Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)

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Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located at 100 Quarry Road, Leola, Pennsylvania, began as the Monterey Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located on Route 1, Bird-in-Hand, at the little village of Monterey in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, PA. It was initially a member of the Ohio and Eastern Conference. The first meetings of the congregation were held the first Sunday of October 1946. The membership was largely urban. Glenn Esh was ordained by the congregation and served as its minister; O. N. Johns was the bishop. The membership in 1956 was 200.

In 1975 the congregation moved to its present location. The Atlantic Coast Conference, in which Forest Hills is a member, was formed from congregations of the Ohio and Eastern Conference that were east of Ohio. In 2006 Forest Hills had 356 members and covenanted attendees.

Bibliography

Mennonite Church USA. "Online Directory." Accessed 29 September 2006. <http://directory.mennoniteusa.org/congregation.asp?CongregationID=1983>

Additional Information

Address: 100 Quarry Road, Leola, Pennsylvania 17540

Phone: 717 656-6227

Website: http://foresthillschurch.net/

Denominational Affiliations: Atlantic Coast Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Forest Hills Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Glenn Esh (1919-2008) 1948-1965
Gordon D. Zook 1965-1977
Abram P. Hallman
(Lay leader)
1977-1979
J. Lester Graybill (1931-2018) 1979-1997
Mark R. Wenger (Associate) 1984-1993
Douglas D. H. Kaufman (Associate) 1994-2002?
Calvin L. Yoder 1998-2009
Shawn D. Moyer (Youth & Young Adult) 2002?-2006?
Evanna Hess (Nurture & Service) 2002?-2004?
Cheryl Hollinger (Associate) 2005-2014
Rebecca J. Degan (Worship & Music) 2006-present
Chuck Goertz 2009-2012
Linford King (Intentional Interim) 2012-2014
Jared Stoltzfus (Youth) 2012-2014
Jon Carlson 2014-present
Nina K. Harnish (Care & Visitation) 2018-present

Membership at Forest Hills Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1946 35
1950 80
1960 236
1970 250
1980 245
1990 323
2000 336
2007 356
2020 292


Author(s) Glenn Esh
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published 2006

Cite This Article

MLA style

Esh, Glenn and Samuel J. Steiner. "Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2006. Web. 31 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Forest_Hills_Mennonite_Church_(Leola,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172579.

APA style

Esh, Glenn and Samuel J. Steiner. (2006). Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 31 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Forest_Hills_Mennonite_Church_(Leola,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172579.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 745. All rights reserved.


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