Bethel Community Church (Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Bethel Mennonite Church near Warfordsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, began as a mission outpost in 1963 of the Washington County (Maryland) and Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC), particularly the Salem Ridge Mennonite Church.
Sometime before 2000, the congregation changed its name to Bethel Community Church.
In 2017, the congregation became part of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference when the small Franklin Mennonite Conference withdrew from Mennonite Church USA and voted to become a bishop district of the Lancaster Conference (later LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches).
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Additional Information
Address: 1040 Bethel Church Road, Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania 17267
Telephone: 301-991-7141
Website: https://www.facebook.com/BethelCCW/
Denominational Affiliations: Franklin Mennonite Conference (Until 2017)
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches (2017- )
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2016)
Pastoral Leaders at Bethel Community Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Mahlon D. Eshleman (1926-2015)(Bishop) | 1963-1969 |
| Lauren B. Horst (1931-2017) | 1969-1990 |
| Gary Quackenbos | 1991-2017 |
| Joseph Martin | 2017-2022 |
| Rick Socks | 2022- |
Bethel Community Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1970 | 18 |
| 1980 | 29 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2009 | 94 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | October 2024 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Bethel Community Church (Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Community_Church_(Warfordsburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179818.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (October 2024). Bethel Community Church (Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Community_Church_(Warfordsburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179818.
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