Lakeview Christian Fellowship (Chestertown, Maryland, USA)

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The Mennonite Christian Fellowship, Still Pond, Maryland, USA began in November 1954 as a church plant originating in the Neffsville Mennonite Church. Hershey and Ruth Balmer moved to the Chestertown area in February 1954 to work at planting a church. They held a Bible study with Chris and Katie Beiler who had moved within seven miles of the Balmers.

Initially, the new group met in an Episcopalian church, followed by renting the Still Pond Community Center. The congregation's own church building north of Chestertown was dedicated on 8 September 1968. At this point, it took the name Lakeview Mennonite Church. About 1990 the congregation changed its name to Lakeview Christian Fellowship.

The congregation requested release from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Mennonite Church (MC) in 1992 in order to become an independent congregation.

The Mennonite Yearbook no longer listed the congregation in 1993.

Bibliography

Peifer, Jane. "Lakeview Mennonite Church." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 4, no. 1 (January-February 1983): 1.

Rudy, John H. Unity and Diversity: Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA, 1978-2003. Pennsylvania: The Conference, 2003: 8-9.

Additional Information

Address: 11015 Augustine Herman Highway, Route. 213, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Atlantic Coast Conference

Pastoral Leaders at Lakeview Christian Fellowship

Name Years
of Service
Robert M. Stetter 1956-1958
John M. Thomas (1922-2017) 1958-1966
A. Mark Rohrer (1933-2014) 1966-1971
David R. Clemens 1971-1976
R. Clair Umble (1919-2017)(Interim) 1977-1979
Carl E. Hershey 1979-1987?
Victor S. Dunning (1945-2021) 1988-1991

Membership at Lakeview Christian Fellowship

Year Membership
1960 23
1970 38
1980 11
1990 14


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published February 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Lakeview Christian Fellowship (Chestertown, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2022. Web. 15 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lakeview_Christian_Fellowship_(Chestertown,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=173614.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2022). Lakeview Christian Fellowship (Chestertown, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lakeview_Christian_Fellowship_(Chestertown,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=173614.




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