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Moorepark [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) was established as an outpost of the [[Middlebury (Indiana, USA)|Middlebury]], Indiana, congregation (MC) in 1947. In 1955 the congregation became independent. The meetinghouse was purchased from a former Reformed congregation. At first the preaching was done by Wilbur Yoder, pastor of the sponsoring congregation, but in 1948 Etril Leinbach was ordained preacher; eight years later he became bishop. In 1958 the membership was 63, with Leinbach serving as pastor. | Moorepark [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) was established as an outpost of the [[Middlebury (Indiana, USA)|Middlebury]], Indiana, congregation (MC) in 1947. In 1955 the congregation became independent. The meetinghouse was purchased from a former Reformed congregation. At first the preaching was done by Wilbur Yoder, pastor of the sponsoring congregation, but in 1948 Etril Leinbach was ordained preacher; eight years later he became bishop. In 1958 the membership was 63, with Leinbach serving as pastor. | ||
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= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
<strong>Address</strong>: 55701 Wilbur Road, Three Rivers MI 49093 | <strong>Address</strong>: 55701 Wilbur Road, Three Rivers MI 49093 | ||
<strong>Phone</strong>: 269-279-2719 | <strong>Phone</strong>: 269-279-2719 | ||
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Moorepark Mennonite Church (MC) was established as an outpost of the Middlebury, Indiana, congregation (MC) in 1947. In 1955 the congregation became independent. The meetinghouse was purchased from a former Reformed congregation. At first the preaching was done by Wilbur Yoder, pastor of the sponsoring congregation, but in 1948 Etril Leinbach was ordained preacher; eight years later he became bishop. In 1958 the membership was 63, with Leinbach serving as pastor.
Additional Information
Address: 55701 Wilbur Road, Three Rivers MI 49093
Phone: 269-279-2719
Author(s) | J. C Wenger |
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Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Wenger, J. C. "Moorepark Mennonite Church (Three Rivers, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Moorepark_Mennonite_Church_(Three_Rivers,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=83570.
APA style
Wenger, J. C. (1959). Moorepark Mennonite Church (Three Rivers, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Moorepark_Mennonite_Church_(Three_Rivers,_Michigan,_USA)&oldid=83570.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1110. All rights reserved.
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