Dewey Community Church (Dewey, Illinois, USA)
The Dewey Mennonite Church, Dewey, Illinois, began in 1941 as a Sunday school extension of the East Bend Mennonite Church. On 12 February 1955, the congregation dedicated its first building. It became a separate congregation on 11 December 1955.
Dewey Mennonite Church withdrew from the Illinois Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) in 1996. It subsequently joined the Evangelical Mennonite Church (later Fellowship of Evangelical Churches) and changed its name to Dewey Community Church.
Dewey Community Church completed a major expansion in 2014.
Bibliography
"Common vision produces amazing results in Dewey, Illinois." Fellowship of Evangelical Churches. 6 December 2014. Web. 20 March 2024. https://fecministries.org/common-vision-produces-amazing-results-in-dewey-illinois/.
"Dedication services...." Gospel Herald 48, no. 6 (8 February 1955): 140.
"Dewey, Illinois." Gospel Herald 48, no. 9 (1 March 1955): 211.
Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 169, 214, 543.
Additional Information
Address: 16 Third Street, Dewey, Illinois 61840
Phone: 217-897-6488
Website: https://www.deweychurch.org/
Denominational Affiliations: Fellowship of Evangelical Churches.
Pastoral Leaders at Dewey Community Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| East Bend leadership | 1941-1955 |
| Ivan L. Birkey (1921-1995) | 1955-1982 |
| Laurence M. Horst (1915-2011)(Interim) | 1983-1984 |
| Elmer J. Wyse | 1984-1988 |
| Arlin Yoder | 1988-1991 |
| Neal Hauser | 1991- |
Dewey Community Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 32 |
| 1960 | 40 |
| 1970 | 80 |
| 1980 | 74 |
| 1990 | 123 |
| 2015 | 110 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1076. All rights reserved.
Dewey Mennonite Church (MC) was established in 1941. It had a membership of 36 in 1958, with Ivan L. Birkey as pastor.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | March 2024 |
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