Bethel Mennonite Church (Odon, Indiana, USA)

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The Bethel Mennonite Church, Odon, Indiana, began as a church plant of the Berea Mennonite Church. Henry Miller donated land on the Odon-Cannelburg Road. On 5 April 1964, it dedicated a new building. In 1965, it became an independent congregation in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference.

Since then, the church has undergone two major building projects, the latest of which took place in 1998.

In 2001, Bethel Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). It opposed the denomination's direction on same-sex relationships and the prospective merger of the Mennonite Church (MC) and the General Conference Mennonite Church. Bethel became an independent Mennonite congregation.

Bibliography

"In a special service...." Gospel Herald 58, no. 13 (6 April 1965): 303.

Overton, Kelly. "Bethel to celebrate 50 years." Washington Times Herald 12 September 2014. Web. 19 April 2024. https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/bethel-to-celebrate-50-years/article_42572113-f5ed-5a56-a89d-9cc293d1c7fb.html.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 300, 307.

Additional Information

Address: 14670 N 900 E Odon, Indiana 47562

Phone: 812-636-8240

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2001)

Mennonite Church (MC) (Until 2001)

Pastoral Leaders at Bethel Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
James Knepp (1926-2004) 1964-1976
Melvin R. Paulus (1935-2022) 1977-2008?
Don Swartz 2001-2010?
Carmen D. Detweiler 2007-?
Kevin Swartzentruber 2007-2010s?
Lonnie Raber 2010s?-?

Bethel Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1966 106
1970 170
1980 226
1990 244
2000 268
2009 300


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published April 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Bethel Mennonite Church (Odon, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2024. Web. 11 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Odon,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178689.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (April 2024). Bethel Mennonite Church (Odon, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 11 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethel_Mennonite_Church_(Odon,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178689.




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