Providence Mennonite Church (Montgomery, Indiana, USA)

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The Berea Mennonite Church in Cannelburg, Indiana, established a mission outpost in Washington, Indiana, in 1953. Berea purchased a storefront on 16th Street, and after some remodeling held services there beginning on 26 March 1953. Tobias Slabaugh served as the first pastor of the Providence Mennonite Church.

The church was organized as an independent congregation on 5 March 1961 and became part of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC).

In 1968, when the Washington facility was too small, the congregation purchased nearly seven acres west of Montgomery, Indiana, on Highway 50. The first service in the new building took place on 19 April 1970.

In February 2008, the Providence Mennonite Church withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference and joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference. Its reasons for withdrawal cited the conference's liberal nature going back to the 1980s, including women in ministry and lack of aggressive action taken on the homosexual issue.

Providence Mennonite Church had a major building project in 2015-2016.

Bibliography

Hochstedler, Jarvis. "Providence Mennonite." Gospel Evangel 87, no. 3 (May/June 2006): 8.

"Our history at Providence." Providence Mennonite Church. 2020? Web. 27 July 2024. https://providence.churchtrac.com/card/2

Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 259, 311.

Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 213-214.

Additional Information

Address: 4738 US Highway 50 E, Montgomery, Indiana 47558

Telephone: 812-486-3679

Website: https://providence.churchtrac.com/

Denominational Affiliations:

Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2008)

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2008)

Rosedale Network of Churches (2008- )

Pastoral Leaders at Providence Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Tobias J. Slaubaugh (1915-2009)
(Bishop)
1953-1959
1959-1983
Kenneth Bontreger 1979-1984
Lay Leadership 1984-1985
Oliver O. Yutzy (1934-2021) 1985-1990
Samuel E. Stoltzfus 1988-1990?
Lay Leadership? 1990-1996
Maury Brenneman 1996-1999
Dean Lengacher (Youth) 1999
Jarvis Hochstedler (Interim) 2002-2006
Chris Raber (Youth) 2007-2011?
Shawn Otto 2007-2014
Eric Miller (Youth) 2012-
Kevin Swartzentruber 2014-
Josh Swartzentruber (Associate) 2014-

Providence Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1961 39
1970 87
1980 223
1990 299
2000 336
2007 255
2024 284


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published July 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Providence Mennonite Church (Montgomery, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2024. Web. 7 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Providence_Mennonite_Church_(Montgomery,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179360.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (July 2024). Providence Mennonite Church (Montgomery, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 7 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Providence_Mennonite_Church_(Montgomery,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=179360.




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