True Vine Tabernacle (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)
The Roselawn Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana, was a mission outpost of the Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart. Prairie Street conducted surveys in northeast Elkhart in 1947 and 1949 and decided to erect a meetinghouse in the Roselawn Addition of the city in August 1949 on two acres of land it purchased. By 2 April 1950, services could be held in the basement of the new facility. The main auditorium became available in February 1951, but the church building was not dedicated until 14 October 1951.
In about 1990, Roselawn began to hold services in both English and Spanish and initiated outreach to Hispanics in Elkhart.
In 2003, the congregation decided to refocus after being without a pastor for a year or more. Nancy and Juan Carlos Lora arrived from New York City with a desire to pastor a Spanish-speaking church. This new collaboration led to a new worship style and the decision to change the congregation's name to True Vine Tabernacle.
In 2018, True Vine Tabernacle withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It then joined LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches.
Bibliography
"A congregation in Indiana started bilingual worship services...." Gospel Herald 83, no. 16 (17 April 1990): 276.
Hochstetler, Janet. "True Vine Tabernacle." Gospel Evangel 87, no. 7 (November 2006): 10.
"New name for Roselawn." Gospel Evangel 85, no. 9 (November 2004): 5.
"The Prairie Street congregation,..." Gospel Herald 42, no. 25 (21 June 1949): 597.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 312.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 220-221.
Yoder, Huber A. "Elkhart, Indiana." Gospel Herald 42, no. 36 (6 September 1949): 892
Additional Information
Address: 54365 Independence Street, Elkhart, Indiana 46514
Telephone: 574-536-1485
Website: https://www.truevinetabernacle.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Pastoral Leaders at True Vine Tabernacle
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Darrel D. Otto (1930-2016) | 1950 |
| Verle O. Hoffman (1920-2005) | 1950-1970 |
| Noah E. Hochstetler (1937- ) | 1970-1983 |
| Ray Nachtigall | 1983-2002 |
| Lay Leadership | 2002-2003 |
| Nancy Rodriguez Lora | 2003- |
| Juan Carlos Lora | 2003- |
True Vine Tabernacle Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1960 | 63 |
| 1970 | 70 |
| 1980 | 45 |
| 1990 | 27 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2009 | 38 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 359. All rights reserved.
Roselawn Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Indiana, was established in 1949. It is an unorganized mission congregation under the Prairie Street Mennonite Church. In 1957 it had 52 members, with Verle Hoffman as its pastor.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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