Fairhaven Mennonite Church (West Salem, Ohio, USA)

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Fairhaven Mennonite Church (originally Fair Haven) was founded in 1965 in West Salem, Ohio, USA as a daughter congregation of the Fairlawn Mennonite Church. Maynard Stutzman was ordained on 7 November 1965 to serve the new congregation.

The church was a member of the Conservative Mennonite Conference before leaving that conference and becoming a charter member of the Biblical Mennonite Alliance in February 1999.

In 2019 the leading minister was Allen K. Imhoff, the congregational membership was 14, and the average weekly attendance was 20.

Bibliography

Biblical Mennonite Alliance. Directory (August 2015); (2019): 22.

Biblical Mennonite Alliance. "Directory of BMA Congregations." Web. 3 May 2012. http://www.biblicalmennonite.com/congregations.html.

Hershberger, Brenda. Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2012-13. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2012: 38.

Miller, Ivan J. History of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, 1910-1985. Grantsville, Md: I. J. Miller, 1985: 227.

Additional Information

Address: 7726 North Elyria Road, West Salem, OH 44287

Phone: 330-264-9825

Denominational Affiliation: Biblical Mennonite Alliance

Ordained Pastors at Fairhaven Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Maynard Stutzman (1931-1993) 1965-1993
David L. Stutzman 1970-1976
Allen K. Imhoff 1984-present

Membership at Fairhaven Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1966 16
1970 24
1975 33
1980 33
1985 35
1990 24
1995 13
2005 18
2011 15
2019 14

Map

Map:Fairhaven Mennonite Church (West Salem, Ohio, USA)


Author(s) Richard D. Thiessen
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published May 2019

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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Fairhaven Mennonite Church (West Salem, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2019. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairhaven_Mennonite_Church_(West_Salem,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=176496.

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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (May 2019). Fairhaven Mennonite Church (West Salem, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairhaven_Mennonite_Church_(West_Salem,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=176496.




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