The Bethel Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite Church) at Lustre, Montana, began in May 1920 in a little district schoolhouse named Grand View, where the American Sunday School Union organized a Sunday school with approximately 24 pupils, though it was not organized as a congregation until 2 August 1924. In the fall of 1928 a basement was constructed for a meeting place, 2 miles (3 km) east and 26 miles (42 km) north of Frazer, Township 31, Range 44, in Valley County. The church seated 250. The congregation was a member of the Northern District Conference. Its 1952 membership was 62. The congregation closed in 1974.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 312. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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