Plato Mennonite Church (Lagrange, Indiana, USA)
The Plato Mennonite Church, located four miles east of Lagrange, Indiana, on U.S. Highway 20, began as an outpost of the Emma Mennonite Church. The Emma congregation erected a frame meetinghouse in 1949 that was dedicated on 29 November that year. It became a self-supporting congregation in 1954.
In 2003, the Plato Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. A contributing factor to its withdrawal was the Conference's changing attitude towards accepting persons in same-sex relationships as members.
The church's later history is unclear. It may have used the name Plato Christian Fellowship for a time. In 2024, the former Plato Mennonite Church building was occupied by the Iglesia Estrella de la Manana.
Bibliography
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 182-183, 216, 311.
_____. "Two Indiana-Michigan congregations reinstated after homosexuality discipline." TheMennonite 6, no. 13 (1 July 2003): 23.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 228.
Additional Information
Address: 5005 US-20, Lagrange, Indiana 46761
Telephone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Plato Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Emma Pastors | 1949-1950 |
| Willis C. Troyer (1913-2004) | 1950-1983 |
| Dean M. Brubaker (1925-2020) | 1960-1968 |
| Richard E. Martin (1941- ) | 1970-2002 |
| Jerry L. Rodman (1939- ) | 1982-2002? |
Plato Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 102 |
| 1960 | 84 |
| 1970 | 111 |
| 1980 | 88 |
| 1990 | 78 |
| 2000 | 68 |
| 2003 | 50 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 186. All rights reserved.
Plato Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), Lagrange, Indiana, established in 1949, had a membership of 90 in 1957. Willis C. Troyer was the minister.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | July 2024 |
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