Mountville Mennonite Church (Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Mountville Mennonite Church began when interested persons who were not members donated land in 1898 in Mountville, Pennsylvania, for a new meetinghouse. A brick building, with a basement and heating system, was dedicated on 7 August 1898. It became the third congregation in the Habecker District of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.
Sunday school began at Mountville in 1904. Initially, services were held in the Mountville meetinghouse every two weeks. Weekly services began in the 1930s.
Bibliography
Kauffman, Ida. "Letort, Lancaster Co., Pa." Herald of Truth 35, no. 23 (1 December 1898): 361.
Weaver, Martin G. Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: containing biographical sketches of Mennonite leaders, histories of congregations, missions, and Sunday schools, record of ordinations, and other interesting historical data. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Reprinted Ephrata, PA: Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board, 1982: 112. Available in full electronic text at https://archive.org/details/mennonitesoflanc00weav_0/page/n3/mode/2up.
Additional Information
Address: 205 Froelich Avenue, Mountville, Pennsylvania 17554
Telephone: 717-285-3610
Website: https://mountvillechurch.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)
Pastoral Leaders at Mountville Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| District Ministers | 1898- |
| Peter L. Ebersole (1856-1921) | 1903-1908 |
| Henry H. Haverstick (1857-1916) | 1907-1915? |
| Jacob C. Habecker (1868-1957) | 1908-1910s |
| John K. Charles (1884-1948) | 1913-1948 |
| Elmer F. Kennel (1910-2001) | 1945-1980 |
| Jerry S. Breneman (1945-2023) | 1972?-1977 |
| Kenneth L. Siegrist | 1975?-1987? |
| David W. Shenk (1937-2023) | 1980-1992 |
| Galen E. Burkholder | 1982-1985 |
| Richard A. Murphy | 1985-1991 |
| J. Brent Hess | 1989-2004? |
| Raymond E. Reitz | 1991-2006 |
| Philip L. Shertzer (Associate) | 2004?-2016 |
| Jed M. Redcay (Youth) | 2004-2009 |
| Keith W. Blank | 2006-2015 |
| Mike Metzler (Youth) | 2009-2014? |
| Robert Kettering (Interim) | 2015-2016 |
| Jim Laverty | 2016- |
Mountville Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1907 | 250 In District |
| 1913 | 340 In District |
| 1920 | 375 In District |
| 1930 | 110 |
| 1940 | 142 |
| 1950 | 120 |
| 1960 | 103 |
| 1970 | 70 |
| 1980 | 58 |
| 1990 | 114 |
| 2000 | 175 |
| 2009 | 201 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Ira D. Landis. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 763. All rights reserved.
Mountville Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church (MC)), is located in the town of Mountville (pop. 1,000) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, three miles from the Susquehanna River, It was the third meetinghouse for the Manor District, built in 1898, a substantial brick church 50 x 74 ft. In 1955 Elmer F. Kennel was pastor, with 102 members.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | November 2025 |
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