The Red River Valley Mennonite Church near Casselton, North Dakota, had its roots in 1928 when Mennonites responded to an invitation from the Amerland Land Company of Fargo, North Dakota, to settle the Chaffee Estate land in Amenia Township. On 19 June 1929, Isaac S. Mast organized the congregation with 15 members.

Initially, Red River Valley Mennonite was part of the Dakota-Montana Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC). This later became the North Central Conference of the Mennonite Church. In 1980 it also joined the Northern District of the General Conference Mennonite Church.

The congregation met in schools and a Moravian church until it purchased the former St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, an 1886 stone church building, in the fall of 1950. It held its first service there on 24 December 1950.

In 1959 the congregation changed its name to the Casselton Mennonite Church.

The Casselton Mennonite Church closed in 2002. The church building became the Casselton Heritage Center in 2004.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Samuel J Steiner
Date Published	September 2023

"Armenia, N. Dak." Gospel Herald 22, no. 11 (13 June 1929): 237.

"Casselton Heritage Center." City of Casselton. Web. 13 September 2023. https://www.casselton.com/casselton-heritage-center.

"Casselton, North Dakota." Gospel Herald 43, no. 46 (14 November 1950): 1133.

Schmidt, Diena, ed. The Northern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church 1891-1991. Freeman, S.D.: The Conference, 1991: 132-133.

Stoll, A. J., Mrs. "Casselton, North Dakota." Gospel Herald 44, no. 9 (27 February 1951): 213.

Wikipedia contributors. "St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Casselton, North Dakota)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Aug. 2023. Web. 13 Sep. 2023.

Additional Information

Address: 241 Langer Avenue North, Casselton, North Dakota 58012

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Denominational Affiliations: Northern District Conference of the Mennonite Church

Mennonite Church (MC)

Northern District Conference

General Conference Mennonite Church

Pastoral Leaders at Casselton Mennonite Church

Name	Years of Service
Isaac S. "I. S." Mast (1874-1955)(Bishop)	1928-1942
Edward Hershberger (1897-1951)(Deacon)	1937-1948
Abraham J. "A. J." Stoll (1905-1985)	1944-1965
Norman H. Teague (1925-2013)	1966-1969
Marvin D. Yoder	1969-1976
Paul K. Smith	1977-1983
Harold W. Nussbaum (1924-2014)	1984-1991
Walter R. Clinton	1992-2002

Casselton Mennonite Church Membership

Year	Members
1929	14
1940	37
1950	38
1960	58
1970	67
1980	61
1990	55
2000	32
2002	19

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

Red River Valley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located in Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota, is a member of the North Central Conference. In the spring of 1928 the families of I. S. Mast and Daniel L. Martin, now a minister in Sheldon, Wisconsin, moved into this community. The following spring several families moved in from Nebraska, and on 19 June 1929, the congregation was organized with 15 charter members. I. S. Mast was chosen as pastor. In 1942 Mast left the district; the congregation was without a resident pastor until 27 July 1947, when Abraham J. Stoll was ordained, who was still serving in 1956, with a membership of 47.

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Casselton Mennonite Church (Casselton, North Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2023. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Casselton_Mennonite_Church_(Casselton,_North_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=177533.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (September 2023). Casselton Mennonite Church (Casselton, North Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Casselton_Mennonite_Church_(Casselton,_North_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=177533.

Casselton Mennonite Church (Casselton, North Dakota, USA)

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