Byrneville Mennonite Church (Century, Florida, USA)
The Byrneville Mennonite Church in Century, Florida, USA, began as a Summer Bible School outreach by the Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church of Brewton, Alabama, located across the state line.
Mahlon and Ruth Glick moved from Pennsylvania in 1954 to provide leadership to a new Sunday school and home Bible study.
The Lancaster Mennonite Conference built a new worship center that was dedicated on 16 February 1957.
In 2000, the Lancaster Mennonite Conference "released" the 14 churches it had established in the southeast United States to form a new network called Good News Fellowship (GNF). Byrneville Mennonite became part of this new fellowship.
By 2023, Byrneville Mennonite was no longer listed as a member of Good News Fellowship.
Bibliography
Dagen, Paul L. Seedtime and Harvest, 1942-1987: History of Alabama Northwest Florida District Mennonite Churches. [Atmore, Alabama]: P. L. Dagen, 1987: 74-78.
Horst, Joseph. "A closer look at Byrneville Mennonite Church." The Good News Messenger (Fall 2004): 2.
Stuckey, Eleanor. "Byrneville Mennonite Church experiences change." The Good News Messenger (Spring 2006): 3.
Additional Information
Address: 2360 County Road 4, Century, Florida 32535
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
Good News Fellowship
Pastoral Leaders at Byrneville Mennonite Church
Name | Years of Service |
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Mahlon R. Glick (1915-1994) | 1954-1969 |
Joseph F. Horst (1938-2005) | 1968-1974 1977-2005 |
Paul R. Metzler (1910-1986) | 1975-1977 |
Marvin E. Bender | 2005-2017? |
Byrneville Mennonite Church Membership
Year | Members |
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1958 | 12 |
1960 | 12 |
1970 | 10 |
1980 | 15 |
1990 | 11 |
2000 | 13 |
2011 | 13 |
Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
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Date Published | December 2023 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Byrneville Mennonite Church (Century, Florida, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2023. Web. 3 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Byrneville_Mennonite_Church_(Century,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=177920.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2023). Byrneville Mennonite Church (Century, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Byrneville_Mennonite_Church_(Century,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=177920.
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