Maple Lawn Amish Mennonite Church (Nappanee, Indiana, USA)
The Maple Lawn Amish Mennonite Church (orginally Burkholder Conservative Amish Mennonite Church) and a member of the Beachy Amish Church is located on County Road 52, two miles (three km) northwest of Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was organized on 28 April 1940, with 24 members, under the leadership of David O. Burkholder, who served as the first pastor. The meetinghouse, seating 400, was dedicated on 26 September 1943. The ministers serving the church in 1953 were Bishop David O. Burkholder, Jacob L. Mast, Irvin D. Miller, and Steve Yoder, with a membership of 76. The group came entirely from the Old Order Amish of the community.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 478. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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