Washington Mennonite Church (Washington, Iowa, USA)
The Eureka Mennonite Church near Washington, Iowa, USA, began when eight families from the Bethel Mennonite Church agreed to become a nucleus of a new congregation. It held its first service on 6 April 1958. It joined the Iowa-Nebraska Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) later that year.
The congregation grew in its rural location. It dedicated a new church within the city of Washington (population around 6300 in 1970) on 24 October 1971. At that time, it changed its name to Washington Mennonite Church.
As part of the realignment of the Mennonite Church (MC) and General Conference Mennonite Church into Mennonite Church USA, Washington Mennonite was among the congregations that joined the new Central Plains Mennonite Conference in 2000.
In 2023 the congregation remained part of the Central Plains Conference of Mennonite Church USA.
Bibliography
"Eighty people attended...." Gospel Herald 51, no. 16 (22 April 1958): 384.
Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 271, 275.
Additional Information
Address: 815 East Polk Street, Washington, Iowa 52353
Phone: 319-653-6041
Website: https://washmenno.weebly.com/
Denominational Affiliations: Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Washington Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Vernon E. Roth (1909-1992) | 1958-1971 |
| Dennis M. Good | 1971-1974? |
| Robert L. Hartzler (1936-2022) | 1974-1986 |
| Wilbur G. Nachtigall (1918-2003)(Interim) | 1985 |
| Herbert L. Yoder (1929-2021) | 1986-1990 |
| Jon Widmer | 1985?-1988? |
| Timothy R. Detweiler (1951-2023) | 1990-2010? |
| Grant Nebel | 2000-2016 |
| Amanda Beachy Bleichty | 2011-2018 |
| Pam Gerig-Unruh (Interim) | 2019-2020 |
| Nicholas L. Detweiler-Stoddard | 2020- |
Membership at Washington Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 35 |
| 1960 | 34 |
| 1970 | 41 |
| 1980 | 100 |
| 1990 | 132 |
| 2000 | 124 |
| 2009 | 123 |
| 2020 | 118 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1083. All rights reserved.
Eureka Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), Washington, Iowa, was organized in 1958 with 35 charter members. Vernon Roth is its pastor. The congregation purchased an abandoned church a few miles south of the city for its meetinghouse.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | July 2023 |
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