Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA)

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The Elmwood Mennonite Church, Kendallville, Indiana, began as an outreach of the Benton Mennonite Church in Goshen. Benton initiated a Summer Bible School in the south part of Kendallville in June 1952. It then purchased a lot and initiated a building program in April 1953. The first service was held 26 July 1953.

The congregation was formally organized on 4 October 1959.

In 1987, the Elmwood Mennonite Church changed its name to Agape Fellowship.

In 1989, the congregation withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) to join the Vineyard Ministries. It appeared to subsequently close. In 2024, the non-denominational Legacy Church occupied the site.

Bibliography

"Four congregations...." Gospel Herald 80, no. 48 (1 December 1987): 852.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 307.

"A small congregation in Kendallville, Ind.,..." Gospel Herald 82, no. 42 (17 October 1989): 740.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 238.

Additional Information

Address: 1011 Town Street, Kendallville, Indiana 46755

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 1989)

Mennonite Church (MC) (Until 1989)

Pastoral Leaders at Agape Fellowship

Name Years
of Service
Lewis B. Miller (1929-2003) 1953-1971
Edward R. Miller (1925-2018) 1970-1972
Dale L. Leinbach 1972-1976
Jonas L. Hostetler (1923- ) 1976-1980?
John Ray Miller (1927-1987) 1981-1984?
John D. Sinkey 1985-1992
Wanda Sinkey 1985-1992

Agape Fellowship Membership

Year Members
1959 36
1970 25
1980 23
1988 18


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published April 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2024. Web. 6 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_(Kendallville,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178653.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (April 2024). Agape Fellowship (Kendallville, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_(Kendallville,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178653.




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