Parkview Mennonite Church (Kokomo, Indiana, USA)

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The Kokomo Mennonite Mission in Kokomo, Indiana, resulted from a 1945 survey conducted by the Howard-Miami Mennonite Church. In May 1945, the Howard-Miami Church purchased a former church that had been converted to a residence on North Kennedy Street (later called 2443 N. Apperson Way). It began services on 21 October 1945. The congregation added classrooms in 1953 and 1954.

The Kokomo mission began maintaining its membership separately from Howard-Miami in 1951. By the mid-1950s, the mission began to be called the Bon Air Mennonite Church. The Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) recognized Bon Air as an independent congregation in May 1960.

By the mid-1960s, the congregation had purchased five acres of land for a new church building. The new church was dedicated on 4 April 1971, when the congregation changed its name to Parkview Mennonite Church.

By 2015, Parkview was a small, very diverse, congregation, including farmers, laborers, seniors, and the homeless.

Bibliography

Bates-Oglesby, Kelly. "#WeAreMenno: Christians living out our faith through a Mennonite perspective." Mennonite Church USA. 24 August 2025. Web. 20 July 2024. https://www.mennoniteusa.org/wearemenno/wearemenno-christians-living-out-our-faith-through-a-mennonite-perspective/.

"Bon Air, Kokomo, Ind." Gospel Herald 60, no. 18 (9 May 1967): 404.

Elias, Lillian and Jacob. "Parkview Mennonite." Gospel Evangel 87, no. 3 (May/June 2006): 7.

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 311.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 231-232.

Additional Information

Address: 1382 East 100 North, Kokomo, Indiana 46901

Telephone: 765-459-5714

Website: https://www.facebook.com/ParkviewMennoniteKokomo/

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Parkview Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Howard-Miami leaders 1945-1949
Emanuel J. Hochstedler (1909-2006) 1949-1954
Clayton Sommers (1912-2010)
(Bishop)
1954-1961
1961-1971
1975-1976
Lester Sutter (Assistant) 1957-1959
Walter E. Smeltzer (Assistant) 1959-1963
John E. Adams (1945-2006) 1972-1975
Everett G. Metzler (1930-2012) 1976-1985
Harold L. Mast (1935-2021) 1983-1992
Grace E. Whitehead 1985-1995
Edward T. Robbins, Jr. 1996-2000
Jacob W. Elias (Co-pastor) 2001-2013
Lillian E. Elias (Co-pastor) 2001-2013
Tillie Graber (Interim) 2014-2015
Kelly Bates-Oglesby (1962-2021)(Supply) 2015-2016
Lay Leadership 2016-2019
Mark Stahl 2019-2023
Lay Leadership 2024-

Parkview Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1951 6
1960 55
1970 67
1980 83
1990 80
2000 78
2009 60
2020 45


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published July 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Parkview Mennonite Church (Kokomo, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2024. Web. 7 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Parkview_Mennonite_Church_(Kokomo,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179313.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (July 2024). Parkview Mennonite Church (Kokomo, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 7 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Parkview_Mennonite_Church_(Kokomo,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179313.




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