Shady Lawn Mennonite Church (Mountain View, Arkansas, USA)
The Shady Lawn Mennonite Church in Mountain View, Arkansas, USA was established in 1960. The congregation started as an outreach of the Mission Interests Committee in the 1950s. A single-story block structure was built in 1962, with volunteer assistance. The congregation was formally organized in 1970 after Elmer Gingerich was ordained as the minister. Services were held in English from the congregation's beginning.
In 2017 the church was a member of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship and had a membership of 60. The bishop was Carl Gingerich, and the minister was Jason Miller.
Bibliography
"Amish Mennonite Churches in Arkansas." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 15 March 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/ar.htm.
Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 132.
Mennonite Church directory (2017): 47.
Yoder, Elmer S. The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches. Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 309.
Additional Information
Address: 5695 Hwy 5, Mountain View, Arkansas
Phone: 870-269-4603
Website: Denominational Affiliations:
Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship
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| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
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| Date Published | March 2018 |
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