Maranatha Fellowship Amish Mennonite Church (Sugarcreek, Ohio, USA)

The Maranatha Fellowship Amish Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek, Ohio, USA was established in 1962. The congregation started when members of the Bethel Fellowship Church who lived near Sugarcreek wanted their own meetinghouse.

On 6 November 1962 the first service was held in the basement of the Melvin Beachy home. The meetinghouse was completed in February 1965.

In 2017 the church was a member of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship and had a membership of 82. The bishop was Paul Leroy Miller, and the minister was Javan Miller.

Bibliography

"Amish Mennonite Churches in Ohio." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 20 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/oh.htm.

Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 254-255.

Mennonite Church directory (2017): 45.

Yoder, Elmer S. The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches. Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 341.

Additional Information

Address: 941 State Route 93 NW, Sugarcreek, Ohio

Phone: 330-852-0009

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship

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Maranatha Fellowship Amish Mennonite Church

Author(s)	Sam Steiner
Date Published	February 2018

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