Bean Blossom Community Church (Morgantown, Indiana, USA)
Bean Blossom Mennonite Church (Conservative Mennonite Conference) is located in Bean Blossom, a village in Jackson Township, Brown County. The building, which in 1954 was 107 years old, was occupied by the Presbyterian Church until approximately 1941. In May 1945 the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board began permanent work there by ordaining and placing there Charles C. Haarer of the Shore congregation, Lagrange County, Indiana. The total baptized membership in 1953 was 34.
The congregation was part of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference until about 2003 when it joined the Conservative Mennonite Conference. The pastor in 2016 was Jeff Miller; the membership was 49.
In 2017 the congregation changed its name to Bean Blossom Community Church.
Bibliography
Fisher, Larry. The Bean Blossom Mennonite/Community Church 1945 – 2020: 75 years of history (and a little more). Morgantown, Ind.: The Church, 2020. https://www.beanblossomchurch.com/_files/ugd/97d93b_1bd9c539599447038eff714339aed93b.pdf?index=true.
Additional Information
Address: 5046 N. State Rd 135, Morgantown, IN 46160
Phone: 812-988-7359
Website: http://beanblossomchurch.com/
Denominational Affiliation: Conservative Mennonite Conference
Bean Blossom Mennonite Church Ministers
| Minister | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Charles Haarer (1916-2004) | 1945-1970 |
| Henry Wagler (1919-2012) | 1970-1974 |
| Randall "Randy" L. Nafziger | 1974-1979 |
| Henry Wagler | 1979-1980 |
| Walter John Funk (1926-1996) | 1980-1986 |
| Henry Wagler | 1986-1987 |
| Gary Lee Link | 1987-2014 |
| Jeffrey Scott Miller | 2016-2022? |
| Mike Southards | 2023-present |
Maps
Map:Bean Blossom Mennonite Church (Morgantown, Indiana)
| Author(s) | Charles C. Haarer |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | April 2024 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Haarer, Charles C. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Bean Blossom Community Church (Morgantown, Indiana, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2024. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bean_Blossom_Community_Church_(Morgantown,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178656.
APA style
Haarer, Charles C. and Samuel J. Steiner. (April 2024). Bean Blossom Community Church (Morgantown, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bean_Blossom_Community_Church_(Morgantown,_Indiana,_USA)&oldid=178656.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 255. All rights reserved.
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