Wawasee Lakeside Chapel (Syracause, Indiana, USA)
The Young People's Christian Association at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, began outreach work in the Wawasee, Indiana, area in 1947. For years, services were held in a local country club, and the group was known as the Lakeside Chapel Sunday School.
The Maple Grove Mennonite Church helped build a meetinghouse on the east side of Lake Wawasee that was dedicated on 17 July 1955. The Wawasee Lakeside Chapel expanded and remodeled its building in 1961.
In 1969, Harlan Steffen introduced "boat-in" services on the lake during the summer months. Other activities of the congregation included an Elder-Council for leadership, the founding of a Habitat for Humanity chapter in Kosciusko County, and the establishment of both a food pantry and a half-way house for women.
Because Wawasee Lakeside Chapel had not participated in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference for many years, by mutual agreement, the affiliation ended on 31 March 2021. It continued as an independent community church.
Bibliography
"Dedication services...." Gospel Herald 54, no. 50 (26 December 1961): 1107.
Hoover, Helene. "Wawasee Lakeside Chapel Withdrawal." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. 2021. Web. 28 August 2024. https://im.mennonite.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Congregational-Updates.pdf.
"Our Mennonite churches: Wawasee Lakeside Chapel." Gospel Herald 56, no. 42 (22 October 1963): 935. [with photo]
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 312.
Smucker, John R. "Wawasee Lakeside Chapel participants gather for reunion." Gospel Herald 85, no. 9 (November 2004): 6.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 232-233.
Additional Information
Address: 10419 North Turkey Creek Road Syracuse, Indiana 46567
Telephone: 260-856-2533
Website: https://www.wawaseelakesidechapel.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2021)
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2021)
Pastoral Leaders at Wawasee Lakeside Chapel
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Visiting Students & Pastors |
1947-1953 |
| Herbert L. Yoder (1929-2021) | 1953-1961 |
| Jason S. Martin (1927-2007) | 1961-1965 |
| Harlan W. Steffen | 1965- |
| Brad Cox | 2004- |
Wawasee Lakeside Chapel Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1960 | 25 |
| 1970 | 76 |
| 1980 | 160 |
| 1990 | 188 |
| 2000 | 192 |
| 2007 | 200 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 900. All rights reserved.
Wawasee Lakeside Chapel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), Syracuse, Indiana, founded in 1947, is a mission church under the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board and is located on the east side of Lake Wawasee. In 1958 it had 15 members, with Herbert L. Yoder serving as pastor.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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