New Life Mennonite Church (Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA)

The New Life Mennonite Church, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA, began in 1982 as an outreach of the Hopewell Mennonite Church in Elverson. Mervin S. Stoltzfus and his wife, Ruth, were the founding leaders of the group.

New Life became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in March 1985.

The New Life Mennonite Church closed in 2000, perhaps because the demographic of the area was changing.

Bibliography

Kraybill, Ferne R. "New Life needs a new look." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 15, no. 5 (September-October 1994): 3.

Rudy, John H. Unity and Diversity: Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA, 1978-2003. Pennsylvania: The Conference, 2003: 17.

Additional Information

Address: 37 West Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Atlantic Coast Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at New Life Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
Mervin S. Stoltzfus	1982-1987?
Paul A. Jordan (Assistant)	1985-1989?
Dean E. Landis	1989?-1991
Michael C. Shaw	1989?-1991
Aubrey T. B. Phillips	1993-1995
James P. Stobaugh	1996-2000?

Membership at New Life Mennonite Church

Year	Membership
1984	96
1990	232
1999	93

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	January 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "New Life Mennonite Church (Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2022. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Life_Mennonite_Church_(Downingtown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=173611.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (January 2022). New Life Mennonite Church (Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Life_Mennonite_Church_(Downingtown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=173611.

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