Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church (MC), Quakertown, Pennsylvania, began as a mission in 1931 after several young men circulated a monthly tract The Way in the community then populated with Italians, other southern Europeans, Native Americans and African Americans. Linford D. Hackman was named the first superintendent; future pastor Abram K. Landis was secretary-treasurer of the first Sunday school.
Rocky Ridge became a congregation of the Franconia Mennonite Conference in 1949. The meetinghouse was built in 1948; there was a subsequent building project in 1972. In 1950 Ernest K. Moyer became the pastor, and served for over 40 years. He also established a chick hatchery nearby.
James and Rowena Lark were members of this congregation before they were asked by the denomination to lead a work to African-Americans in Chicago.
In 1951 Quakertown Christian School was established.
Bibliography
Ruth, John L. Maintaining the right fellowship: a narrative account of life in the oldest Mennonite community in North America. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1984: 522.
Wenger, J. C. History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Pub. House, 1938. Reprinted Lititz, PA?: Publication Board of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church], 1985: 335.
Additional Information
Address: 114 Rocky Ridge Road, Quakertown PA 18951
Phone: 215-536-1269
Website: http://www.rockyridge.church/
Denominational Affiliations: Franconia Mennonite Conference
Ordained Leaders at Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Abram K. Landis (1908-2005) | 1942-1952 |
| J. Lester Eshleman (1921-2009) | 1948-1952 |
| Ernest K. Moyer (1916-1994) | 1950-1992? |
| Larry G. Moyer | 1988-2004 |
| Robert D. Cooper (Associate) | 2002-2005 |
| ? | ? |
| Franco Salvatori | 2011-present |
Membership at Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 100 |
| 1965 | 57 |
| 1975 | 74 |
| 1985 | 114 |
| 1995 | 116 |
| 2005 | 160 |
| 2015 | 160 |
Map
Map:Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Original Article from Mennonite Encyclopedia
Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 350. All rights reserved.
Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church (MC), located 2 miles southeast of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, began as a mission in 1931, with Linford D. Hackman as superintendent. It became a congregation of the Franconia Mennonite Conference in 1949. The meetinghouse was built in 1948, services having previously been held in a private home. The membership in 1957 was 87; Ernest K. Moyer and Abram K. Landis were the ministers in charge. -- Ernest K. Moyer
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | October 2016 |
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