Bethel Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA)
The Bethel Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located 3 ½ miles (5 km) north of Wayland in Washington County, Iowa. The church was dedicated 29 January 1950. The meetinghouse was built to accommodate the expanding Sugar Creek Church, near Wayland. Four ministers served it and the Sugar Creek Church jointly for several years. In 1951 the membership attending the Bethel Church totaled 130.
1959 Willard Leichty was released from Sugar Creek Mennonite Church to serve as pastor at the Bethel Church and on 8 November of that year he was ordained as bishop of the church.
In 2009 the church had 215 members, and the pastor was Phil L. Slabaugh.
Additional Information
Address: 3185 Wayland Road, Wayland, Iowa
Phone: 319-256-8531
Website: Bethel Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Central Plains Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Lester B Krabill |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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Krabill, Lester B. "Bethel Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Church_(Wayland,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=136614.
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Krabill, Lester B. (1953). Bethel Church (Wayland, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Church_(Wayland,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=136614.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 313. All rights reserved.
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