The Midway Mennonite Church in Pekin, Illinois, began in 1950 as a Sunday school outreach of the Hopedale Mennonite Church. It dedicated a new church building on Highway 29, two miles south of Pekin, on 25 January 1953.

Howard Wittrig was a lay leader in the mission until he was ordained as its pastor in 1955. He was the only pastor to serve the congregation, which closed in November 1989.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	March 2024

"Bro. J. J. Hostetler,..." Gospel Herald 46, no. 5 (3 February 1953): 109.

"Midway Mennonite Church of Pekin, Ill., closed its doors." Gospel Herald 83, no. 3 (16 January 1990): 44.

Smith, Willard H. Mennonites in Illinois. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, 24. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1983: 215, 548.

Additional Information

Address: Pekin, Illinois

Phone:

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Denominational Affiliations: Illinois Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church (MC)

Pastoral Leaders at Midway Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
Howard D. Wittrig (1915-1992)	1950-1989

Midway Mennonite Church Membership

Year	Members
1955	28
1960	33
1970	34
1980	33
1989	21

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Midway Mennonite Church (MC), Pekin, Illinois, is located between Pekin and South Pekin, Tazewell County. It was established in 1950 and had 28 members in 1958. Howard Wittrig was its pastor.

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Midway Mennonite Church (Pekin, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Midway_Mennonite_Church_(Pekin,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178553.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2024). Midway Mennonite Church (Pekin, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Midway_Mennonite_Church_(Pekin,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178553.

Midway Mennonite Church (Pekin, Illinois, USA)

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