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The Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located near Corry, Erie County, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. In 1940 members of the [[Valley View Mennonite Church (Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Britton Run congregation]], 15 miles (25 km) south, organized a Sunday school in the village of Beaver Dam where a group of Mennonites were beginning a settlement on account of soil and atmospheric conditions favorable for growing potatoes. Ivan W. Miller, extensive potato grower from [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], had a prominent part in the development of the settlement. Lewis Kletzly, formerly of Britton Run, was one of the early workers. Jacob Weirich was the pastor until 1951, followed by Kenneth Snyder. In 2006 the pastor was Jay Conn. The 1953 membership was 95; in 2003 it was 134. | The Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located near Corry, Erie County, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. In 1940 members of the [[Valley View Mennonite Church (Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Britton Run congregation]], 15 miles (25 km) south, organized a Sunday school in the village of Beaver Dam where a group of Mennonites were beginning a settlement on account of soil and atmospheric conditions favorable for growing potatoes. Ivan W. Miller, extensive potato grower from [[Wayne County (Ohio, USA)|Wayne County]], [[Ohio (State)|Ohio]], had a prominent part in the development of the settlement. Lewis Kletzly, formerly of Britton Run, was one of the early workers. Jacob Weirich was the pastor until 1951, followed by Kenneth Snyder. In 2006 the pastor was Jay Conn. The 1953 membership was 95; in 2003 it was 134. | ||
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Address: 17721 Route 89, Corry, PA 16407 | Address: 17721 Route 89, Corry, PA 16407 | ||
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[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | [http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] | ||
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[[Map:Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Corry, Pennsylvania)|Map:Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Corry, Pennsylvania)]] | [[Map:Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Corry, Pennsylvania)|Map:Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Corry, Pennsylvania)]] | ||
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The Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located near Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania. In 1940 members of the Britton Run congregation, 15 miles (25 km) south, organized a Sunday school in the village of Beaver Dam where a group of Mennonites were beginning a settlement on account of soil and atmospheric conditions favorable for growing potatoes. Ivan W. Miller, extensive potato grower from Wayne County, Ohio, had a prominent part in the development of the settlement. Lewis Kletzly, formerly of Britton Run, was one of the early workers. Jacob Weirich was the pastor until 1951, followed by Kenneth Snyder. In 2006 the pastor was Jay Conn. The 1953 membership was 95; in 2003 it was 134.
Additional Information
Address: 17721 Route 89, Corry, PA 16407
Phone: 814-665-5465
Website: Beaverdam Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA
Maps
Map:Beaverdam Mennonite Church (Corry, Pennsylvania)
Author(s) | John S Umble |
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Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Umble, John S. "Crossroads Fellowship (Corry, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Crossroads_Fellowship_(Corry,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=75275.
APA style
Umble, John S. (1953). Crossroads Fellowship (Corry, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Crossroads_Fellowship_(Corry,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=75275.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 257. All rights reserved.
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