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North Side [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC), located at 716 North Locust Street, [[Hagerstown (Maryland, USA)|Hagerstown]], Maryland was established as a mission in 1931. It became an organized congregation in 1956, under the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]]. Its building was purchased in 1949 and remodeled to serve as a church. In 1959 the membership was 34, with Harold A. Lehman as pastor.
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The North Side Mennonite Church, [[Hagerstown (Maryland, USA)|Hagerstown]], [[Maryland (USA)|Maryland]], USA, has roots in a mission Sunday School established in 1927 by Adam Baer and others a few blocks south of the church's present location. In 1941 the [[Cedar Grove Mennonite Church (Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA)|Cedar Grove]] congregation of Greencastle, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] became the sponsor of the work.
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Harold A. Lehman began teaching in the [[Sunday School]] in 1943 and was ordained as a pastor on 19 November 1950 by [[Johns, Otis N. (1889-1975)|O. N. Johns]], a [[bishop]] in the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]].
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In 1948 the congregation purchased a small building that later became the church's lobby area. The congregation was formally organized in 1954. The congregation dedicated a new sanctuary in 1962.
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The congregation suffered a division in 1976 when a portion of the congregation seeking more innovation and flexibility left to form what became the [[Hebron Mennonite Church (Hagerstown, Maryland, USA)|Hebron Mennonite Church]].
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In 2000 the congregation changed its affiliation from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA|Atlantic Coast Conference]] (a descendant of part of the Ohio and Eastern Conference) to the [[Franklin Mennonite Conference]]. In 2018 the Franklin Conference became a bishop district of [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]].
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= Bibliography =
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"Bro. Harold Lehman...." ''Gospel Herald'' 43, no. 48 (28 November 1050): 1180.
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"Our history." North Side Mennonite Church. 2021. Web. 28 February 2022. https://northsidemennonitechurch.com/?page_id=46
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 716 North Locust Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
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'''Phone''': 301-733-1303
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'''Website''': https://northsidemennonitechurch.com/
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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[https://lmcchurches.org/ LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches]
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== Pastoral Leaders at North Side Mennonite Church ==
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Harold A. Lehman (1923-1988) || 1950-1988
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| Gary L. Zook || 1988-present
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== Membership at North Side Mennonite Church ==
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1956 || 22
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| 1960 || 39
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| 1970 || 56
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| 1980 || 38
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| 1990 || 57
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| 2000 || 52
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| 2007 || 63
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= Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article =
  
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By [[Gingerich, Melvin (1902-1975)|Melvin Gingerich]]. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 1112. All rights reserved.
  
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North Side [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC), located at 716 North Locust Street, [[Hagerstown (Maryland, USA)|Hagerstown]], Maryland was established as a mission in 1931. It became an organized congregation in 1956, under the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]]. Its building was purchased in 1949 and remodeled to serve as a church. In 1959 the membership was 34, with Harold A. Lehman as pastor.
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
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[[Category:Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA Congregations]]
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 7 August 2023

The North Side Mennonite Church, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA, has roots in a mission Sunday School established in 1927 by Adam Baer and others a few blocks south of the church's present location. In 1941 the Cedar Grove congregation of Greencastle, Pennsylvania became the sponsor of the work.

Harold A. Lehman began teaching in the Sunday School in 1943 and was ordained as a pastor on 19 November 1950 by O. N. Johns, a bishop in the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference.

In 1948 the congregation purchased a small building that later became the church's lobby area. The congregation was formally organized in 1954. The congregation dedicated a new sanctuary in 1962.

The congregation suffered a division in 1976 when a portion of the congregation seeking more innovation and flexibility left to form what became the Hebron Mennonite Church.

In 2000 the congregation changed its affiliation from the Atlantic Coast Conference (a descendant of part of the Ohio and Eastern Conference) to the Franklin Mennonite Conference. In 2018 the Franklin Conference became a bishop district of LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches.

Bibliography

"Bro. Harold Lehman...." Gospel Herald 43, no. 48 (28 November 1050): 1180.

"Our history." North Side Mennonite Church. 2021. Web. 28 February 2022. https://northsidemennonitechurch.com/?page_id=46

Additional Information

Address: 716 North Locust Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

Phone: 301-733-1303

Website: https://northsidemennonitechurch.com/

Denominational Affiliations: LMC: A Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Pastoral Leaders at North Side Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Harold A. Lehman (1923-1988) 1950-1988
Gary L. Zook 1988-present

Membership at North Side Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1956 22
1960 39
1970 56
1980 38
1990 57
2000 52
2007 63

Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article

By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1112. All rights reserved.

North Side Mennonite Church (MC), located at 716 North Locust Street, Hagerstown, Maryland was established as a mission in 1931. It became an organized congregation in 1956, under the Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference. Its building was purchased in 1949 and remodeled to serve as a church. In 1959 the membership was 34, with Harold A. Lehman as pastor.


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published February 2022

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Steiner, Samuel J. "North Side Mennonite Church (Hagerstown, Maryland, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2022. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=North_Side_Mennonite_Church_(Hagerstown,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=176646.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (February 2022). North Side Mennonite Church (Hagerstown, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=North_Side_Mennonite_Church_(Hagerstown,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=176646.



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