Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA)
Gilead Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located 1½ miles (2.5 km.) northwest of Chesterville, Ohio, is a member of the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference. The first Mennonite settlers arrived in the community in 1950. Murray Krabill arrived in June 1951 to become the first pastor of the congregation, which was organized in 1952. A basement church was built in 1952; in 1959 the building was enlarged and completed. The congregation had a membership of 35 in 1958.
Additional Information
Address: 7090 Road 121, Chesterville, OH 43317
Phone: 419-768-3469
| Author(s) | Murray Krabill |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Krabill, Murray. "Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilead_Mennonite_Church_(Chesterville,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=81176.
APA style
Krabill, Murray. (1959). Gilead Mennonite Church (Chesterville, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gilead_Mennonite_Church_(Chesterville,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=81176.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1087. All rights reserved.
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