Tri Lakes Community Church (Bristol, Indiana, USA)
The Tri Lakes Chapel began in a former schoolhouse four miles east of Union, Michigan on 4 September 1960 as an outreach of the Pleasant View Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana. It was organized as a congregation and became a member of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) in August 1961.
In the early 1960s, the congregation purchased land just across the Michigan-Indiana border north of Bristol, Indiana. It dedicated a new church meetinghouse on 1 May 1966. In 1987/88, Tri Lakes Chapel expanded into a new sanctuary and Sunday school addition and changed its name to Tri Lakes Community Church.
In 1998, the congregation withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. Tri Lakes Community Church became part of a small group of six churches called Radical Restorations Ministries founded by Dale Stoll. These churches were committed to "1) Remaining faithful to the root principles embodied in the New Testament Church; 2) Connecting to the historical radical church, including, but not limited to, the Anabaptists, and 3) Embracing the present move of God."[1]
Sometime after 2011, Tri Lakes became a non-denominational charismatic community church after Radical Restorations Ministries ended.
Notes
- ↑ Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory (2011): 66.
Bibliography
Aust, Mrs. George [Rose]. "Tri-Lakes Chapel." Gospel Herald 54, no. 15 (11 April 1961): 335.
"Dedication services were held...." Gospel Herald 59, no. 19 (17 May 1966): 448.
Hartzler, Levi. "Fast-growing church in Indiana dedicates new facilities." Gospel Herald 81, no. 31 (2 August 1988): 530.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 312.
"Tri-Lakes is the name...." Gospel Herald 53, no. 39 (4 October 1960): 875.
Additional Information
Address: 50755 County Road 23, Bristol, Indiana
Telephone: 574-848-5457
Website: https://www.trilakes.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 1998)
Mennonite Church (MC) (Until 1998)
Radical Restoration Ministries
Pastoral Leaders at Tri Lakes Community Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Pleasant View Pastors | 1960-1961 |
| Paul A. Hunsberger (1919-2016) | 1961-1971 |
| Amzie Brubacher (Assistant) | 1968-1969 |
| Verle O. Hoffman (1920-2005) | 1971-1979 |
| Samuel J. Haarer (1935-2022) | 1974?-1978? |
| Dale L. Stoll (Overseer) |
1979-2001 2001-2010s? |
| Eli Showalter (Associate) | 1986-1988 |
| Shirley Bauer (Assistant) | 1989-2000? |
| Steven Bauer (Assistant) | 1989-2000? |
| David L. Hickman | 2001-2013 |
| Subsequent Pastors | 2013- |
Tri Lakes Community Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 40 |
| 1970 | 67 |
| 1980 | 20 |
| 1990 | 99 |
| 1997 | 99 |
| 2007 | 97 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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