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Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA)Greenwood Mennonite Church, which is located in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, near Greenwood, Delaware, and is a member of the Conservative Mennonite Conference, was organized in 1914 with about 11 charter members. The membership in 1954 was 251, with Eli Swartzentruber and Alvin Mast as ministers, and Nevin Bender as bishop. The first church building was dedicated on 4 July 1920. This was replaced by a larger brick building, which was dedicated on 14 December 1947. The first church building was used for a junior high school operated by the congregation, which has had its own Christian day school since 1928. Additional InformationAddress: 14804 Blanchard Road, Bridgeville, Delaware Phone: 302-337-7290 Denominational Affiliation: 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 576. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2008 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page:MLA style: Bender, Nevin F. "Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 May 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/greenwood_mennonite_church_greenwood_delaware_usa> APA style: Bender, Nevin F. (1956). "Greenwood Mennonite Church (Greenwood, Delaware, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 May 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/greenwood_mennonite_church_greenwood_delaware_usa> Document Actions |
