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When it was formed, the conference was composed of 36 congregations and 3,887 members. By 1986 there were 44 congregations and 4,630 members divided into eight overseer districts that spanned an area from Massachusetts to [[North Carolina (USA)|North Carolina]], and from the Atlantic Coast to the Appalachian Mountains. By 2003 there were 35 congregations and 4,635 members. After the merger of the Mennonite Church and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] in 1999, the Atlantic Coast Conference became part of Mennonite Church USA. In July 2009 there were 35 congregations, including several church plants in formation, and 3,972 members located in Massachusetts, [[New York (USA)|New York]], [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. New church initiatives continued to evolve, especially in [[New England|New England]]. The majority of congregations are concentrated in the mid-Atlantic region, as the conference's name implies.
 
When it was formed, the conference was composed of 36 congregations and 3,887 members. By 1986 there were 44 congregations and 4,630 members divided into eight overseer districts that spanned an area from Massachusetts to [[North Carolina (USA)|North Carolina]], and from the Atlantic Coast to the Appalachian Mountains. By 2003 there were 35 congregations and 4,635 members. After the merger of the Mennonite Church and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] in 1999, the Atlantic Coast Conference became part of Mennonite Church USA. In July 2009 there were 35 congregations, including several church plants in formation, and 3,972 members located in Massachusetts, [[New York (USA)|New York]], [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. New church initiatives continued to evolve, especially in [[New England|New England]]. The majority of congregations are concentrated in the mid-Atlantic region, as the conference's name implies.
  
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<em> Currents </em>was the conference's bimonthly periodical in 2009. It was published in a newspaper format, carrying conference and churchwide news.
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<em> Currents </em>was the conference's bimonthly periodical in 2014. Founded in 1979, it has been published in a newspaper format, carrying conference and churchwide news.
  
 
The conference developed a mission statement in 2007: Centered in Christ, Building Connections, Sharing God's Love.
 
The conference developed a mission statement in 2007: Centered in Christ, Building Connections, Sharing God's Love.
  
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In 2010 the following congregations were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church:
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In 2014 the following congregations were members (full members, associate members, or emerging/church plants) of the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA:
 
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<table align="center" class="plain">  <tr> <th>Congregation</th> <th>City</th> <th>State</th> </tr> <tr> <td>African Community Church of Lancaster  </td> <td>Lancaster</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Akron Mennonite Church (Akron, Pennsylvania, USA)|Akron Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Akron</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ark Bible Chapel </td> <td>Boyertown</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Gettysburg</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Birch Grove Mennonite Church </td> <td>Port Allegany</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Blossom Hill Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blossom Hill Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Lancaster</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Cedar Grove Mennonite Church (Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA)|Cedar Grove Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Greencastle</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster]] </td> <td>Lancaster</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Conestoga Mennonite Church (Morgantown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Conestoga Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Morgantown</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CrossWay Church </td> <td>Ocean City</td> <td>Maryland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Church </td> <td>Columbia</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emmanuel's House of Prayer, Healing and Hope </td> <td>Reinholds</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[First Mennonite Church in Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, USA)|First Mennonite Church in Brooklyn]]
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</td> <td>Brooklyn</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Forest Hills Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Leola</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Friendship Community Church </td> <td>Bronx</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grace Ubuntu Fellowship </td> <td>Lancaster</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hebron Mennonite Church </td> <td>Hagerstown</td> <td>Maryland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Holly Grove Mennonite Church (Westover, Maryland, USA)|Holly Grove Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Westover</td> <td>Maryland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hope Community Church </td> <td>Fleetwood</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hope Community Fellowship of Phoenixville </td> <td>Phoenixville</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hopewell Mennonite Church </td> <td>Reading</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Eben-Ezer </td> <td>Bronx</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Immanuel Community Church </td> <td>Flushing</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship </td> <td>New York</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen (Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA)|Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen]] </td> <td>Atglen</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mennonite Congregation of Boston </td> <td>Cambridge</td> <td>Massachusetts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Neffsville Mennonite Church (Neffsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Neffsville Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Lancaster</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Baltimore Mennonite Church </td> <td>Baltimore</td> <td>Maryland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Oley Mennonite Church (Oley Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Oley Valley Mennonite Church]] </td> <td>Oley</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pocomoke River Church </td> <td>Pocomoke City</td> <td>Maryland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Promilenio Iglesia Menonita Cristiana </td> <td>Queens</td> <td>New York</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ridgeview Mennonite Church </td> <td>Gordonville</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sandy Hill Community Church </td> <td>Coatesville</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Zion Mennonite Church (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, USA)|Zion Mennonite Church--Birdsboro]] </td> <td>Birdsboro</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> </tr>  </table> </div>
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| African Community Church of Lancaster || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| African Community Church of Lancaster, Steelton Outreach || Steelton || Pennsylvania
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| [[Akron Mennonite Church (Akron, Pennsylvania, USA)|Akron Mennonite Church]]  || Akron || Pennsylvania
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| Ark Bible Chapel  || Boyertown || Pennsylvania
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| [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bethel Mennonite Church]]  || Gettysburg || Pennsylvania
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| Birch Grove Mennonite Church  || Port Allegany || Pennsylvania
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| [[Blossom Hill Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blossom Hill Mennonite Church]]  || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| [[Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster]]  || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| [[Conestoga Mennonite Church (Morgantown, Pennsylvania, USA)|Conestoga Mennonite Church]]  || Morgantown || Pennsylvania
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| CrossWay Church  || Ocean City || Maryland
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| Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Church  || Columbia || Pennsylvania
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| [[Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pennsylvania, USA)|Forest Hills Mennonite Church]]  || Leola || Pennsylvania
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| [[Frazer Mennonite Church (Frazer, Pennsylvania, USA)|Frazer Mennonite Church]]  || Frazer || Pennslvania
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| Friendship Community Church  || Bronx || New York
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| Grace Ubuntu Fellowship  || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| Great Joy Christian Fellowship || Bear || Delaware
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| Hebron Mennonite Church  || Hagerstown || Maryland
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| Hiwet Legeta Church (Life for Christ)  || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| [[Holly Grove Mennonite Church (Westover, Maryland, USA)|Holly Grove Mennonite Church]]  || Westover || Maryland
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| Hope Community Church  || Fleetwood || Pennsylvania
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| Hopewell Mennonite Church  || Reading || Pennsylvania
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| Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Eben-Ezer  || Bronx || New York
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| Iglesia Menonita de Aibonito || Aibonito || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Bauta || Orocovis || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Bayamón || Toa Alta || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Betania || Aibonito || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Botijas || Orocovis || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Cayey || Cayey || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de La Plata || La Plata || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Palo Hincado || La Plata || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Ponce || Ponce || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Summit Hills || Cayey || Puerto Rico
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| Iglesia Menonita de Coamo || Coamo || Puerto Rico
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| Immanuel Community Church  || Flushing || New York
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| Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship  || New York || New York
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| [[Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen (Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA)|Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen]]  || Atglen || Pennsylvania
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| Mennonite Congregation of Boston  || Cambridge || Massachusetts
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| [[Neffsville Mennonite Church (Neffsville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Neffsville Mennonite Church]]  || Lancaster || Pennsylvania
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| North Baltimore Mennonite Church  || Baltimore || Maryland
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| [[Oley Mennonite Church (Oley Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Oley Valley Mennonite Church]]  || Oley || Pennsylvania
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| Pocomoke River Church  || Pocomoke City || Maryland
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| [[First Mennonite Church in Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, USA)|Primera Iglesia Menonita de Brooklyn]] || Brooklyn || New York
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| Promilenio Iglesia Menonita Cristiana  || Queens || New York
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| Radical Living Community || Brooklyn || New York
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| Ridgeview Mennonite Church  || Gordonville || Pennsylvania
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| Sandy Hill Community Church  || Coatesville || Pennsylvania
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| [[Zion Mennonite Church (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, USA)|Zion Mennonite Church]]  || Birdsboro || Pennsylvania
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= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography"> Mennonite Yearbook and Directory </em> (1986-87): 49-51.
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<em> Mennonite Yearbook and Directory </em> (1986-87): 49-51.
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Church USA Directory</em> (2003): 38-40.
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<em>Mennonite Church USA Directory</em> (2003): 38-40.
  
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Lehman, Glenn. "Pennsylvania Seeds, Ohio Fruit." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Gospel Herald </em> (14 July 1987): 488-500.
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Lehman, Glenn. "Pennsylvania Seeds, Ohio Fruit." <em>Gospel Herald </em> (14 July 1987): 488-500.
  
 
Rudy, John. <em>Unity and Diversity: Historical Highlights and Commentaries of God and His People 1978-2003</em>. Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2003. Includes ACC 25th anniversary highlights.
 
Rudy, John. <em>Unity and Diversity: Historical Highlights and Commentaries of God and His People 1978-2003</em>. Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2003. Includes ACC 25th anniversary highlights.

Revision as of 14:33, 23 April 2014

The Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA was originally the eastern section of the Ohio and Eastern Conference (Mennonite Church). The congregations forming in this section were part of the Conestoga-Maple Grove and the Atlantic States mission districts.

On 4 November 1978 these congregations approved a constitution that formed a new sister conference: the Atlantic Coast Conference of the Mennonite Church. Its primary purpose was to bring more continuity to mission, leadership, and youth activities. The new conference held its first full session in March 1979. The constitution was adopted on 28 March 1980, and revised in 1986, 1999 and 2003.

When it was formed, the conference was composed of 36 congregations and 3,887 members. By 1986 there were 44 congregations and 4,630 members divided into eight overseer districts that spanned an area from Massachusetts to North Carolina, and from the Atlantic Coast to the Appalachian Mountains. By 2003 there were 35 congregations and 4,635 members. After the merger of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church in 1999, the Atlantic Coast Conference became part of Mennonite Church USA. In July 2009 there were 35 congregations, including several church plants in formation, and 3,972 members located in Massachusetts, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania. New church initiatives continued to evolve, especially in New England. The majority of congregations are concentrated in the mid-Atlantic region, as the conference's name implies.

Currents was the conference's bimonthly periodical in 2014. Founded in 1979, it has been published in a newspaper format, carrying conference and churchwide news.

The conference developed a mission statement in 2007: Centered in Christ, Building Connections, Sharing God's Love.

In 2014 the following congregations were members (full members, associate members, or emerging/church plants) of the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA:

Congregation City State
African Community Church of Lancaster  Lancaster Pennsylvania
African Community Church of Lancaster, Steelton Outreach  Steelton Pennsylvania
Akron Mennonite Church  Akron Pennsylvania
Ark Bible Chapel  Boyertown Pennsylvania
Bethel Mennonite Church  Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Birch Grove Mennonite Church  Port Allegany Pennsylvania
Blossom Hill Mennonite Church  Lancaster Pennsylvania
Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster  Lancaster Pennsylvania
Conestoga Mennonite Church  Morgantown Pennsylvania
CrossWay Church  Ocean City Maryland
Ebenezer Evangelical Mennonite Church  Columbia Pennsylvania
Forest Hills Mennonite Church  Leola Pennsylvania
Frazer Mennonite Church  Frazer Pennslvania
Friendship Community Church  Bronx New York
Grace Ubuntu Fellowship  Lancaster Pennsylvania
Great Joy Christian Fellowship Bear Delaware
Hebron Mennonite Church  Hagerstown Maryland
Hiwet Legeta Church (Life for Christ)  Lancaster Pennsylvania
Holly Grove Mennonite Church  Westover Maryland
Hope Community Church  Fleetwood Pennsylvania
Hopewell Mennonite Church  Reading Pennsylvania
Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Eben-Ezer  Bronx New York
Iglesia Menonita de Aibonito Aibonito Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Bauta Orocovis Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Bayamón Toa Alta Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Betania Aibonito Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Botijas Orocovis Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Cayey Cayey Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de La Plata La Plata Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Palo Hincado La Plata Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Ponce Ponce Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Summit Hills Cayey Puerto Rico
Iglesia Menonita de Coamo Coamo Puerto Rico
Immanuel Community Church  Flushing New York
Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship  New York New York
Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen  Atglen Pennsylvania
Mennonite Congregation of Boston  Cambridge Massachusetts
Neffsville Mennonite Church  Lancaster Pennsylvania
North Baltimore Mennonite Church  Baltimore Maryland
Oley Valley Mennonite Church  Oley Pennsylvania
Pocomoke River Church  Pocomoke City Maryland
Primera Iglesia Menonita de Brooklyn Brooklyn New York
Promilenio Iglesia Menonita Cristiana  Queens New York
Radical Living Community Brooklyn New York
Ridgeview Mennonite Church  Gordonville Pennsylvania
Sandy Hill Community Church  Coatesville Pennsylvania
Zion Mennonite Church  Birdsboro Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Mennonite Yearbook and Directory (1986-87): 49-51.

Mennonite Church USA Directory (2003): 38-40.

Lehman, Glenn. "Pennsylvania Seeds, Ohio Fruit." Gospel Herald (14 July 1987): 488-500.

Rudy, John. Unity and Diversity: Historical Highlights and Commentaries of God and His People 1978-2003. Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2003. Includes ACC 25th anniversary highlights.

Additional Information

Address: 2257 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602

Phone: 717-394-8107

Website: Atlantic Coast Conference


Author(s) Dennis R. Kuhns
Warren Tyson
Date Published July 2010

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Kuhns, Dennis R. and Warren Tyson. "Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2010. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Atlantic_Coast_Conference_of_Mennonite_Church_USA&oldid=121644.

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Kuhns, Dennis R. and Warren Tyson. (July 2010). Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Atlantic_Coast_Conference_of_Mennonite_Church_USA&oldid=121644.



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