Wayside Mennonite Church (Brimley, Michigan, USA)
The Wayside Mennonite Church near Brimley, Michigan, began with the Lester Gage family moved to Brimley in 1947. This led Clarence Troyer, the pastor at Wildwood Mennonite Church, to launch a mission outpost at Brimley, located 15 miles west of Sault Sainte Marie. This began with a Summer Bible School in 1947. Sunday school began in a home in 1948.
A meetinghouse was dedicated on 17 May 1953.
The Wayside Mennonite Church closed in 2004. In 2024, the building was occupied by the All Nations Assembly of God congregation.
Bibliography
Kauffman, Freda Kurtz. "Visit Upper Michigan." Gospel Herald 48, no. 45 (8 November 1955): 1070-1072.
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: 254.
Additional Information
Address: 7074 West M28, Brimley, Michigan 49715
Telephone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Wayside Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Visiting Ministers | 1948-1950 |
| Ralph O. Birkey (1917-2005) | 1950-1967 |
| Visiting Ministers | 1967-1970 |
| Vernard E. Guengerich | 1970-1981 |
| Lay Leadership | 1981-1982 |
| Ronald D. Swartz | 1982-2004 |
Wayside Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 17 |
| 1960 | 26 |
| 1970 | 18 |
| 1980 | 32 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 2000 | 26 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 903. All rights reserved.
Wayside Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), near Brimley, Michigan, is located 15 miles southwest of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. It was established in 1948 as a mission station under the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board. It had 32 members in 1958, with Ralph Birkey as pastor.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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