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Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), is a member of the [[Lancaster Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Lancaster Conference]], and is located near a small rural town by this name, four miles (6.5 km) south of Quarryville, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], PA. When members began to move into this formerly Scottish-Irish area services were desired. In 1877 [[Herr, Amos (1816-1897)|Amos Herr]] preached in the village. The 20 members in the fall of 1881 built a frame structure 46 x 35 ft., which served the congregation until 1949, when it was extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1954 Abram D. Metzler and J. Harold Breneman were serving as ministers, with a membership of 149. In 1920 a schism occurred, led by John W. Swarr, a preacher who led the group into the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. This group, called the [[Calvary Mennonite Church (Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Calvary Mennonite Church]], had 57 members in 1954.
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Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), is a member of the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Conference]], and is located near a small rural town by this name, four miles (6.5 km) south of Quarryville, [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], PA. When members began to move into this formerly Scottish-Irish area services were desired. In 1877 [[Herr, Amos (1816-1897)|Amos Herr]] preached in the village. The 20 members in the fall of 1881 built a frame structure 46 x 35 ft., which served the congregation until 1949, when it was extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1954 Abram D. Metzler and J. Harold Breneman were serving as ministers, with a membership of 149. In 1920 a schism occurred, led by John W. Swarr, a preacher who led the group into the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. This group, called the [[Calvary Mennonite Church (Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA)|Calvary Mennonite Church]], had 57 members in 1954.
  
 
In 2006 Mechanic Grove had 85 members; Jay L. Ranck served as pastor.
 
In 2006 Mechanic Grove had 85 members; Jay L. Ranck served as pastor.
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Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), is a member of the Lancaster Conference, and is located near a small rural town by this name, four miles (6.5 km) south of Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA. When members began to move into this formerly Scottish-Irish area services were desired. In 1877 Amos Herr preached in the village. The 20 members in the fall of 1881 built a frame structure 46 x 35 ft., which served the congregation until 1949, when it was extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1954 Abram D. Metzler and J. Harold Breneman were serving as ministers, with a membership of 149. In 1920 a schism occurred, led by John W. Swarr, a preacher who led the group into the General Conference Mennonite Church. This group, called the Calvary Mennonite Church, had 57 members in 1954.

In 2006 Mechanic Grove had 85 members; Jay L. Ranck served as pastor.

Additional Information

Address: 735 Church Road, Quarryville, PA 17566

Phone: 717-786-4730

Website: http://www.mechanicgrovemc.org/

Denominational Affiliations:

Lancaster Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Map

Map:Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA)


Author(s) Ira D Landis
Date Published 1957

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Landis, Ira D. "Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 2 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechanic_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Quarryville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177146.

APA style

Landis, Ira D. (1957). Mechanic Grove Mennonite Church (Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechanic_Grove_Mennonite_Church_(Quarryville,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=177146.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 547. All rights reserved.


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