Pine Grove Mennonite Church (Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, USA)
Pine Grove Mennonite Church (Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations, formerly General Conference Mennonite Church), located at Bowmansville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, had its beginning in 1848, when certain members were excommunicated from the Mennonite Church congregations for bringing suit in protest against the state's taking over the schools. In 1852 they organized a congregation, and in 1854 dedicated a new meetinghouse. A tablet originally facing the highway, bearing the legend, "Pine Grove Fersamling House 1854," is now in the church. Ministers who have served are William Shelly 1856-58, Solomon Ott 1859-1913, Raymond Stubbs 1929-1948, Leroy Albright 1950-1953, and John Wesley Muffley 1953-1955. In 1957 the membership was 42, with Howard T. Landes as pastor.
In 2002 the congregation became one of the charter members of the Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations (AMEC).
Additional Information
Address: 1194 Reading Road, P.O. Box 573, Bowmansville, PA 17507
Telephone: 717-445-5136
Website: Pine Grove Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation: Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations
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| Author(s) | John Wesley Muffley |
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| Date Published | August 2010 |
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Muffley, John Wesley. "Pine Grove Mennonite Church (Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2010. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pine_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Bowmansville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=137158.
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Muffley, John Wesley. (August 2010). Pine Grove Mennonite Church (Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pine_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Bowmansville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=137158.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 181. All rights reserved.
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