Beth-El Mennonite Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA)
Beth-El Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), Colorado Springs, Colorado, was organized in October 1956 and in 1959 had 43 members with Paul Wittrig as pastor. The congregation temporarily met at the Knob-Hill Community Center.
The laying of the corner stone for the new church building occurred on 18 December 1960. The parsonage (now the Fellow Center) was also built in 1963. In 1999 the church purchased the property at 4625 Ranch Drive for a new building that was completed in 2006.
Bibliography
"A History of the Beth-El Congregation." Beth-El Mennonite Church. http://home.pcisys.net/~bethel/bmc_history.html (accessed 12 July 2007)
Additional Information
Address: 4625 Ranch Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Phone: 719-636-2716
Website: Beth-El Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Mountain States Mennonite Conference
Beth-El Mennonite Church Ministers
| Jess Kauffman | 18 November 1956-7 September 1958 |
| Henry Benner (interim) | 14 Sepember 1958- 1 February 1959 |
| Paul Wittrig | 15 February 1959-25 February 1962 |
| Earl Yeackley (Interim) | 11 March 1962- 18 November 1962 |
| Clifford King (Interim) | 9 December 1962-30 June 1963 |
| Darrel Otto | 7 July 1963- 28 July 1968 |
| Harvey Mitchell | 15 December 1968- 28 February 1971 |
| Clifford King / Glenn Fink (Interim) | 7 March 1971-30 May 1971 |
| Calvin J.King | 6 June 1971-25 July 1976 |
| Wesley Janz (Interim) | August 1976-September 1976 |
| John Gingerich (Interim) | October 1976-3 April 1977 |
| Darrel Otto (Interim) | June 1977-4 December 1977 |
| Cliff King (Board Chair) | December 1977-April 1978 |
| Willard Conrad | May 1978-24 April 1983 |
| Orval Gingerich (Youth Minister) | September 1978-10 August 1980 |
| Tim Detweiler (Youth Pastor) | 1981-October 1982 |
| Glen Crago (Interim) | 1 May 1983-26 August 1984 |
| Cleon Nyce | 2 September 1984-26 September 1993 |
| Marlin Thomas (Interim) | 3 October 1993-September 1995 |
| Mervin Birky | September 1995 - |
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1065. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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