Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship (Lafayette, Indiana, USA)

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The Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship in Lafayette, Indiana, USA originated from a Mennonite Student Fellowship, which formed in the 1950s and began meeting weekly in 1978 when Joyce Baumgartner initiated a regular weekly Bible study at Purdue University. The fellowship was received as a congregation into the Central District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church in March 1984 and the Indiana-Michigan Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) at about the same time.

The Fellowship met in various locations during its history, including members' homes, the chapel at St. John's Episcopal Church, First United Methodist, the Lafayette Senior Center, and the Lafayette Friends Meetinghouse.

In 2008 or early 2009, the Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship disbanded.

Bibliography

Harder, Leland. "Church planting: always a mystery." The Mennonite 98, no. 8 (12 April 1983): 169-170.

Kurfman, Cindy Hines. "Host city includes small Mennonite group." Gospel Herald 80, no. 30 (28 July 1987): 531.

"Other Conference action." Central District Conference Reporter 53, no. 4 (July 2009): 5.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 310.

Rich, Elaine Sommers, ed. Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 83.

Additional Information

Address: Various locations in Lafayette and West Lafayette, Indiana

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship

Name Years
of Service
Lay Leadership 1984-2009

Membership at Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship

Year Membership
1985 14
1990 26
2000 11
2009 10


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published December 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship (Lafayette, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2022. Web. 15 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lafayette_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Lafayette,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179143.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2022). Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship (Lafayette, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lafayette_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Lafayette,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179143.




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