Delaware Mennonite Church (Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Delaware Mennonite Church (MC USA) of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference is located in the Juniata Valley, a few miles north of Thompsontown. As of the 1950s the congregation met both in the Delaware meetinghouse and in Lost Creek under the bishop oversight of William W. Graybill, and Donald Lauver as assistant bishop. The minister in 2007 was Glenn D. Hosler. The membership in 2007 was 50. The first meetinghouse was built in 1871. In 1953 a new one was built beside it. The older building was later used for a Christian day school.
Additional Information
Address (Meetinghouse): Rt. 333 & Delaware Church Rd., Thompsontown, Pa.
Phone: 717-463-3941
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Map
Map:Delaware Mennonite Church (Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Ira D Landis |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Landis, Ira D. "Delaware Mennonite Church (Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 5 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Delaware_Mennonite_Church_(Thompsontown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116338.
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Landis, Ira D. (1956). Delaware Mennonite Church (Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 5 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Delaware_Mennonite_Church_(Thompsontown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=116338.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 29-30. All rights reserved.
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