Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church (Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA)

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The Penn Street Mennonite Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, began in 1968 due to Mennonite young men performing their I-W Service in the city. Jason Denlinger served as the first minister of the group that met on Penn Street. The congregation became part of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.

In about 1981, the congregation changed its name to Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church. For a time, the church met in a former Free Methodist Church building but moved to its current location on East Third Street late in the 1980s.

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Additional Information

Address: 485 East Third Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701

Telephone: 570-326-5924

Website: https://agapewilliamsport.org/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Jason J. Denlinger (1936-2021) 1969-1981
Leon R. Sauder 1981-1985?
Lay Leadership 1985?-1986?
Michael F. West (1949-2021) 1986?-1995
Michael Deal 1996-2008
James W. Mellinger (Associate) 1996-2006?
Dale Rintelman 2008-

Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1974 17
1980 30
1990 93
2000 130
2009 250


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published September 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church (Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_of_the_Mennonite_Church_(Williamsport,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179596.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (September 2024). Agape Fellowship of the Mennonite Church (Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Agape_Fellowship_of_the_Mennonite_Church_(Williamsport,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179596.




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