Milford Chapel (Milford, Indiana, USA)

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The Milford Chapel in Milford, Indiana, began in 1971 as an extension of the Salem Mennonite Church in New Paris, Indiana. It became a member of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) in 1974.

In 1981, Milford Chapel withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Conference along with its parent congregation. The congregation was unhappy with the theological direction of the conference. The final issue was the conference's decision to allow the ordination of women for pastoral ministry.

Milford Chapel then became an independent Mennonite congregation.

Bibliography

Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 134.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 260, 310.

Additional Information

Address: 321 East Beer Road, Milford, Indiana 46542

Telephone: 574-658-9618

Website: https://milfordchapel.org/

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 1981)

Mennonite Church (MC) (Until 1981)

Pastoral Leaders at Milford Chapel

Name Years
of Service
Salem pastors 1971-1974
William E. Yoder
(Bishop)
1974-1977
1977-1978
1982-1990?
1996-1998
Benjamin M. Shirk 1978-1982?
Arthur J. Hershberger 1984-1996
Menno J. Yoder (Bishop) 1998?-2016
Wayne Chupp (1961-2016) 2000-2010?
Joseph Yoder 2013-
Andy Eversole 2017-2023
Marcus Miller 2023-

Milford Chapel Membership

Year Members
1975 17
1980 17
1990 43
1997 55
2009 61
2020 75


Author(s) Richard D. Thiessen
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2024

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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Milford Chapel (Milford, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Milford_Chapel_(Milford,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179393.

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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2024). Milford Chapel (Milford, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Milford_Chapel_(Milford,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179393.




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