Bonneyville Mennonite Church (Bristol, Indiana, USA)

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The Bonneyville Mennonite Chapel, Bristol, Indiana, began in 1962 when 36 members withdrew from First Mennonite Church in Middlebury to launch a new congregation. Galen Johns, then the secretary of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, served as the first minister.

The congregation dedicated a new meetinghouse on 28 July 1963.

Bonneyville Mennonite began hosting a preschool in its facilities in 1980.

The congregation suffered a stunning loss when its pastor, Ken Livengood, died in a motorcycle accident in 2003.

On 15 January 2023, the congregation voted to dissolve because its membership numbers and financial resources were no longer sustainable. It held its final service on 26 March 2023.

Bibliography

"Bonneyville Mennonite." Gospel Evangel 87, no. 7 (November 2006): 2-3.

"Dedication services for the new Bonneyville Church...." Gospel Herald 56, no. 31 (6 August 1963): 682.

Gallardo, Joanne. "Knit together in love and mission: Bonneyville Mennonite Church approaches 60 years and is still looking forward." Gospel Evangel (April-June 2022): 1-2.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 308.

"Report Book for Annual Sessions 2023." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. 9-10 June 2023: 26-27.

"Thirty-six members...." Gospel Herald 55, no. 41 (16 October 1962): 922.

Additional Information

Address: 15273 SR 120, Bristol, Indiana 46507

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Bonneyville Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Galen I. Johns (1920-2012) 1962-1970
Theodore M. "Ted" Eash (1936-2009) 1970-1979
Boyd H. Nelson (1919-2008) 1979-1983
Firman Gingerich 1984-1989
Don Reber (Interim) 1990
Herb Troyer 1990-1991?
Kenneth L. Livengood (1954-2003) 1993-2003
Eldon Stoltzfus (Interim) 2003-2005
John L. Schrock 2005-2010
Sherman Kauffman (Interim) 2010-2012
Dale Shenk 2012-2017
Marcella Hershberger 2012-2017
Philip Bender (Interim) 2017-2018
Julie Bender (Interim) 2017-2018
Mariah Martin 2018-2023

Bonneyville Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1962 36
1970 75
1980 111
1990 130
2000 132
2009 120
2020 45


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published April 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Bonneyville Mennonite Church (Bristol, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2024. Web. 7 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bonneyville_Mennonite_Church_(Bristol,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178695.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (April 2024). Bonneyville Mennonite Church (Bristol, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 7 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bonneyville_Mennonite_Church_(Bristol,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178695.




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