Hartville Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located 1.5 miles south and 0.5 mile west of Hartville, Ohio, a member of the Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA, was organized 10 December 1944 under the leadership of Bishop O. N. Johns and H. N. Troyer, with 49 charter members. The first meet­inghouse, 40 x 60 ft, was built in 1945. This was a basement church. A later building, 40 x 90 feet, with a Sunday-school wing 40 x 30 feet, was built in 1951. An educational wing was added in 1961, and a new sanctuary was built in 1997. In 1956 the membership was 242, with Lester A. Wyse as pastor. In 2008 the membership was 546.

Additional Information

Address: 1470 Smith Kramer Street NE, Hartville, Ohio

Phone: 330-877-2050

Website: Hartville Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations

Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA

Mennonite Church USA

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 670. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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