River City Mennonite Church (Moline, Illinois, USA)
The Rock Island Mennonite Church, Rock Island, Illinois, USA, began in 1981 as a mission outreach of the Iowa-Nebraska Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) to a disadvantaged area of the city.
The pastoral leader throughout its lifetime was Ken Shook. Worship services were unstructured and had a charismatic bent
It changed its name to River City Mennonite Church in 1987 when it moved its location to Moline, Illinois, a twin city of Rock Island on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.
River City Mennonite Church was last listed in the Mennonite Yearbook in 1992.
Bibliography
"Ken Shook was licensed...." Gospel Herald 77, no. 22 (29 May 1984): 397.
Kurfman, Cindy Hines. "Pastor is only ethnic Mennonite at Illinois church." Gospel Herald 82, no. 5 (31 January 1989): 77.
Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 268.
Additional Information
Address: 1011 5th Avenue, Moline, Illinois 61265
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at River City Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Kenneth L. Shook | 1981-1992 |
Membership at River City Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1992 | 45 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | July 2023 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "River City Mennonite Church (Moline, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_City_Mennonite_Church_(Moline,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=176385.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (July 2023). River City Mennonite Church (Moline, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_City_Mennonite_Church_(Moline,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=176385.
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