Good News Community Chapel (Pinckney, Michigan, USA)
The Gospel Mission in Pinckney, Michigan, emerged when a Mennonite woman, Laura Shirey, and former members of a local Congregational Church built a basement church in Pinckney in 1929. In 1941 they turned the property over to the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board.
The Mission Board ordained Ezra Beachy as pastor of the new congregation on 5 October 1941. By 1948, the congregation expanded the basement and erected a sanctuary above it, though it did not dedicate the building until 29 May 1949. In 1948, it used the name Calvary Mennonite Church.
The congregation suffered when a core of members who lived in Ann Arbor launched the Ann Arbor Mennonite Church in 1966.
In 1980, the congregation changed its name to Good News Community Chapel in response to the local community's misconceptions about Mennonites.
Bibliography
"Calvary, Pinckney, Michigan." Gospel Herald 42, no. 4. (25 January 1949): 76.
Esch, Jan. "Good News Community Chapel." Gospel Evangel 87, no. 5 (September 2006): 3.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 309.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 242-243.
Additional Information
Address: 104 East Putnam Street, Pinckney, Michigan 48169
Telephone: 734-878-3992
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Good News Community Chapel
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Ezra J. Beachy (1901-1991) (Bishop) |
1941-1952 1952-1959 |
| Melvin Stauffer (1931- ) | 1959-1964 |
| Daniel Slabaugh | 1964-1966 |
| Irvin C. Yoder (1931-2019) | 1967-1973 |
| Lay Leadership | 1973-1978 |
| Verle J. Hochstedler | 1978-1983 |
| Lay Leadership | 1983-1985 |
| Peter Elliot | 1985-1989 |
| Lay Leadership | 1989-present |
Good News Community Chapel Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 10 |
| 1950 | 34 |
| 1960 | 28 |
| 1970 | 24 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1990 | 13 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | May 2024 |
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