Sunnyside Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)
Sunnyside Mennonite Church (formerly Sunnyside Conservative (Amish) Mennonite Church), located a half mile east of Kalona, Iowa, was the third meetinghouse for the Conservative Mennonite congregations in the Kalona area, the other two being Upper Deer Creek and Fairview. In was established in 1957. In 1959 the membership was 156, with Morris Swartzendruber and Albert Miller as ministers.
In 2019 the leading minister was Floyd Helmuth and the congregational membership was 100.
Bibliography
Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory (2007): 60; (2009): 55; (2011): 54; (2012-13): 55.
Biblical Mennonite Alliance. Directory (2019): 46.
Miller, Ivan J. History of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, 1910-1985. Grantsville, Md: I. J. Miller, 1985: 126-129.
Additional Information
Address: 1135 Larch Ave, Kalona IA 52247-9101
Phone: 319-656-4530
Denominational Affiliation:
Conservative Mennonite Conference
Ordained Pastors at Sunnyside Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Albert S. Miller (1890-1959) | 1957-1959 |
| Morris E. Swartzendruber (1916-2002)(Bishop) | 1957-1980s |
| David L. Yoder (1927-2016) (Bishop) |
1959-1982 1982-1996 |
| John King | 1975-2017? |
| Floyd Helmuth | 1987-present |
| Floyd Yutzy | 2001-2014 |
Membership at Sunnyside Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 156 |
| 1965 | 180 |
| 1970 | 185 |
| 1975 | 202 |
| 1980 | 224 |
| 1985 | 223 |
| 1990 | 200 |
| 1995 | 153 |
| 2000 | 155 |
| 2006 | 147 |
| 2011 | 147 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | July 2019 |
Cite This Article
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Gingerich, Melvin and Samuel J. Steiner. "Sunnyside Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2019. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sunnyside_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176486.
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Gingerich, Melvin and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2019). Sunnyside Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sunnyside_Mennonite_Church_(Kalona,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176486.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 662. All rights reserved.
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