Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA)
Greenwood Mennonite Church, which is located in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, near Greenwood, Delaware, and is a member of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, was organized in 1914 with about 11 charter members. The membership in 1954 was 251, with Eli Swartzentruber and Alvin Mast as ministers, and Nevin Bender as bishop. The first church building was dedicated on 4 July 1920. This was replaced by a larger brick building, which was dedicated on 14 December 1947. The first church building was used for a junior high school operated by the congregation, which has had its own Christian day school since 1928.
In 2011 the leading minister was John David Swartzentruber and the congregational membership was 213.
Bibliography
Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 49.
Additional Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 246, Greenwood DE 19950-0246
Location: 14804 Blanchard Road, Bridgeville, Delaware
Phone: 302-337-7290
Denominational Affiliation:
Conservative Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Nevin F. Bender |
|---|---|
| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | April 2012 |
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Bender, Nevin F. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2012. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Greenwood_Mennonite_Church_(Greenwood,_Delaware,_USA)&oldid=139145.
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Bender, Nevin F. and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2012). Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Greenwood_Mennonite_Church_(Greenwood,_Delaware,_USA)&oldid=139145.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 576. All rights reserved.
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