Zion Bible Church (York, Pennsylvania, USA)
Zion Mennonite Church, York, Pennsylvania, USA, began in 1953 when the pastor and a number of members withdrew from the North Hartman Street Mennonite Church. The dissidents were dissatisfied with the more conservative practices of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. They initially met in the York YMCA while they constructed a church basement on East Street, a location still used in 2022. H. Frank Leaman was the pastor who left the North Hartman church and provided initial leadership to Zion.
The congregation joined the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). In 1978 the "Eastern" part of the conference became the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The congregation completed the construction of the church's sanctuary in fall 1960. Another addition was completed in 1968.
In April 2002, Zion Mennonite Church was among those Mennonite churches that declined to join the new Mennonite Church USA that was formed by a merger of the Mennonite Church (MC) and the General Conference Mennonite Church. Zion became an independent community church, and later that year changed its name to Zion Bible Church.
It remained an independent congregation in 2022.
Bibliography
Leaman, Elva. "Atlantic Coast Conference church." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 5, no. 5 (September-October 1984): 1.
"Who we are." Zion Bible Church. 2018. Web. 11 February 2022. http://www.zionbiblechurch.net/who-we-are.html
Additional Information
Address: 1550 North East Street, York, Pennsylvania 17406
Phone: 717-755-0585
Website: http://www.zionbiblechurch.net/
Denominational Affiliations:
Pastoral Leaders at Zion Bible Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| H. Frank Leaman (1888-1970) | 1953-1970 |
| J. Eby Leaman (1912-1983) | 1956-1974 |
| David K. Stoltzfus (1931-2002) | 1974-1988 |
| Warren L. Tyson | 1988-1998 |
| Benjamin J. Woodring | 1999-2014 |
| Jeffrey Kauffman | 2014-2018 |
| Gary Pfleegor | 2020-present |
Membership at Zion Bible Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 47 |
| 1960 | 58 |
| 1970 | 113 |
| 1980 | 140 |
| 1990 | 82 |
| 2000 | 75 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1033. All rights reserved.
Zion Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), York, Pennsylvania, located at Canford and East streets, was founded in 1954 under the Ohio and Eastern Conference by a group who withdrew from the Lancaster Conference. In 1957 it had 47 members, with J. Eby Lehman and H. Frank Leaman as ministers.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2022 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2022). Zion Bible Church (York, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zion_Bible_Church_(York,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=173075.
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