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The Mosaic Mennonite Conference structure at it formation included a 12-member Conference Board, plus the Executive Minister, as well as an Executive Committee that worked on behalf the Board between meetings. Committees represented on the Conference Board included Finance, Ministerial and Intercultural. Steve Kriss served as the first Executive Minister, and Ken Burkholder was the first moderator of the new conference.
 
The Mosaic Mennonite Conference structure at it formation included a 12-member Conference Board, plus the Executive Minister, as well as an Executive Committee that worked on behalf the Board between meetings. Committees represented on the Conference Board included Finance, Ministerial and Intercultural. Steve Kriss served as the first Executive Minister, and Ken Burkholder was the first moderator of the new conference.
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= Mosaic Mennonite Conference Congregations =
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In 2020 the following congregations were members of the Franconia Mennonite Conference:
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! Congregation !! City !! State
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| [[Alpha Mennonite Church (Alpha, New Jersey, USA)|Alpha Mennonite Church]] || Alpha || New Jersey
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|-
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| [[Ambler Mennonite Church (Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA)|Ambler Mennonite Church ]] || Ambler || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Bally Mennonite Church (Bally, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bally Mennonite Church]]  || Bally || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| Bethany Elevation Mennonite Church  || Elmhurst || New York
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|-
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| [[Bethany Mennonite Church (Bridgewater Corners, Vermont, USA)|Bethany Mennonite Church]]  || Bridgewater Corners || Vermont
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|-
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| [[Blooming Glen Mennonite Church (Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blooming Glen Mennonite Church]]  || Blooming Glen || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Boyertown Mennonite Church (Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Boyertown Mennonite Church]]  || Boyertown || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Centro de Alabanza de Filadelfia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Centro de Alabanza de Filadelfia]] || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| Christ Fellowship || Allentown || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| Church of the Good Samaritans || Holland || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Covenant Community Fellowship (Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA)|Covenant Community Fellowship ]] || Harleysville || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Deep Run Mennonite Church East (Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA)|Deep Run East Mennonite Church]]  || Perkasie || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Deep Run West Mennonite Church (Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA)|Deep Run West Mennonite Church]]  || Perkasie|| Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Doylestown Mennonite Church (Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Doylestown Mennonite Church]]  || Doylestown || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Fairfield Mennonite Church (Fairfield, Pennsylvania, USA)|Fairfield Mennonite Church]] || Fairfield|| Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Finland Mennonite Church (Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Finland Mennonite Church]]  || Pennsburg || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Franconia Mennonite Church (Telford, Pennsylvania, USA)|Franconia Mennonite Church]]  || Telford || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Frederick Mennonite Church (Frederick, Pennsylvania, USA)|Frederick Mennonite Church]]  || Frederick || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Garden Chapel, The (Victory Gardens, New Jersey, USA)|Garden Chapel]]  || Victory Gardens || New Jersey
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|-
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| Igelsia Menonita Ebenezer  || Souderton || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| Indonesian Community Christian Fellowship  || Colton || California
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| [[Indonesian Light Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Indonesian Light Church]]  || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| International Worship Church  || San Gabriel || California
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|-
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| Jemaat Kristen Indonesian Anugerah || Sierra Madre || California
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|-
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| [[Lakeview Mennonite Church (Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA)|Lakeview Mennonite Church]]  || Susquehanna || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Line Lexington Mennonite Church (Line Lexington, Pennsylvania, USA)|Line Lexington Mennonite Church]]  || Line Lexington || Pennsylvania
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| [[Mennonite Bible Fellowship (Morris, Pennsylvania, USA)|Mennonite Bible Fellowship]]  || Morris || Pennsylvania
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| [[Methacton Mennonite Church (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Methacton Mennonite Church]]  || Norristown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Nations Worship Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Nations Worship Center]]  || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church]]  || Norristown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Perkasie Mennonite Church (Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA)|Perkasie Mennonite Church]]  || Perkasie || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Perkiomenville Mennonite Church (Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Perkiomenville Mennonite Church]]  || Perkiomenvlle || Pennsylvania
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| [[Philadelphia Praise Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|Philadelphia Praise Center]]  || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania
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| [[Plains Mennonite Church (Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA)|Plains Mennonite Church]]  || Hatfield || Pennsylvania
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| [[Providence Mennonite Church (Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Providence Mennonite Church]]  || Collegeville || Pennsylvania
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| [[Ripple (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Ripple]] || Allentown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Roaring Spring Mennonite Church (Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, USA)|Roaring Spring Mennonite Church]] || Roaring Spring || Pennsylvania
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| [[Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church]]  || Quakertown || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Salem Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Salem Mennonite Church]]  || Quakertown || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Salford Mennonite Church (Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Salford Mennonite Church]]  || Harleysville || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| San Francisco Chinese Mennonite Church  || San Francisco || California
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|-
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| [[Souderton Mennonite Church (Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Souderton Mennonite Church]]  || Souderton || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Spring Mount Mennonite Church (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Spring Mount Mennonite Church]]  || Schwenksville || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Swamp Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Swamp Mennonite Church]]  || Quakertown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship (Taftsville, Vermont, USA)|Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship]]  || Taftsville || Vermont
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|-
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| [[Towamencin Mennonite Church (Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Towamencin Mennonite Church]]  || Kulpsville || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Upper Milford Mennonite Church (Zionsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Upper Milford Mennonite Church]] || Old Zionsville || Pennsylvania
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| [[Vietnamese Gospel Mennonite Church (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Vietnamese Gospel Mennonite Church]] || Allentown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Vincent Mennonite Church (Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA)|Vincent Mennonite Church]]  || Spring City || Pennsylvania
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| [[Wellspring Church of Skippack (Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA)|Wellspring Church of Skippack]]  || Skippack || Pennsylvania
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| [[West Swamp Mennonite Church (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)|West Swamp Mennonite Church]] || Quakertown|| Pennsylvania
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| [[West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)|West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship]]  || Philadelphia || Pennsylvania
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|-
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| [[Whitehall Mennonite Church (Whitehall, Pennsylvania, USA)|Whitehall Mennonite Church]]  || Whitehall || Pennsylvania
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| [[Zion Mennonite Church (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA)|Zion Mennonite Church]] || Souderton|| Pennsylvania
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|}
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= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Franconia, Eastern District explore reconciliation after 169 years." ''TheMennonite'' 21 November 2016. Web. 17 June 2020. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/franconia-eastern-district-explore-reconciliation-169-years/.
 
Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Franconia, Eastern District explore reconciliation after 169 years." ''TheMennonite'' 21 November 2016. Web. 17 June 2020. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/franconia-eastern-district-explore-reconciliation-169-years/.

Revision as of 14:05, 14 July 2020

Formation of the Mosaic Mennonite Conference was approved on 2 November 2018 when the Franconia Mennonite and Eastern District conferences held reconciliation votes during joint assemblies at Souderton Mennonite Church. The new conference began to function on 1 February 2020 under the new structure and name.

The Eastern District resulted from a division in the Franconia Conference in 1847 and eventually became part of the General Conference Mennonite Church. When the Mennonite Church (MC) to which Franconia Conference belonged merged with the General Conference Mennonite Church to form Mennonite Church USA in 2002, cooperation between the two conferences increased. Joint assemblies were held after 2012, and in 2016 the conferences voted to start a reconciliation process. There was a service of reconciliation at the joint assemblies in 2018.

The Mosaic Mennonite Conference was comprised of 57 congregations and 7,587 members at the time of its formation. One congregation announced its departure; the West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship planned to join MC USA’s Allegheny Mennonite Conference which had a more flexible polity in accepting performance of same-sex marriages by its pastors. Seven Southeast Mennonite Conference churches planned to join Mosaic Mennonite Conference in 2020 in order to stay connected to Mennonite Church USA after their conference voted to leave the denomination.

The Mosaic Mennonite Conference structure at it formation included a 12-member Conference Board, plus the Executive Minister, as well as an Executive Committee that worked on behalf the Board between meetings. Committees represented on the Conference Board included Finance, Ministerial and Intercultural. Steve Kriss served as the first Executive Minister, and Ken Burkholder was the first moderator of the new conference.

Mosaic Mennonite Conference Congregations

In 2020 the following congregations were members of the Franconia Mennonite Conference:

Congregation City State
Alpha Mennonite Church  Alpha New Jersey
Ambler Mennonite Church  Ambler Pennsylvania
Bally Mennonite Church  Bally Pennsylvania
Bethany Elevation Mennonite Church  Elmhurst New York
Bethany Mennonite Church  Bridgewater Corners Vermont
Blooming Glen Mennonite Church  Blooming Glen Pennsylvania
Boyertown Mennonite Church  Boyertown Pennsylvania
Centro de Alabanza de Filadelfia Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Christ Fellowship Allentown Pennsylvania
Church of the Good Samaritans Holland Pennsylvania
Covenant Community Fellowship  Harleysville Pennsylvania
Deep Run East Mennonite Church  Perkasie Pennsylvania
Deep Run West Mennonite Church  Perkasie Pennsylvania
Doylestown Mennonite Church  Doylestown Pennsylvania
Fairfield Mennonite Church Fairfield Pennsylvania
Finland Mennonite Church  Pennsburg Pennsylvania
Franconia Mennonite Church  Telford Pennsylvania
Frederick Mennonite Church  Frederick Pennsylvania
Garden Chapel  Victory Gardens New Jersey
Igelsia Menonita Ebenezer  Souderton Pennsylvania
Indonesian Community Christian Fellowship  Colton California
Indonesian Light Church  Philadelphia Pennsylvania
International Worship Church  San Gabriel California
Jemaat Kristen Indonesian Anugerah Sierra Madre California
Lakeview Mennonite Church  Susquehanna Pennsylvania
Line Lexington Mennonite Church  Line Lexington Pennsylvania
Mennonite Bible Fellowship  Morris Pennsylvania
Methacton Mennonite Church  Norristown Pennsylvania
Nations Worship Center  Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Nueva Vida Norristown New Life Mennonite Church  Norristown Pennsylvania
Perkasie Mennonite Church  Perkasie Pennsylvania
Perkiomenville Mennonite Church  Perkiomenvlle Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Praise Center  Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Plains Mennonite Church  Hatfield Pennsylvania
Providence Mennonite Church  Collegeville Pennsylvania
Ripple Allentown Pennsylvania

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Roaring Spring Mennonite Church Roaring Spring Pennsylvania
Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church  Quakertown Pennsylvania
Salem Mennonite Church  Quakertown Pennsylvania
Salford Mennonite Church  Harleysville Pennsylvania
San Francisco Chinese Mennonite Church  San Francisco California
Souderton Mennonite Church  Souderton Pennsylvania
Spring Mount Mennonite Church  Schwenksville Pennsylvania
Swamp Mennonite Church  Quakertown Pennsylvania
Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship  Taftsville Vermont
Towamencin Mennonite Church  Kulpsville Pennsylvania
Upper Milford Mennonite Church Old Zionsville Pennsylvania
Vietnamese Gospel Mennonite Church Allentown Pennsylvania
Vincent Mennonite Church  Spring City Pennsylvania
Wellspring Church of Skippack  Skippack Pennsylvania
West Swamp Mennonite Church Quakertown Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship  Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Whitehall Mennonite Church  Whitehall Pennsylvania
Zion Mennonite Church Souderton Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Heinzekehr, Hannah. "Franconia, Eastern District explore reconciliation after 169 years." TheMennonite 21 November 2016. Web. 17 June 2020. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/franconia-eastern-district-explore-reconciliation-169-years/.

Howes, Sue Conrad. "A new conference looks ahead." Mosaic Mennonite Conference. 13 February 2020. Web. 17 June 2020. https://mosaicmennonites.org/2020/02/13/a-new-conference-looks-ahead/.

Huber, Tim. "Franconia, Eastern District mend a 172-year split" Mennonite World Review 4 November 2019. Web. 17 June 2020. http://mennoworld.org/2019/11/04/news/franconia-eastern-district-conferences-mend-a-172-year-split/.

Servant, Emily Ralph. "A new name on Pentecost comes with power and possibilities." Mosaic Mennonite Conference. 3 June 2020. Web. 17 June 2020. https://mosaicmennonites.org/2020/06/03/a-new-name-on-pentecost-comes-with-power-and-possibilities/.

Stella, Rachel. "Franconia, Eastern District move to unite." Mennonite World Review. 4 December 2017. Web. 17 June 2020. http://mennoworld.org/2017/12/04/news/franconia-eastern-dist-move-to-unite/.

Additional Information

Address: 1000 Forty Foot Rd., Lansdale, PA 19446 (located at Dock Mennonite Academy)

Phone: 267-932-6050

Website: https://mosaicmennonites.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Mennonite Church USA


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published June 2020

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