Wellington Mennonite Church (Lachine, Michigan, USA)

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The Wellington Mennonite Church, Lachine, Michigan, began in 1955 as a mission outpost of the Fairview Mennonite Church. A new meetinghouse was dedicated on 15 September 1957. Harold Sharp was the only minister to serve the congregation.

The church closed in June 1974.

Bibliography

"Dedication services...." Gospel Herald 50, no. 41 (8 October 1957): 860.

"Homes of distinction: Lachine home was Mennonite church, one-room schoolhouse." The Alpena News 28 June 2023. Web. 28 August 2024. https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2023/06/homes-of-distinction-lachine-home-was-mennonite-church-one-room-schoolhouse/.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 312.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 250.

Additional Information

Address: 16183 Reider School Road, Lachine, Michigan

Telephone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church (MC)

Pastoral Leaders at Wellington Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Fairview Ministers 1955-1956
Harold L. Sharp (1915-2013) 1956-1975

Wellington Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1957 7
1960 22
1970 23
1974 14

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published August 2024

Cite This Article

MLA style

Steiner, Samuel J. "Wellington Mennonite Church (Lachine, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wellington_Mennonite_Church_(Lachine,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179543.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (August 2024). Wellington Mennonite Church (Lachine, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wellington_Mennonite_Church_(Lachine,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179543.




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