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| − | Wooster Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), formerly known as the Wooster Mennonite Mission, located in the city of Wooster, [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], Ohio, is a member of the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]]. It was started by the [[Salem Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA)|Salem Mennonite Church]] of Wayne County as a mission with Rudy Stauffer as pastor, and was organized in November 1944 under the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board, with eight charter members. The congregation worshiped in a house on Gasche Street until 1951, became an independent congregation, and built a new brick church in 1954 with a seating capacity of 300. The 144 members in 1959 represented ten denominational backgrounds, a mixed character of urban and rural. Paul Brunner was pastor. | + | [[File:WoosterMennoniteChurch.jpg|400px|thumbnail|Wooster Mennonite Church, Wooster, Ohio.<br /> |
| + | Source: [http://woostermennonite.org/About_Us Church website]]] | ||
| + | Wooster Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), formerly known as the Wooster Mennonite Mission, located in the city of Wooster, [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], Ohio, is a member of the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]]. It was started by the [[Salem Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA)|Salem Mennonite Church]] of Wayne County as a mission with Rudy Stauffer as pastor, and was organized in November 1944 under the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board, with eight charter members. The congregation worshiped in a house on Gasche Street until 1951, became an independent congregation, and built a new brick church in 1954 with a seating capacity of 300. | ||
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| + | The 144 members in 1959 represented ten denominational backgrounds, a mixed character of urban and rural. Paul Brunner was pastor. | ||
| + | = Additional Information = | ||
| + | '''Address''': 1563 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691 | ||
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| + | '''Phone''': 330-262-3631 | ||
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| + | '''Website''': [http://woostermennonite.org/ Wooster Mennonite Church] | ||
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Revision as of 14:49, 17 April 2014
Wooster Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), formerly known as the Wooster Mennonite Mission, located in the city of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, is a member of the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference. It was started by the Salem Mennonite Church of Wayne County as a mission with Rudy Stauffer as pastor, and was organized in November 1944 under the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board, with eight charter members. The congregation worshiped in a house on Gasche Street until 1951, became an independent congregation, and built a new brick church in 1954 with a seating capacity of 300.
The 144 members in 1959 represented ten denominational backgrounds, a mixed character of urban and rural. Paul Brunner was pastor.
Additional Information
Address: 1563 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-262-3631
Website: Wooster Mennonite Church
| Author(s) | D. Walter Miller |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Miller, D. Walter. "Wooster Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wooster_Mennonite_Church_(Wooster,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=121448.
APA style
Miller, D. Walter. (1959). Wooster Mennonite Church (Wooster, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wooster_Mennonite_Church_(Wooster,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=121448.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 978. All rights reserved.
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