First Mennonite Church of Morton (Morton, Illinois, USA)
Morton Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), in the city of Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, a member of the Illinois Mennonite Conference, is a merger of two older rural congregations, Pleasant Grove, near Tremont, IL, whose meetinghouse was erected in 1879, and Goodfield, near Goodfield, IL, whose building was erected in 1883. The church was dedicated on 4 May 1941. In 1957 the congregation had 200 members with Kenneth G. Good as bishop. In 2005 there were 266 members; Doane Brubaker was the pastor.
The name was changed to First Mennonite Church of Morton in 1961. A larger facility was built and dedicated at the present site in 1965.
The church is located at 250 S. Baltimore Ave, Morton IL 61550.
Bibliography
Mennonite Church USA. "Online Directory." Accessed 2 October 2006. <http://directory.mennoniteusa.org/congregation.asp?CongregationID=1603>
| Author(s) | Roy D Roth |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Roth, Roy D. "First Mennonite Church of Morton (Morton, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_Morton_(Morton,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=87512.
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Roth, Roy D. (1957). First Mennonite Church of Morton (Morton, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_Morton_(Morton,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=87512.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 754. All rights reserved.
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