Caney Creek Mennonite Church (Lost Creek, Kentucky, USA)
In 1952 the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board purchased three and one-half acres of land on Caney Creek in Kentucky and planned to build a church and home there. Fred Hays, a member of the Belmont Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana, directed the initial work in Kentucky. Wayne and Mae Wenger and their family moved from Dryden, Michigan, to lead the work in August 1952.
The Caney Creek church building was dedicated on 24 May 1953.
In 1968, the Caney Creek Mennonite Church changed its affiliation to the Conservative Mennonite Conference.
Bibliography
"The Indiana-Michigan Mission Board...." Gospel Herald 45, no. 9 (26 February 1952): 212.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 308.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 257.
Additional Information
Address: Caney Rd, Lost Creek, Kentucky 41348
Phone: 606-666-4723
Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064696570721
Denominational Affiliations: Rosedale Network of Churches
Pastoral Leaders at Caney Creek Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Wayne J. Wenger (1919-2008) | 1952-1961 |
| Robert L. Stoltzfus (1926-1995) | 1961-1971? |
| Albert S. Miller (1930-2003) | 1968?-2002 |
| Thomas Miller | 2002- |
Caney Creek Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | April 2024 |
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