Berean Christian Fellowship (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)
The Berean Conservative Mennonite Church began in 1963 as an outreach of the Bethel Mennonite Church in Blountstown, Florida. John and Edith Nissley moved to Tallahassee from Blountstown in December 1963. John Nissley, a surgical technician, provided leadership to the new worshipping group in a rented building. He was formally ordained on 10 July 1966.
The Tallahassee congregation built a church building in 1966 and became an independent congregation in the Conservative Mennonite Conference in 1968. The congregation completed an addition to the building in 1976, and a third addition in 2000. In about 1992 the congregation changed its name to Berean Mennonite Christian Fellowship; in 2005 it changed its name again to Berean Christian Fellowship. It noted the Mennonite name was unfamiliar in that part of Florida.
In the late 1970s, Berean was also affiliated with the Southeast Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). It left this affiliation in the late 1990s. Sometime after 2011 the congregation left the Conservative Mennonite Conference and joined the Good News Fellowship.
Bibliography
Berean Christian Fellowship. "History." Berean Christian Fellowship. Web. 29 November 2023. https://bcftally.com/history-and-beliefs.
Lehman, Martin W. Roots & Branches: a Narrative History of the Amish and Mennonites in Southeast United States, 1892-1992, 2 vols. Telford, Pa.: Cascadia Publishing Company, 2010-2011: v. 1: 185; v. 2: 29-30.
Additional Information
Address: 6214 Blountstown Highway, Tallahassee, Florida 32310
Phone: 850-574-6034
Website: https://bcftally.com/
Denominational Affiliations:
Good News Fellowship
Pastoral Leaders at Berean Christian Fellowship
| Name | Years
of Service |
|---|---|
| John E. Nissley (1939-2017) | 1963-2009 |
| Donovan D. Zook (Associate) | 1995-2000 |
| Steve Nissley | 2009-2015 |
| Doug Gingerich | 2015- |
| Paul Padgett (Care) | 2015-? |
Berean Christian Fellowship Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1980 | 43 |
| 1990 | 41 |
| 2000 | 61 |
| 2009 | 58 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | November 2023 |
Cite This Article
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Berean Christian Fellowship (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2023. Web. 3 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berean_Christian_Fellowship_(Tallahassee,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=177851.
APA style
Steiner, Samuel J. (November 2023). Berean Christian Fellowship (Tallahassee, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berean_Christian_Fellowship_(Tallahassee,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=177851.
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