Souderton Mennonite Church (Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Source: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 010.0-6).
Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
Souderton Mennonite Church, located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a member of the Franconia Conference, began in 1879 when families of the Franconia and the Rockhill Mennonite congregations living in Souderton built the first house of worship in Souderton. The congregation was organized in 1891. The first communion was held on 19 April 1891, when 68 members partook. Ministers from established Mennonite congregations accepted appointments to preach at Souderton until 1914, when the first minister there was ordained. Ministers who have served the congregation with the date of ordination were Jacob M. Moyer, minister 1914; bishop 1947; Elmer B. Moyer (d. 1957) minister 1919; Russell B. Musselman, minister 1948. The membership in 1958 was 470; Stanley Shenk was assisting in the ministry. A considerable number have left from here to build mission stations into congregations in the outlying areas.
In 2014 the congregation was served by Ministers Mary Sue Benner, Gerald A. Clemmer, Sandra Drescher-Lehman, Tamira Lynn Good, Kirby D. King, and James Finley Laverty. The church had 705 members.
Bibliography
Wenger, J. C. History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference. Telford, 1937.
Additional Information
Address: 105 W. Chestnut Street, Souderton, PA 18964
Phone: 215-723-3088
Web site: http://www.soudertonmennonite.org/
Denominational Affiliation:
Ordained Leaders at Souderton Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Provided by Conference | 1879-1914 |
| Jacob M. Moyer (1891-1967) | 1914-1967 |
| Elmer B. Moyer (1888-1957) | 1919-1957 |
| Russel B. Musselman (1912-1998) | 1948-1982 |
| Norman E. Yutzy (1930-2000) | 1964-1967 |
| Richard C. Detweiler (1924-1991) | 1967-1980 |
| Charles B. Mininger (1906-2000) | 1973-1975 |
| B. Charles Hostetter (1916-1997, Interim) | 1976-1977 |
| Glenn H. Egli (1935-2007) | 1979-1984 |
| Gerald A. Clemmer (1954- ) | 1983-2014 |
| Samuel Janzen (1921-2012) | 1984-1988 |
| Robert N. Johnson (1932-1990) | 1989-1990 |
| Steven Nyce | 1991-1994 |
| Wallace Jantz | 1992-1996 |
| David Greiser | 1996-2006 |
| Dan Sell | 2003-2009 |
| Mary Sue Benner | 2003-2015 |
| Sandra Drescher-Lehman | 2001-2016 |
| Gary J. McMichael | 2005-2008 |
| Jim Laverty | 2007-2016 |
| Jessica Hedrick | 2013-2016 |
| Tami Good | 2013-2016 |
| Alan Miller (Interim) | 2015-January 2016 |
| Tim Bentch | December 2015-present |
| Josh Jefferson | 2016-present |
| Miriam Book (Interim) | 2016-present |
Membership at Souderton Mennonite Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 75 |
| 1915 | 377 |
| 1925 | 465 |
| 1935 | 510 |
| 1945 | 500 |
| 1955 | 494 |
| 1965 | 457 |
| 1975 | 485 |
| 1985 | 594 |
| 1995 | 691 |
| 2005 | 666 |
| 2015 | 516 |
Map
Map:Souderton Mennonite Church (Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)
| Author(s) | Jacob M Moyer |
|---|---|
| Date Published | April 2014 |
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Moyer, Jacob M. "Souderton Mennonite Church (Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2014. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Souderton_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=168897.
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Moyer, Jacob M. (April 2014). Souderton Mennonite Church (Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Souderton_Mennonite_Church_(Souderton,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=168897.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 582. All rights reserved.
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