Paoli Mennonite Fellowship (Paoli, Indiana, USA)
The Paoli Mennonite Fellowship began as a house church in late 1974 when a group of physicians from First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis moved to Paoli to provide health care in this rural part of southern Indiana. These doctors included Wallace Schellenberger.
The congregation joined the Central District and the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference in 1980 and the General Conference Mennonite Church in 1986.
The fellowship constructed its own building in 1986, partially with the assistance of a loan from Church Extension Services of the General Conference Mennonite Church.
In 2022 the congregation was part of the Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Conference in 2020.
Bibliography
"Paoli (Ind.) Mennonite Fellowship" The Mennonite 100, no. 23 (10 December 1985): 589; 101, no. 10 (27 May 1986): 224.
Rich, Elaine Sommers, ed. Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003: 82.
Additional Information
Address: 2589 N County Road 100 W, Paoli, Indiana 47454
Phone: 812-723-2414
Website: http://paolimennonite.org/
Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Paoli Mennonite Fellowship
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Lay Leadership | 1974-1977 |
| Tom Kauffman (Transitional) |
1977-1987 2018-2019 |
| Lay Leadership | 1987-1988 |
| Charles Watson (Co-pastor) | 1988-1996 |
| Linda Watson (Co-pastor) | 1988-1996 |
| Howard N. Palmatier (1926-2009)(Interim?) | 1997 |
| Mary Mininger (Co-pastor) | 1998-2012? |
| Philip K. Mininger (Co-pastor) | 1998-2012? |
| Rebecca Hope Kauffman | 2012-2018 |
| Lay Leadership | 2020 |
| Paul Brubaker | 2020-present |
Membership at Paoli Mennonite Fellowship
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 29 |
| 1990 | 75 |
| 2000 | 70 |
| 2009 | 68 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2022 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Paoli Mennonite Fellowship (Paoli, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2022. Web. 26 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Paoli_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Paoli,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=174406.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (December 2022). Paoli Mennonite Fellowship (Paoli, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Paoli_Mennonite_Fellowship_(Paoli,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=174406.
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