Shalom Community Church (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

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The Ann Arbor Mennonite Fellowship began in 1975 when a group of participants in the Ann Arbor Mennonite Church withdrew in a desire for a less structured congregation. The Fellowship, which was larger than the parent church, was led by unordained lay leaders until early 1992. The early leaders included Ron Guengerich, Gertrude Warkentin, and Shelly Weaverdyck.

In March 1992 a restart church plant began that included the Fellowship. Kathy Neufeld Dunn provided pastoral leadership for the venture that also included the Church of the Brethren. The group took the name Shalom Community Church and began to meet at the Lawton Elementary School in Ann Arbor.

In 2022 the congregation remained part of the Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA as well as the Michigan District of the Church of the Brethren.

Bibliography

"Kathy Neufeld Dunn...." Central District Reporter 36, no. 3 (March 1992): 3.

Rich, Elaine Sommers, ed. Walking Together in Faith: The Central District Conference, 1957-1990. Bluffton, Ohio: The Conference, 2003.

Weidner, Mark. "Shalom Community Church--a Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich." Central District Reporter 36, no. 4 (April 1992): 2.

Additional Information

Address: 1001 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Phone: 734-707-1212

Website: https://shalomcc.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Central District Conference Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Michigan District of the Church of the Brethren

Church of the Brethren

Pastoral Leaders at Shalom Community Church

Name Years
of Service
Lay leaders 1975-1992
Kathy Neufeld Dunn 1992-2000
Paul Versluis 2000-2016
Nathan Ruah-Bieri (Associate) 2015-2017
Steve Thomas (Transitional) 2016-2018
Hillary Watson (co-pastor) 2018-2021
Trevor Bechtel (co-pastor) 2018-present
Jodie Boyer Hatlem 2021-present

Membership at Shalom Community Church

Year Membership
1982 26
1990 14
2000 33
2007 45
2020 45


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Shalom Community Church (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2022. Web. 30 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shalom_Community_Church_(Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=175009.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2022). Shalom Community Church (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shalom_Community_Church_(Ann_Arbor,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=175009.




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