New Community Mennonite Church (Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA)
New Community Mennonite Church, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA began in 1986 as an outreach of the New Life Mennonite Church of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Its initial name was Living Waters Fellowship when it met in the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn. It soon moved and took the name, Hopewell Mennonite Church of Paoli. It became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) as a self-supporting congregation in March 1989.
In 1992 the congregation began to rent space at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. In 1994 the congregation reorganized as a church plant with a cell church structure. It again changed its name to New Community Mennonite Church.
In July 1999 the congregation closed because of declining membership after consultation with conference leadership persons.
Bibliography
Betz, Lisa and Lester Zimmerman. The handprint of God: History of the Hopewell Network. New Holland, Pa.: Hopewell Network, 2017.
Ralph, James. "Hopewell-Berywn comes home." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 16, no. 4 (July-August 1995): 3.
Waldeyer, Donna. "New Community Mennonite Church closes its doors." Atlantic Coast Conference Currents 20, no. 5 (September-October 1999): 5.
Additional Information
Address: 31 Waterloo Ave., Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Atlantic Coast Conference
Pastoral Leaders at New Community Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Mark Nicolas | 1986-1993 |
| James Ralph | 1993-1999 |
Membership at New Community Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 45 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2022 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "New Community Mennonite Church (Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2022. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Community_Mennonite_Church_(Berwyn,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=173028.
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