Guilford Road Mennonite Church (Jessup, Maryland, USA)
The Guildford Road Mennonite Church began in 1955 as an outreach of the Cottage City Mennonite Church in Cottage City, Maryland. Bible school was held in the area the previous year. The Guilford Road mission was located 12 miles south of Baltimore, just off Route 1.
Construction of a church building on Route 32, four miles northeast of Laurel, Maryland, began immediately and was dedicated on 18 September 1955.
It merged with the First Mennonite Church of Columbia to become New Life Mennonite Church in 2007.
Bibliography
"Dedication services at Guilford Road...." Gospel Herald 48, no. 35 (20 August 1955): 836.
"Prayer requests." Gospel Herald 48, no. 20 (17 May 1955): 463.
Address: 10140 Guilford Road, Jessup, Maryland 20794
Telephone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Pastoral Leaders at Guildford Road Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Ray J. Shenk (1896-1985) | 1955-1985 |
| Robert C. Rowe (1933-2016) | 1969-2006 |
| Ray Roberts | 1983-1995? |
| Steven A. Sauder | 2002?-2007 |
Guilford Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1980 | 36 |
| 1990 | 37 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2025 |
Cite This Article
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Guilford Road Mennonite Church (Jessup, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2025. Web. 19 Jan 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Guilford_Road_Mennonite_Church_(Jessup,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=181378.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2025). Guilford Road Mennonite Church (Jessup, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 January 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Guilford_Road_Mennonite_Church_(Jessup,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=181378.
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