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− | First Mennonite Church, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA, | + | First Mennonite Church, El Dorado, [[Arkansas (USA)|Arkansas]], USA, roots emerged from the Hudson Memorial Nursing Home established by Rosedale Mennonite Missions in 1959. Rosedale also established a [[Voluntary Service]] unit in El Dorado. Local Mennonites organized as a congregation of the [[Rosedale Network of Churches|Conservative Mennonite Conference]] in 1968. Owen Guengerich served as the first congregation's first pastor. |
− | When the Gulf States Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) formed in 1979, First Mennonite also joined this body. | + | When the [[Gulf States Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Gulf States Mennonite Conference]] of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] formed in 1979, First Mennonite also joined this body. |
The congregation changed its name to Faith Community Church between 2005 and 2007. | The congregation changed its name to Faith Community Church between 2005 and 2007. | ||
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+ | In 2023 Faith Community Church remained part of the Rosedale Network of Churches and [[Mennonite Church USA]]. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
''Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011''. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 48. | ''Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011''. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 48. | ||
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Gulf States Mennonite Conference | Gulf States Mennonite Conference | ||
− | Mennonite Church USA | + | [https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA] |
[https://rosedalenetwork.org/ Rosedale Network of Churches] | [https://rosedalenetwork.org/ Rosedale Network of Churches] | ||
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service | ! Name !! Years<br/>of Service | ||
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− | | Owen Guengerich | + | | Owen Guengerich || 1968-1989? |
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| Tim Fetterly (Assistant) || 1987-? | | Tim Fetterly (Assistant) || 1987-? |
Revision as of 11:18, 27 July 2023
First Mennonite Church, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA, roots emerged from the Hudson Memorial Nursing Home established by Rosedale Mennonite Missions in 1959. Rosedale also established a Voluntary Service unit in El Dorado. Local Mennonites organized as a congregation of the Conservative Mennonite Conference in 1968. Owen Guengerich served as the first congregation's first pastor.
When the Gulf States Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) formed in 1979, First Mennonite also joined this body.
The congregation changed its name to Faith Community Church between 2005 and 2007.
In 2023 Faith Community Church remained part of the Rosedale Network of Churches and Mennonite Church USA.
Bibliography
Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 48.
"Hudson Memorial Nursing Home...." Gospel Herald 72, no. 48 (27 November 1979): 933.
Additional Information
Address: 810 Camp St, El Dorado AR 71730-4316
Phone: 870-863-7393
Denominational Affiliation: Gulf States Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Faith Community Church
Name | Years of Service |
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Owen Guengerich | 1968-1989? |
Tim Fetterly (Assistant) | 1987-? |
Mervin L. Mast | 1989?-2006? |
Bill Odom | 2007?- |
Membership at Faith Community Church
Year | Membership |
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1970 | 12 |
1980 | 25 |
1990 | 33 |
2000 | 31 |
2009 | 20 |
2020 | 18 |
Author(s) | Richard D. Thiessen |
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Samuel J. Steiner | |
Date Published | July 2023 |
Cite This Article
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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Faith Community Church (El Dorado, Arkansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 1 Jun 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Community_Church_(El_Dorado,_Arkansas,_USA)&oldid=176381.
APA style
Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2023). Faith Community Church (El Dorado, Arkansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 June 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Community_Church_(El_Dorado,_Arkansas,_USA)&oldid=176381.
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