Living Truth Fellowship (Christiana, Pennsylvania, USA)

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The Christiana Mennonite Church, Christiana, Pennsylvania, USA, began in September 1972 when the Maple Grove District of the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference purchased the former Society of Friends meetinghouse in Christiana. It was the first Mennonite "town" church in the district. Beginning in 1969 the Friends and Mennonites had cooperated in Bible School, followed by Sunday School and a joint worship service. The Christiana Mennonite Church formally organized in January 1973.

In July 2000 the Christiana Mennonite Church changed it name to Living Truth Fellowship. In 2002 the congregation left the Atlantic Coast Conference (formerly the "Eastern" part of the Ohio and Eastern Conference) and joined the Hopewell Network of Churches. That Network had left Mennonite Church USA in 2001.

The congregation appears to have closed about 2018.

Bibliography

"Church changes name." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 21, no. 4 (July-August 2000): 2.

Hess, Lila. "Christiana Mennonite Church." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 1, no. 4 (September-October 1980): 1.

Martin, Miriam. "Congregations request status change." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 23, no. 2 (March-April 2002): 8.

Additional Information

Address: 205 Penn Avenue, Christiana, Pennsylvania

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Hopewell Network

Pastoral Leaders at Living Truth Fellowship

Name Years
of Service
Herman N. Glick (1920-2006) 1973-1976
J. Robert Hershey (1931-2012) 1976-1981
Amos Bontrager 1981-1993?
Dean Witmer 1993-2004?
Patrick Wilson 2004-2018

Membership at Living Truth Fellowship

Year Membership
1974 48
1980 34
1990 37
2000 53


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published January 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Living Truth Fellowship (Christiana, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2022. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Living_Truth_Fellowship_(Christiana,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172852.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (January 2022). Living Truth Fellowship (Christiana, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Living_Truth_Fellowship_(Christiana,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=172852.



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