RiversEdge Fellowship (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)

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In 2011, Rhoda and Art Yost had a vision for a multi-cultural church plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They sold their hardware business in 2013 and purchased a building for a church that involved both Nepalese and Caucasian persons. After a year, because of language difficulties, the two groups worshiped separately. The small Caucasian group developed into a community Bible study group and for some years did not meet as a church. Michael Booth from the Water Street Mission began bringing people from the mission to the Bible study.

The group re-launched as a church in November 2018 as a "church for all nations" that included African Americans, Kenyans, and Caucasians with Yost and Booth as co-pastors. The Bhutanese-Nepali part of the congregation also continued. The congregation is related to LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches.

Bibliography

Robinson, Laurie Oswald. "Living on the edge: fellowship breaks barriers with love." Mennonite World Review 22 April 2019. Web. 12 February 2026. https://anabaptistworld.org/living-on-the-edge-fellowship-breaks-barriers-with-love/.

Additional Information

Address: 420 South Christian Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602

Telephone: 717-464-0167

Website: https://www.facebook.com/riversedgelancaster/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at RiversEdge Fellowship

Name Years
of Service
Rhoda Yost 2011-2022
Menuka Tamang 2013?-
Michael Booth 2014-

RiversEdge Fellowship Membership

Year Members
2019 30


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published February 2026

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Steiner, Samuel J. "RiversEdge Fellowship (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2026. Web. 15 Apr 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=RiversEdge_Fellowship_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=181533.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2026). RiversEdge Fellowship (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 April 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=RiversEdge_Fellowship_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=181533.



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