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== Pastoral Leaders at Bethel Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Abraham A. Landis (1870-1957) || 1939-1955
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| Paul L. Lantz (1910-2003) || 1945-1954
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| Glenn E. Musselman (1927-2016) || 1952-1956
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| Willis L. Breckbill (1926-2011) || 1955-1959
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| John H. Rudy (1924-2020) || 1960-1965
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| Amos W. Shertzer (1916-1972) || 1965-1972
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| Robert L. Shreiner || 1973-1981
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| Lay Leadership || 1981-1983
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| Dennis R. Kuhns || 1983-1990
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| Dwight Leatherman || 1983?-1987?
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| James A. Burkholder || 1990-1999
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| Ezra M. Tice || 2000?-2003?
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| C. Albert Guyer || 2003-2004
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| Robert G. Murr || 2004-2018
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| Nelson Yoder (Interim) || 2019-2020
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| Eric Henderson (Interim) || 2020
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| Jennie Brown (Co-pastor) || 2021-present
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| Dale Brown (Co-pastor) || 2021-present
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== Membership at Bethel Mennonite Church ==
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1940 || 10
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| 1950 || 57
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| 1960 || 37
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| 1970 || 77
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| 1980 || 141
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| 1990 || 100
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| 2000 || 90
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| 2007 || 84
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| 2020 || 60
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[[Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)|Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)]]
 
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Revision as of 16:01, 8 November 2021

Bethel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) (formerly called Mummasburg), Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, became a member of the Ohio Mennonite and Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference in May 1947. The total membership in 1953 was 62. It was first organized as a congregation in June 1939, the original six families having previously belonged to the Mummasburg congregation of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. The ministers in 1953 were A. A. Landis, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and Glen Musselman, Gettysburg.

In 1978 the eastern section of the Ohio and Eastern Conference evolved into Atlantic Coast Conference.

Additional Information

Address: 2335 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Phone: 717-420-5655

Website: https://bmcgettysburg.church/

Denominational Affiliations:

Atlantic Coast Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Bethel Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Abraham A. Landis (1870-1957) 1939-1955
Paul L. Lantz (1910-2003) 1945-1954
Glenn E. Musselman (1927-2016) 1952-1956
Willis L. Breckbill (1926-2011) 1955-1959
John H. Rudy (1924-2020) 1960-1965
Amos W. Shertzer (1916-1972) 1965-1972
Robert L. Shreiner 1973-1981
Lay Leadership 1981-1983
Dennis R. Kuhns 1983-1990
Dwight Leatherman 1983?-1987?
James A. Burkholder 1990-1999
Ezra M. Tice 2000?-2003?
C. Albert Guyer 2003-2004
Robert G. Murr 2004-2018
Nelson Yoder (Interim) 2019-2020
Eric Henderson (Interim) 2020
Jennie Brown (Co-pastor) 2021-present
Dale Brown (Co-pastor) 2021-present

Membership at Bethel Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1940 10
1950 57
1960 37
1970 77
1980 141
1990 100
2000 90
2007 84
2020 60

Map

Map:Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)


Author(s) J. Forrest Kanagy
Date Published November 2021

Cite This Article

MLA style

Kanagy, J. Forrest. "Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2021. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172536.

APA style

Kanagy, J. Forrest. (November 2021). Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172536.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 311. All rights reserved.


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