Community Mennonite Church (Boonsboro, Maryland, USA)
The Mount Lena Mennonite Church, Mount Lena, Maryland, north of Boonsboro, began in January 1966 as an outreach of the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, utilizing workers from the nearby Mount Zion and Dargan congregations.
Adam Martin and Abram Baer provided ministerial leadership for several years for Mount Lena and Mount Zion Mennonite Churches. Then Abram Baer focused more on Mount Zion, and Adam Martin focused on Mount Lena. Until 1990, the two churches had a common church bulletin.
In 1990, the Mount Lena congregation changed its name to Community Mennonite Church. It closed for eight months in 1991 but reopened in the fall with Lewis Coss returning as pastor.
In 1999, the Community Mennonite Church left the Lancaster Mennonite Conference and became part of the Franklin Mennonite Conference.
In 2017, when the Franklin Mennonite Conference voted to become a bishop district of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, Community Mennonite again became part of its original conference.
Bibliography
Burdge Jr., Edsel and Samuel Horst. Building on the Gospel Foundation: The Mennonites of Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland, 1730-1970. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2004: 681.
"Church reopens." Gospel Herald 84, no. 39 (1 October 1991): 11.
"Work has been started at Mt. Lena, Md,..." Gospel Herald 59, no. 5 (1 February 1966): 116.
Additional Information
Address: 21108 National Pike, Boonsboro, Maryland 21713
Telephone: 717-377-7921
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2016)
Pastoral Leaders at Community Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Adam R. Martin (1910-1997) | 1966-1970 |
| Abram M. Baer (1912-2003) | 1966-1968 |
| Lewis M. Coss (1930-2012) | 1968-2005? |
| Amos E. Horst (1921-2005) (Assistant) | 1991-1996? |
| Raymond H. Phillips | 1994-2002? |
| Paul M. Clemmer (1943- ) | 2004- |
Community Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 31 |
| 1980 | 27 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2024 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Community Mennonite Church (Boonsboro, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2024. Web. 24 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Community_Mennonite_Church_(Boonsboro,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=180041.
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