame building was built in 1939.

In 2014 the church was served by Bishop Dale L. Horst, Ministers James L. Martin and Nathan W. Rohrer, and Deacon Jared L. Petre. Membership was 89.

The church was initially a Mennonite Church (MC) congregation but later affiliated with the Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference.

Bibliography

Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 141.

Additional Information

Address: 14706 Bottom Road, Williamsport, Maryland 21795

Telephone: 301-223-5080

Denominational Affiliations:

Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference


Author(s) John D. Risser
Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published March 2014

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Risser, John D. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Pinesburg Mennonite Church (Williamsport, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2014. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pinesburg_Mennonite_Church_(Williamsport,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=155449.

APA style

Risser, John D. and Richard D. Thiessen. (March 2014). Pinesburg Mennonite Church (Williamsport, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pinesburg_Mennonite_Church_(Williamsport,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=155449.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 181. All rights reserved.


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