Talcum Mennonite Church (Talcum, Kentucky, USA)
The Clinton Frame Mennonite Church near Goshen, Indiana, established a mission station near Talcum, Kentucky in 1952. Samuel and Dorothy Hostetler served as the initial superintendents, holding the first Sunday school and worship service in the Talcum schoolhouse on 6 July 1952. Talcum was a coal mining area.
The Clinton Frame congregation built a small meetinghouse in the summer of 1953; it was dedicated on 6 December 1953. Because of its connection to Clinton Frame, the Talcum Mennonite Church became part of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). In 1962, the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board took over supervision of the Talcum mission until 1982, when the congregation became financially independent.
In 1964, a Voluntary Service unit based at the Appalachian Regional Hospital at Hazard, Kentucky, about 20 miles south of Talcum, helped to sustain small Mennonite congregations like Talcum.
In 1997, the congregation added a kitchen and fellowship hall.
In December 2019, the Talcum Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA due to doctrinal differences. It became affiliated with the Rosedale Network of Churches.
Bibliography
"Bro. and Sister Sam Hostetler,..." Gospel Herald 45, no. 30 (22 July 1952): 732.
"Bro. E. J. Yoder,..." Gospel Herald 46, no. 51 (22 December 1953): 1220.
Eash, Sanford and Orpha. "Talcum: the post that grew." Gospel Herald 77, no. 13 (27 March 1984): 220-221. (Includes photos)
Hoover, Helene. "Talcum Mennonite Church withdrawal." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference Annual Sessions 2021. Web. 16 August 2024. https://im.mennonite.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Congregational-Updates.pdf.
"Our Mennonite churches: Talcum." Gospel Herald 59, no. 2 (11 January 1966): 35. (Includes photo)
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 312.
Robinson, Laurie Oswald. "Kentucky pastor perseveres." Gospel Evangel 98, no. 2 (April-June 2017): 3-4.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 257.
Additional Information
Address: 9365 Vest Talcum Road, Talcum, Kentucky 41722
Telephone: 606-854-8927
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2019)
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2019)
Rosedale Network of Churches (2019- )
Pastoral Leaders at Talcum Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Samuel Hostetler (1922-2012) | 1952-1956 |
| John F. Mishler (1931-2018) | 1956-1962 |
| Orlo J. Fisher (1933-2023) | 1962-2017 |
| Lay Leadership | 2017- |
Talcum Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17 |
| 1970 | 33 |
| 1980 | 34 |
| 1990 | 35 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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