Mount Zion Mennonite Church (Boonsboro, Maryland, USA)
The Mount Zion Mennonite Church near Boonsboro, Maryland, began in 1964 as an outreach of the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Ministers from the Washington-Baltimore Bishop District initially served the small congregation.
Adam Martin and Abram Baer provided ministerial leadership for several years for Mount Lena and Mount Zion Mennonite Churches. Then Abram Baer focused more on Mount Zion, and Adam Martin focused on Mount Lena. Until 1990, the two churches had a shared church bulletin.
In 1999, the Mount Zion Mennonite Church left the Lancaster Mennonite Conference and became part of the Franklin Mennonite Conference due to geographical proximity.
In 2017, when the Franklin Mennonite Conference voted to become a bishop district of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, Mount Zion Mennonite again became part of its original conference.
Bibliography
Burdge Jr., Edsel and Samuel Horst. Building on the Gospel Foundation: The Mennonites of Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland, 1730-1970. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2004: 148-150, 161, 659, 661-665, 681.
Additional Information
Address: 20544 Benevola Church Road, Boonsboro, Maryland 21713
Telephone: 240-217-3403
Website: https://www.facebook.com/p/Mount-Zion-Mennonite-Church-100067085080617/
Denominational Affiliations:
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Pastoral Leaders at Mount Zion Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| District Ministers | 1964-1966 |
| Adam R. Martin (1910-1997) (Bishop) |
1966-1971 1971-1997 |
| Abram M. Baer (1912-2003) | 1966- |
| Richard Oberholtzer (1926-2017) | 1972-1994 |
| Eldon W. Lehman | 1986-1990? |
| Robert L. Martin | 1992-1998? |
| Dale E. Yoder | 1998?-2000? |
| Larry Lehman | 2001-2005? |
| Craig D. Oury | 2005?-2021? |
| Allen Eshleman | 2021- |
Mount Zion Mennonite Church Membership
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1980 | 74 |
| 1990 | 104 |
| 2000 | 147 |
| 2009 | 67 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2024 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Mount Zion Mennonite Church (Boonsboro, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2024. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mount_Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Boonsboro,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=180042.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2024). Mount Zion Mennonite Church (Boonsboro, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mount_Zion_Mennonite_Church_(Boonsboro,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=180042.
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