Red Run Mennonite Church (Denver, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Red Run Mennonite Church near Denver, Pennsylvania, began in 1912 as a Sunday school in a one-room schoolhouse moved from Stevens, Pennsylvania, to a spot next to a community cemetery near Fivepointville. The Weaverland District of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference organized the project. This union chapel was initially known as Martin's Church, though the community was known as Red Run. Barton G. Horning from the Bowmansville Mennonite Church served as the first Sunday school superintendent.
Services were held every four weeks until the 1950s. Bowmansville ministers served the congregation. A United Zion Church shared the building with Red Run between 1912 and 1964.
Bibliography
Sensenig, J. Carl. "History." Red Run Mennonite Church. 2012. Web. 3 February 2026. https://redrunmc.wordpress.com/history/.
Weaver, M. G. "Some Sunday School History in Lancaster County." Gospel Herald 13, no. 48 (24 February 1921): 947.
Additional Information
Address: 987 Martin Church Road, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517
Telephone: 717-445-7771
Website: https://redrunmc.wordpress.com/ (not updated since 2019)
Denominational Affiliations:
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)
Pastoral Leaders at Red Run Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Bowmansville Ministers | 1912-1959 |
| Amos N. Hostetter (1927-2017) | 1959-1968 |
| Howard "Arthur" Good | 1969-1981 |
| Paul G. Weaver | 1980-2002 |
| Stephen S. Esh (1927-2016) | 1983-1993? |
| James R. Martin (Interim) | 1994 |
| Dale L. Gehman | 1995-2001 |
| Jay "J. Carl" Sensenig (Bishop) |
2002-2011? 2011?-2020? |
| Kevin Weaver | 2006- |
| Melvin Weaver (Associate) | 2006- |
Red Run Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1912- 1954 |
Included in Bowmansville |
| 1955 | 47 |
| 1960 | 60 |
| 1970 | 65 |
| 1980 | 85 |
| 1990 | 82 |
| 2000 | 100 |
| 2009 | 48 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 263. All rights reserved.
Red Run Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), near Denver, Pennsylvania, formerly called Martin's, a member of the Lancaster Conference, in 1957 had a membership of 50, but actually was considered a sub-congregation of Bowmansville and served by the ministry of that congregation. A Sunday school was conducted here 1912-27 in the Martin's Schoolhouse between Fivepointville and Terre Hill by the Weaverland congregation, and thereafter preaching once a month until in June 1946, when the Sunday school was reopened. More recently preaching services have been held every two weeks.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2026 |
Cite This Article
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Red Run Mennonite Church (Denver, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2026. Web. 12 Feb 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Red_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Denver,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=181492.
APA style
Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2026). Red Run Mennonite Church (Denver, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 February 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Red_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Denver,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=181492.
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