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Mennonite Community Church (Fresno, California, USA)Mennonite Community Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in Fresno, CA, and previously known as the General Conference Fellowship of Fresno, began in May 1953, was organized on 21 November 1954, and affiliated with the Pacific District Conference (General Conference Mennonite) in 1955. Ground-breaking services for a new church, with a seating capacity of 180, took place in August 1955. The building was dedicated in April 1956. The minister in 1957 was Peter J. Ediger; there were 57 members. In 2006 the pastor was Steve C. Ratzlaff; there were 109 members. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 395; 3, p. 619. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2012 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Ediger, Peter J. and Andrew R. Shelley. "Mennonite Community Church (Fresno, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 May 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46618.html. APA style: Ediger, Peter J. and Andrew R. Shelley. (1957). Mennonite Community Church (Fresno, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 May 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46618.html. Document Actions |
