Cobbtown Christian Church (Jay, Florida, USA)

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The Cobbtown Mennonite Church, Cobbtown, Florida, USA, had its roots in a Summer Bible School held in 1946 at the local schoolhouse, led by Alvin and Katie Weaver. They were sent by the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.

Beginning in 1949, workers began to hold Sunday school and preaching services on Sunday afternoons, first at the school and later in a tent. The mission board broke ground for a permanent building on donated land on 14 November 1950; it dedicated the building on 29 January 1951.

Wilbur and Ada Martin began working in the area in 1946. Paul and Verna Shelly moved to the area in December 1950. By use of the lot, it was determined that Wilbur would provide pastoral leadership at Cobbtown.

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). Cobbtown Mennonite became part of this new fellowship.

In 2002, the congregation had an average attendance of 23 or so.

Sometime between 2002 and 2007, the congregation changed its name to Cobbtown Christian Church.

The church appeared to be inactive by 2020.

Bibliography

"A closer look ... Cobbtown Mennonite Church." The Good News Messenger (November/December 2002).

"A new church building...." Gospel Herald 44, no. 9 (27 February 1951): 212.

Dagen, Paul L. Seedtime and Harvest, 1942-1987: History of Alabama Northwest Florida District Mennonite Churches. [Atmore, Alabama]: P. L. Dagen, 1987: 32-35.

Additional Information

Address: 3390 Cobbtown Road, Jay, Florida 32565

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Lancaster Mennonite Conference

Good News Fellowship

Pastoral Leaders at Cobbtown Christian Church

Name Years
of Service
Mission workers 1949-1951
Jacob Wilbur "J. Wilbur" Martin (1919-2002) 1951-1958
Chester H. Denlinger (1901-1994) 1958-1960
James R. Rheam (1926-2013) 1960-2000
John Kemp 1983-1987?
Jesse Rheam 2000-2007?
Keith Stephens 2007?-?

Cobbtown Christian Church Membership

Year Members
1951 6
1960 10
1970 15
1980 27
1990 24
2000 30


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published December 2023

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Cobbtown Christian Church (Jay, Florida, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2023. Web. 9 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cobbtown_Christian_Church_(Jay,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=178029.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2023). Cobbtown Christian Church (Jay, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cobbtown_Christian_Church_(Jay,_Florida,_USA)&oldid=178029.




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