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The Valley [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church, Pacoima, [[California (USA)|California]], was established in 1956 as a Home Missions congregation of the [[Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches)|Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. It had 23 members in 1959, with James P. Wiebe as pastor.  
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The Valley [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church, Pacoima, [[California (USA)|California]], was established in 1956 as a Board of Home Missions congregation of the [[Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches)|Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. It had 23 members in 1959, with James P. Wiebe as pastor.  
  
Plans were made to break ground for a meetinghouse in 1959.
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In 1959 the congregation relocated to Arleta and changed its name to Community Bible Church in 1962.
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The congregation closed in 1987 and Board of Home Missions took over the property and established an Hispanic congregation called Cristo es la Respuesta.
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=== Archival Records ===
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Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Community Bible Church (Arleta, Cal.). Records, 1959-1987. Record Group CB501.
 
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Revision as of 23:15, 18 August 2014

The Valley Mennonite Brethren Church, Pacoima, California, was established in 1956 as a Board of Home Missions congregation of the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. It had 23 members in 1959, with James P. Wiebe as pastor.

In 1959 the congregation relocated to Arleta and changed its name to Community Bible Church in 1962.

The congregation closed in 1987 and Board of Home Missions took over the property and established an Hispanic congregation called Cristo es la Respuesta.

Archival Records

Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, CA: Community Bible Church (Arleta, Cal.). Records, 1959-1987. Record Group CB501.


Author(s) Melvin Gingerich
Date Published 1959

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Gingerich, Melvin. "Community Bible Church (Arleta, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Community_Bible_Church_(Arleta,_California,_USA)&oldid=124039.

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Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Community Bible Church (Arleta, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Community_Bible_Church_(Arleta,_California,_USA)&oldid=124039.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1132. All rights reserved.


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