Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA)
The Elmwood Mennonite Church, Kendallville, Indiana, began as an outreach of the Benton Mennonite Church in Goshen. Benton initiated a Summer Bible School in the south part of Kendallville in June 1952. It then purchased a lot and initiated a building program in April 1953. The first service was held 26 July 1953.
The congregation was formally organized on 4 October 1959.
In 1987, the Elmwood Mennonite Church changed its name to Agape Fellowship.
In 1989, the congregation withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) to join the Vineyard Ministries. It appeared to subsequently close. In 2024, the non-denominational Legacy Church occupied the site.
Bibliography
"Four congregations...." Gospel Herald 80, no. 48 (1 December 1987): 852.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 307.
"A small congregation in Kendallville, Ind.,..." Gospel Herald 82, no. 42 (17 October 1989): 740.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 238.
Additional Information
Address: 1011 Town Street, Kendallville, Indiana 46755
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 1989)
Mennonite Church (MC) (Until 1989)
Pastoral Leaders at Agape Fellowship
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Lewis B. Miller (1929-2003) | 1953-1971 |
| Edward R. Miller (1925-2018) | 1970-1972 |
| Dale L. Leinbach | 1972-1976 |
| Jonas L. Hostetler (1923- ) | 1976-1980? |
| John Ray Miller (1927-1987) | 1981-1984? |
| John D. Sinkey | 1985-1992 |
| Wanda Sinkey | 1985-1992 |
Agape Fellowship Membership
| Year | Members | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1970 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 23 | ||||||||
| 1988 | 18
Cite This ArticleMLA style Steiner, Samuel J. "Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2024. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_(Kendallville,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178651. APA style Steiner, Samuel J. (April 2024). Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_(Kendallville,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178651.
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