Harmony Mennonite Church (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
The Nashville Mennonite Church began in 1986 in Nashville, Tennessee, as a church-planting effort by the Mennonite Board of Missions and the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Wayne and Sue Graber Detweiler led the effort; they were ordained in May 1989.
The fledgling congregation changed its name to Harmony Christian Fellowship in 1987. It was also called Harmony Mennonite Church as early as 2000, though the "Mennonite Directory" used Harmony Christian Fellowship through 2009. Throughout its life, it was essentially a house church.
Beginning in the 1990s, helped to host a Kids' Church program in Nashville directed at inner-city children. It featured Sunday school and recreation every other Sunday.
The Harmony Mennonite Church closed in 2011.
Bibliography
Bowman, Ken. "Harmony Mennonite." Gospel Evangel" 87, no. 3 (May/June 2006): 2-3.
"Detweilers use media to help plant church in Nashville." Gospel Herald 79, no. 36 (9 September 1986): 614.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 309.
"Service Adventure unit to open this summer in Nashville." Gospel Herald 83, no. 24 (12 June 1990): 418.
Zuercher, Melanie. "More than driving horses and buggies: Mennonites struggle to carve their niche in Nashville." theMennonite 4, no. 21 (5 June 2001): 14-15.
Additional Information
Address: Nashville, Tennessee
Telephone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Harmony Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Sue Graber Detweiler | 1986-1995 |
| Wayne Graber Detweiler | 1986-1995 |
| Richard Wineland | 1995-1997? |
| Lay Leadership | 1997?-2011 |
Harmony Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | June 2024 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Harmony Mennonite Church (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2024. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Harmony_Mennonite_Church_(Nashville,_Tennessee,_USA)&oldid=179088.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (June 2024). Harmony Mennonite Church (Nashville, Tennessee, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Harmony_Mennonite_Church_(Nashville,_Tennessee,_USA)&oldid=179088.
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