Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Kidron, Ohio, USA)
The Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ, Mennonite congregation near Kidron, Ohio, USA was established in 1952. The congregation began with evangelistic meetings among the Plain People of Wayne and Holmes counties. Minister Paul Swartley of Souderton, Pennsylvania, came to pastor the new congregation. Over half the members were former Amish and most of the rest former Mennonites.
Services were held first in an old schoolhouse and later in an old church in Maysville. A new church building was erected near Kidron, Ohio, in 1959. It was remodeled and doubled in size in 1984. In 2000 the congregation launched the Scenic Ridge Church of God in Christ, Mennonite about 30 miles west of the mother church.
The Rock of Ages School began in 1974 in the church basement. The congregation completed a four-room school in 1976.
In 2020 the congregation was part of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. The ministers were Luke Troyer, Phil Schrock, John Martin, and Wade Buller.
Bibliography
Histories of the congregations. 3rd. ed. Moundridge, Kansas: Gospel Publishers, 1999: 448-451.
Additional Information
Address: 4451 S. Kansas Road, Apple Creek, Ohio 46606
Phone: 330-698-2298
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
Ordained Pastors at the Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Paul Swartley (1892-1979) | 1952-1960s? |
| Robert Holdeman (1932-2010) | 1961-1995 |
| Leon Koehn | 1972-1990 |
| Luke Troyer | 1985-present |
| Paul Raber | 1985-2010 2014-2018 |
| Philip Miller | 1997-2001 |
| Phil Schrock | 2000-present |
| John Martin | 2009-2015 2017-present |
| Wade Buller | 2019-present |
Membership at the Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1957 | 22 |
| 1960 | 35 |
| 1995 | 140 |
| 2000 | 174 |
| 2010 | 158 |
| 2020 | 176 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 347. All rights reserved.
Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church is located at Maysville, Ohio. The 1957 membership was 22; the minister in charge was Paul Swartley. Most of its members were formerly Amish.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2021 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2021). Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church (Kidron, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_of_Ages_Church_of_God_in_Christ_Mennonite_Church_(Kidron,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=170177.
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