Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference
The Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference consisted in 1987 of 10 congregations with a membership of 900. Five congregations were formed since 1959: Pondsville and Pinesburg in Washington County, Maryland; Waynecastle in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Flintstone in Allegany County, Maryland; and Lockards Creek in Clay County, Kentucky. The conference had one bishop, 13 ministers, and six deacons. Conference sessions were held annually on the second Thursday of September at the Reiff's Meeting House. The conference rules and discipline of 1957 were revised in 1978.
The conference mission board operated the Mennonite Old Peoples Home at Maugansville, Maryland. The conference Mennonite Mutual Aid Plan provided help to those who experienced fire or lightning damage. The Washington County Mennonite Church Association gave aid in case of liability in vehicle accidents. The conference operated the Paradise Mennonite School, Flintstone Mennonite School, and the Lockards Creek Mennonite School.
Bibliography
Horsch, James E., ed. Mennonite Yearbook and Directory. Scottdale: Mennonite Publishing House (1984): 100; (1988-89).
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 921. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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