Stutsmanville Chapel (Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA)
The Stutsmanville Mennonite Church, Harbor Springs, Michigan, began as an outpost of the Petoskey Mennonite Church in 1957 with a Summer Bible School.
Local Methodists constructed the initial church building from materials from a former church 12 miles north of Stutsmanville. In April 1958, the Methodists sold the building to the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board.
The Stutsmanville Church was organized as a congregation under the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board on 21 April 1963. By congregational vote, it decided to use the name Stutsmanville Chapel. Already at that time the church urged a non-traditional approach to mission.
In August 2014, the Stutsmanville Chapel withdrew from the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. In a letter to the conference, the congregation asked to be removed because the conference had been unwilling to take quick action on the "sexual orientation issue" that had been present for a number of years. The conference also noted that Stutsmanville had moved away from a commitment to the Mennonite peace position.
The congregation subsequently continued as an independent, non-denominational community church.
Bibliography
Kuhns, Menno. "The church's mission." Gospel Herald 57, no. 9 (10 March 1964): 204-205.
Miller, Dan and Doug Kaufman. "Stutsmanville Chapel withdrawal." Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. June 2015. Web. 13 August 2024. https://im.mennonite.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Stutsmanville-Chapel-Withdrawal.pdf.
"On April 21 the church at Stutsmanville...." Gospel Herald 56, no. 18 (7 May 1963): 378.
Preheim, Rich. In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference. Harrisonburg, Va.: Herald Press, 2016: 183, 312, 367.
Wenger, John Christian. The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1961: 247-248.
Additional Information
Address: 2988 South State Road, Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740
Telephone: 231-526-2335
Website: https://stutsmanvillechapel.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Until 2014)
Mennonite Church USA (Until 2014)
Pastoral Leaders at Stutsmanville Chapel
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Willis E. Miller (1926-1960) | 1957-1960 |
| Menno Kuhns (1935-2017) | 1961-1974 |
| Edward Warner | 1974-2014 |
| Leroy Garber | 1987-1997? |
| Thomas Arthur Tippett (Chaplain)(1948-2024) | 2006?-2010s? |
| Daniel Vandock | 2014-2016 |
| Other Pastors | 2016- |
Stutsmanville Chapel Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 20 |
| 1970 | 34 |
| 1980 | 72 |
| 1990 | 106 |
| 2000 | 106 |
| 2009 | 125 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | August 2024 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Stutsmanville Chapel (Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2024. Web. 13 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stutsmanville_Chapel_(Harbor_Springs,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179453.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (August 2024). Stutsmanville Chapel (Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stutsmanville_Chapel_(Harbor_Springs,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=179453.
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