Congregación Menonita Shalom (New Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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The Congregación Menonita Shalom in New Columbia, Pennsylvania, began in 2002 as a Hispanic outreach by the Community Mennonite Fellowship in Milton, Pennsylvania. The group met for three years in Community Mennonite's building before it purchased a former Evangelical Association, and later Lutheran, church building in New Columbia and continued as Congregación Menonita Shalom. The brick building was originally constructed in 1843.

The congregation faced a crisis when its founding leader was charged in 2009 with indecent assault of male minors in his congregation. He disappeared and was later determined to have committed suicide.

Congregación Menonita Shalom has planted daughter churches: Congregación Menonita Nueva Canción in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and Iglesia Menonita El Shadai in Reading. The church also established an internet radio station. In 2015, the congregation purchased Hotel Milton with a vision to develop a Community Center House of Refuge to provide services for immigrants, including medical, food, and clothing resources.

Bibliography

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"Jose A. Rosa." Mennonite Abuse Prevention. Web. 19 December 2024. https://mennoniteabuseprevention.org/case/rosa-jose/

Leaman, Mary Ellen. "Stumptown Mennonite Church to Congregación Menonita Shalom." Shalom News 36, no. 4 (October-December 2016): 3-5.

Santiago, Adalberto. "Here I am." LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches. 15 October 2024. Web. 19 December 2024. https://lmcchurches.org/2024/10/here-i-am/.

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Additional Information

Address: 324 Main Street, New Columbia, Pennsylvania 17856

Telephone: 570-568-8110

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at Congregación Menonita Shalom

Name Years
of Service
Jose A. Rosa (1957-2009) 2002-2009
Adalberto Santiago 2009-

Congregación Menonita Shalom Membership

Year Members
2009 81


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published December 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Congregación Menonita Shalom (New Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2024. Web. 22 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Congregaci%C3%B3n_Menonita_Shalom_(New_Columbia,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=180070.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2024). Congregación Menonita Shalom (New Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Congregaci%C3%B3n_Menonita_Shalom_(New_Columbia,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=180070.



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