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− | Red Run Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), Grantsville, Maryland, established in 1947, | + | Red Run Mennonite Church (formerly [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), Grantsville, Maryland, established in 1947, was a mission in the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]]. Red Run stated out by meeting in homes in 1953. Later a small meeting house was given to the church. In the early years it was served by lay Christians until later in the 1950s when a few ministers started preaching on Sunday afternoons. The church was expanded in 1975 when it became an established church and had a regular minister. In 1998 a third addition was added on. The church primarily ministered to mountain type people. |
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+ | In 1957 it had a membership of 15, with Vernon Yoder as pastor. In 2015 the membership was 31 and Merle Durst was minister. | ||
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+ | In March 2015 Red Run Mennonite Church submitted a letter of withdrawal from membership in the [[Allegheny Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Allegheny Mennonite Conference]], citing differences about how to deal with same-sex relationships. | ||
+ | = Bibliography = | ||
+ | Houser, Gordon. "Allegheny Narrowly Votes to Reinstate Hyattsville." ''The Mennonite''. 9 March 2015. Web. 9 March 2015. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/allegheny-votes-to-reinstate-hyattsville/. | ||
+ | = Additional Information = | ||
+ | '''Address''': 662 Meyersdale Road, Grantsville, MD 21536 | ||
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+ | '''Phone''': 814-634-9250 | ||
+ | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, p. 263|date=March 2015|a1_last=Thiessen|a1_first=Richard D|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Allegheny Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Maryland Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:United States Congregations]] |
Latest revision as of 16:15, 16 March 2015
Red Run Mennonite Church (formerly Mennonite Church), Grantsville, Maryland, established in 1947, was a mission in the Allegheny Mennonite Conference. Red Run stated out by meeting in homes in 1953. Later a small meeting house was given to the church. In the early years it was served by lay Christians until later in the 1950s when a few ministers started preaching on Sunday afternoons. The church was expanded in 1975 when it became an established church and had a regular minister. In 1998 a third addition was added on. The church primarily ministered to mountain type people.
In 1957 it had a membership of 15, with Vernon Yoder as pastor. In 2015 the membership was 31 and Merle Durst was minister.
In March 2015 Red Run Mennonite Church submitted a letter of withdrawal from membership in the Allegheny Mennonite Conference, citing differences about how to deal with same-sex relationships.
Bibliography
Houser, Gordon. "Allegheny Narrowly Votes to Reinstate Hyattsville." The Mennonite. 9 March 2015. Web. 9 March 2015. https://themennonite.org/daily-news/allegheny-votes-to-reinstate-hyattsville/.
Additional Information
Address: 662 Meyersdale Road, Grantsville, MD 21536
Phone: 814-634-9250
Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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Date Published | March 2015 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Thiessen, Richard D. "Red Run Mennonite Church (Grantsville, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2015. Web. 26 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Red_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Grantsville,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=131243.
APA style
Thiessen, Richard D. (March 2015). Red Run Mennonite Church (Grantsville, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Red_Run_Mennonite_Church_(Grantsville,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=131243.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 263. All rights reserved.
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