Focuses on urban Mennonite churches in the U.S. and Canada. Includes info on 219 congregations in 105 large cities.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Big City Mennonite Church Directory 2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ U.S. & Canada ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This directory focuses on urban Mennonite churches in the U.S. and Canada. Inside you’ll find information on the location, size, age, and racial/ethnic composition of 219 congregations (MC-USA and MC-Canada) in 105 large cities (populations greater than 100,000) across North America. Sources: 1. Mennonite ( MC - USA ) Online Directory; 2. Mennonite conference websites; 3. Congregational websites; 4. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ First Edition (Comments, corrections and/or critiques may be sent to: [email protected]) A publication of the Marginal Mennonite Tract & Propaganda Department. Compiled by Charlie Kraybill on behalf of the Marginal Mennonite Society. Visit the “Marginal Mennonite Society” Facebook page, and “like” us. (Tip: When printing this document, save paper by doing it two-sided.) -1-
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~The Big CityMennonite Church
Directory 2013~ ~ ~ ~ ~
U.S. & Canada
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This directory focuses on urban Mennonite churches in the U.S. and Canada. Inside you’ll find information on the location, size, age, and racial/ethnic composition of 219 congregations (MC-USA and MC-Canada) in 105 large cities (populations greater than 100,000) across North America.
Prince of Peace Mennonite Church (founded 1989); 40 members (Anglo)10980 Hillside Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99507 (907-346-2909)Minister: John David Thacker (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
ArizonaChandler (pop. 236,123)
Koinonia Mennonite Church (founded 1976); 96 members (Anglo)2505 North Dobson Road, Chandler, AZ 85224 (480-963-2416)Minister: Kent Beck (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Glendale (pop. 226,721) Trinity Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 396 members (Anglo)4334 West Vista Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301 (623-931-9241)Minister: Hal Shrader (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Phoenix (pop. 1,445,632) Sunnyslope Mennonite Church (founded 1946); 118 members (Anglo)9835 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85028 (602-997-7171)Minister: Steve Good (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
[History: “In 1957, the membership was 136, with Melvin L. Ruth as pastor. … In the spring of 1952 the Sunnyslope congregation assumed responsibility of two mission Sunday schools among the colored migrants in the Buckeye community. … In the 1950s African Americans comprised the largest part of attendants, but Spanish and Cocopah Indians were usually also present. Attendance sometimes reached 90.” --from article on GAMEO]
First Mennonite Church of Phoenix (founded 1962); 32 members (Anglo)1612 W. Northern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021 (602-944-0875)Minister: Alan Whaley (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Surprise (pop. 117,517) Life House Community Church (founded 1972); 36 members (Anglo)16002 N. Verde Street, Surprise, AZ 85378 (623-583-9902)Minister: Paul Meyer (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Tucson (pop. 520,116) Shalom Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1978); 65 members (Anglo)6044 E. 30th Street, Tucson, AZ 85711 (520-748-7082)Minister: Bryce Miller (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Trinity Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1985); 42 members (Chinese)300 North Wilshire Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801 (949-653-2785)Minister: Nelson Kao (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Downey (pop. 111,772) Jemaat Kristen Indonesia Imanuel (founded 1982); 60 members (Indonesian)11821 Old River School Road, Downey, CA 90241 (562-928-8033)Minister: Stephen Jachin (Southwest Mennonite Conference)
El Monte (pop. 113,475) Basileia Christian Fellowship (founded 2006); 35 members (Indonesian)11616 McBean Drive, El Monte, CA 91791 (626-433-0304)Minister: Roland Kleber (Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Fresno (pop. 494,665) Mennonite Community Church (founded 1954); 109 members (Anglo)5015 East Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 (559-251-5703)Minister: Gordon Smith (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Hmong Community Church (founded 1990); 46 members (Hmong)5015 East Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 (559-268-2113)Minister: Shoua Moua (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Inglewood (pop. 109,673) Los Angeles Faith Chapel (founded 1996); 155 members (?)3818 W. Imperial Highway, Inglewood, CA 90303 (310-677-0270)Ministers: Chuwang Pam and Grace Pam
Los Angeles (pop. 3,792,621) Family Mennonite Church (founded 1980): 152 members (African American)6520 S. Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90062 (323-750-1744)Minister: Frank Pascascio (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Miracle of Faith Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 60 members (African American)7860 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047 (323-751-3509)Ministers: Egbert Pascascio (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association All Souls Christian Center (founded 1984); 175 members (Multi-ethnic)5125 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323-879-2219)Minister: Charles Opong (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Ministerios en Su Presencia (founded 1986); 154 members (Hispanic)6226 Colfax Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91606 (818-508-6467)Minister: Eliseo Franco (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Maranatha Christian Fellowship (founded 1987); 80 members (Indonesian)19416 Business Center Drive, Northridge, CA 91324 (310-200-9988)Minister: Sunoko Lin (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Royal Dominion International Church (founded 1998); 50 members (African American)6505 S. Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044 (323-759-6608)Minister: Olufemi Fatunmbi (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Pasadena (pop. 137,122) Pasadena Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 113 members (Anglo)1041 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107 (626-398-8224)Ministers: Joe Roos and Angela Kaye Williams (Pacific Southwest Conference)
San Francisco (pop. 805,235) First Mennonite Church of San Francisco (founded 1976); 70 members (Anglo)290 Dolores Street (Congregation Sha’ar Zahav), San Francisco, CA 94141 (415-857-5275)Minister: Sheri Hostetler (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests San Francisco Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 36 members (Chinese)4021 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118 (415-221-7115)Minister: Joshua So (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference)
Arvada Mennonite Church (founded 1961); 35 members (Anglo)5927 Miller Street, Arvada, CO 80004 (303-424-6261)Minister: ? (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Aurora (pop. 325,078) Peace Mennonite Community Church (founded 1987); 91 members (Anglo)13601 East Alameda Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012 (303-340-1555)Minister: Tim Davis (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)
Colorado Springs (pop. 416,427) Beth-El Mennonite Church (founded 1956); 185 members (Anglo)4625 Ranch Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719-636-2716)Minister: Mervin Birky (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)
Denver (pop. 600,158) First Mennonite Church of Denver (founded 1941); 325 members (Anglo)430 W. 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (303-892-1038)Ministers: Vernon Rempel, Tory Doerksen and Theda Good (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)
[History: “Bishop Allen H. Erb of La Junta played a leading role in starting the Denver mission effort, and the Mennonite Board of Missions & Charities soon appointed Peter Abraham (P.A.) Friesen, a returned missionary from India, to begin the work. The mission’s first services were held 9 July 1941 in a rented 7th-Day Adventist church at 11th Avenue and Kalamath Street. … During its early years the congregation was variously known as the Mennonite Mission in Denver, Denver Gospel Mission, Mennonite Mission, and Denver Mission, although the church was generally referred to as First Mennonite by the mid-1940s. … Ann Showalter was installed as First Mennonite’s interim pastor on 3 November 1991, thus setting precedent as the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conference’s first female ‘solo’ pastor.” --from article on GAMEO]
Fort Collins (pop. 143,986) Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1980); 51 members (Anglo)300 E. Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970-224-4106)Minister: Stephen Ramer (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Lakewood (pop. 142,980) Glennon Heights Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 80 members (Anglo)11480 W. Virginia Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226 (303-985-3606)Minister: Beatrice McCrae (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)
Gainesville (pop. 124,354) Emmanuel Mennonite Church (founded 1983); 45 members (Anglo)1236 NW 18th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609 (352-378-4032)Minister: Eve MacMaster (Southeast Mennonite Conference)
Miami (pop. 408,568) Church of God Prince of Peace (founded 2002); 57 members (African American)210 NE 119 Street, Miami, FL 33167 (786-326-7594)Minister: Hilaire Jean (Southeast Mennonite Conference)
St. Petersburg (pop. 244,769) New Beginning Community Church (founded 1959); 20 members (African American)2701 13th Street S., St. Petersburg, FL 33705 (727-822-0342)Minister: Celestin Biandudi (Southeast Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Tampa (pop. 335,709) College Hill Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 55 members (Multi-ethnic)3506 Machado Street, Tampa, FL 33605 (813-247-2798)Ministers: Carl Walcott and Roy Williams (Southeast Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Berea Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 20 members (Multi-ethnic)1088 Bouldercrest Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 (404-244-0289)Minister: John Wierwille (Southeast Mennonite Conference)
HawaiiHonolulu (pop. 337,256)
New Life Christian Fellowship (founded 1989); 20 members (?)1521-B Kamehameha IV Road, Honolulu, HI 96819 (808-847-6308)Ministers: Paul Horiuchi and Peter Louis (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
IdahoBoise (pop. 205,671)
Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1977); 65 members (Anglo)1520 N. 12th Street, Boise, ID 83702 (208-336-9872)Minister: Marcus Schlegel (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante Aurora (founded 2003); 170 members (Hispanic)1140 Pershing Road, Aurora, IL 60506 (630-844-9108)Minister: Constanzo Aguirre (Illinois Mennonite Conference)
Chicago (pop. 2,695,598) Grace Community Church (founded 1917); 21 members (??)4155 S. Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL 60632 (773-616-9059)Minister: Maureen Lewus (Illinois Mennonite Conference) First Mennonite Church (founded 1918); 50 members (African American)1477 W. 73rd Street, Chicago, IL 60636 (773-783-8280)Minister: ? (Central District Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
[History: “First Mennonite Church had its beginnings in a surge of city mission interest in the General Conference Mennonite Church between 1902 and 1920, and was the second of about eight city missions established. It began in 1914 as a rescue mission in the commercial center of Englewood (63rd St. near Halsted St.). Its leaders turned to work with people (primarily children) of more stability in the new community of West Englewood in 1915, and soon two storefront chapels (Ashland Ave. near 72nd St.) became inadequate. A financial campaign among the churches of the Eastern, Middle, Western and Northern districts between 1916 and 1918, conducted personally by the founder of the work, W.W. Miller, resulted in the construction of a church at 73rd and Lafflin, off the main avenue, in 1918, and the subsequent organization of a congregation.” --from article on GAMEO]
Lawndale Mennonite Church (founded 1934); 80 members (Hispanic)2520 S. Lawndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623 (773-521-3159)Minister: Angel Canon (Illinois Mennonite Conference)
[History: “The Mennonite Church initiated contacts with the Hispanic community in 1932 in Chicago. By 1934, the first Hispanic Mennonite congregation, which became known as Lawndale Mennonite Church, had been established. In its beginning, J.W. Shank, David Castillo (the first Hispanic Mennonite pastor), and Canadian Nelson Litwiller played important roles.” --from article on GAMEO]
Bethel Mennonite Community Church (founded 1944); 40 members (African American)1434 S. Laflin, Chicago, IL 60680 (312-421-3871)Minister: Tony Bianchi (Illinois Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Englewood Mennonite Church (founded 1955); 32 members (African American)832 W. 68th Street, Chicago, IL 60621 (773-483-2987)Minister: Robert Spicer (Illinois Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Chicago Community Mennonite Church (founded 1979); 90 members (Anglo)425 S. Central Park Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60624 (773-343-4251)Minister: Megan Ramer (Central District Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Church (founded 1987); 200 members (African American)6200 N. Artesian Avenue, Chicago, IL 60659 (773-338-6400)Minister: Guenetu Yigzaw (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Living Water Community Church (founded 1995); 130 members (Multi-ethnic)6808 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60626 (773-764-5872)Minister: Kristin Jackson (Illinois Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Comunidad Cristiana Peniel (founded 1996); 64 members (Hispanic)5736 S. Tripp Avenue, Chicago, IL 60629 (773-838-1778)Minister: Juan Laureano (Illinois Mennonite Conference)
Peoria (pop. 115,007) First Norwood Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 33 members (?)6605 W. Jones Road, Peoria, IL 61604 (309-673-3026)Minister: Rickie Hiatt, Sr. (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Joy Fellowship Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 30 members (Anglo)2918 W. Montana Street, Peoria, IL 61605 (309-637-8424)Minister: Philip Maclin (Illinois Mennonite Conference)
IndianaFort Wayne (pop. 253,691)
First Mennonite Church (founded 1903); 75 members (Anglo)1213 Saint Marys Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 (260-422-6702)Minister: Peter Janzen (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)
[History: “First Mennonite Church in Fort Wayne began as a mission upon the authorization of Ohio Mennonite Conference in 1902, after repeated requests of John B. Federspiel and his wife, who were Mennonite residents of the city. M.S. Steiner was appointed to open the work, which began at 1921 South Hauna Street, in 1903. In 1904 the mission was moved to 2237 Oliver Street and from there to St. Mary’s Avenue. Two years later a church was constructed at 1209 St. Mary’s Avenue. In 1915 the present chapel was built on the adjoining lot.” --from article on GAMEO]
Carroll Community Worship Center (founded 1933); 59 members (Anglo)4506 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (260-637-5998)Minister: Verlin Haarer (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Fairhaven Mennonite Church (founded 1954); 42 members (Multi-ethnic)5401 Winter Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46806 (260-456-6997)Minister: Keith Reynolds (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Maplewood Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 128 members (Anglo)4129 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815 (260-485-8512)Minister: Barry Schmell (Central District Conference)
Indianapolis (pop. 820,445) First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis (founded 1953); 180 members (Anglo)4601 Knollton Road, Indianapolis, IN 46228 (317-251-1980)Minister: Ryan Ahlgrim (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Shalom Mennonite Church (founded 1992); 55 members (Multi-ethnic)6100 E. 32nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226 (317-549-0577)Minister: Dagne Assefa (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)
South Bend (pop. 101,168) Kern Road Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 217 members (Anglo)18211 Kern Road, South Bend, IN 46614 (574-291-0924)Minister: David Sutter and Janice Sutter (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)
Des Moines Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 69 members (Anglo)4001 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 (515-276-2379)Minister: Karen Dalke (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Christ Community Church (founded 2003); 62 members (Anglo)2315 59th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 (515-276-4966)Minister: Kent McDougal (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
KansasKansas City (pop. 145,786)
Argentine Mennonite Church (founded 1946); 26 members (Anglo)3701 Metropolitan Avenue, Kansas City, KS 61106 (913-831-3621)Minister: Mervin Hershberger (South Central Mennonite Conference) Rainbow Mennonite Church (founded 1964); 240 members (Anglo)1444 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66103 (913-236-8820)Minister: Ron Holland (Western District Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Topeka (pop. 127,473) Southern Hills Mennonite Church (founded 1957); 110 members (Anglo)511 SE 37th Street, Topeka, KS 66605 (785-266-9403)Minister: Cynthia Neufeld Smith and Roger Neufeld Smith
Wichita (pop. 382,368) Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1932); 373 members (Anglo)655 S. Lorraine Street, Wichita, KS 67211 (316-682-4555)Ministers: Tom Harder and Lois Harder (Western District Conference) Mennonite Church of the Servant (founded 1977); 22 members (Anglo)1650 North Fairview, Wichita, KS 67203 (316-260-9095)Minister: Jerry Truex (Western District Conference) Hope Mennonite Church (founded 1985); 206 members (Anglo)868 N. Maize Road, Wichita, KS 67212 (316-722-0903)Minister: Brett Dewey (Western District Conference)
Iglesia Amor Viviente (founded 1986); 100 members (Anglo)116 Pasadena Avenue, Metairie, LA 70001 (504-837-3599)Minister: Carlos Bernhard (Gulf States Mennonite Conference)
MarylandBaltimore (pop. 620,961)
Wilkens Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 60 members (Anglo)1616 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410-947-7876)Minister: Marita Jan Scholtz and Todd Christopher Scholtz (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
[History: “Established in 1952 as a mission congregation under Lancaster Conference. It had 26 members in 1957, with Lloy A. Kniss as pastor. It was formerly known as Pulaski Street Mennonite Church, located on 223 S. Pulaski.” --from article on GAMEO]
North Baltimore Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 78 members (Anglo)4615 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210 (410-467-8947)Minister: David Greiser (Atlantic Coast Conference) Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Baltimore (founded 1996); 110 members (African American)8025A Liberty Road, Baltimore, MD 21244 (410-496-2100)Minister: Abraham Tsadik (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
MassachusettsCambridge (pop. 105,162)
Mennonite Congregation of Boston (founded 1962); 49 members (Anglo)1555 Massachusetts Avenue (Harvard Epworth Methodist Church), Cambridge, MA 02138 (617-868-7784)Minister: Bruce Bradshaw (Atlantic Coast Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Ann Arbor Mennonite Church (founded 1967); 7 members (Anglo)2566 Arrowwood (Arrowwood Community Center), Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (734-906-9198)Minister: Chibuzor Ozor (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Shalom Community Church (founded 1974); 45 members (Anglo)2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (734-761-7366)Minister: Paul Versluis (Central District Conference)
Detroit (pop. 713,777) Peace Community Mennonite Church (founded 1926); 61 members (African American)15800 Curtis Street, Detroit, MI 48235 (313-273-7999)Minister: Evelyn Childs (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Community Christian Fellowship (founded 1990); 500 members (African American) 8131 E. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48213 (313-245-2925)Minister: Samuel Wilson (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Faith Mennonite Church (founded 1961); 130 members (Anglo)2720 E. 22nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406 (612-375-9483)Minister: Joetta Handrich Schlabach (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Emmanuel Mennonite Church (founded 1996); 83 members (Multi-ethnic)725 E. 25th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (651-766-9759)Minister: Mathew Swora (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
Rochester (pop. 106,769) Rochester Mennonite Church (founded 1989); 22 members (Anglo)2700 Schaeffer Drive, Rochester, MN 55901 (507-529-7910)Minister: David Brunner (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
Saint Paul (pop. 285,068) St. Paul Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1984); 19 members (Anglo)371 West Baker Street, St. Paul, MN 55107 (651-291-0647)Minister: [Lay-led group] (Central District Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Hmong Mennonite Church of St. Paul (founded 2004); 57 members (Hmong)1740 Van Dyke Street, St. Paul, MN 55109 (651-429-4692)Minister: Neng Chue Vang (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Thirdway Church (founded 2010); 40 members (Multi-ethnic)1514 Englewood Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 (847-220-3814)Minister: Seth McCoy (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
MississippiJackson (pop. 173,514)
Open Door Mennonite Church (founded 1974); 24 members (Multi-ethnic)1800 TV Road, Jackson, MS 39204 (601-503-7381)Minister: Horace McMillon (Gulf States Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Bethesda Mennonite Church (founded 1957?); 74 members (African American)2823 Dayton Street, St. Louis, MI 63106 (314-535-5336)Minister: Jesse Dunigans (Illinois Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1980); 50 members (Anglo)3752 Giles Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116 (314-773-1155)Minister: Samuel Voth Schrag (Illinois Mennonite Conference)
NebraskaLincoln (pop. 258,379)
First Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 100 members (Anglo)7300 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68505 (402-467-1526)Minister: David Orr (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
NevadaLas Vegas (pop. 583,756)
Emmanuel Faith Chapel (founded ?); 30 members (Multi-ethnic)320 E. Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89032 (702-494-9323)Minister: Chijioke Chukwukelu (Southwest Mennonite Conference)
New MexicoAlbuquerque (pop. 545,852)
Albuquerque Mennonite Church (founded 1988); 70 members (Anglo)1300 Girard Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 (505-254-1824)Minister: Anita Amstutz (Mountain States Mennonite Conference)
New YorkNew York City (The Bronx) (pop. 1,385,108)
King of Glory Tabernacle (founded 1949); 80 members (African American)2019 Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 (718-299-1211)Ministers: Ben Stevens and Hyacinth Stevens (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Friendship Community Church (founded 1957); 40 members (African American)2281 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460 (718-933-3915)Minister: Kenneth L. Thompson (Atlantic Coast Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Evangelical Garifuna (founded 1987); 60 members (Garifuna - African/Carib/Arawak)344 Brook Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 (718-585-7253)Minister: Celso Jaime (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Eben-Ezer (founded 1987); 23 members (Hispanic)1126 Sherman Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 (718-538-9288)Ministers: Julio Damaso and Ana Demaso (Atlantic Coast Conference) North Bronx Mennonite Church (founded 1988); 20 members (Anglo)3304 Steuben Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467 (718-882-8924)Minister: Ruth Yoder Wenger (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
New York City (Manhattan) (pop. 1,585,873) Infinity Mennonite Church (founded 1954); 32 members (Multi-ethnic)2522 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10039 (917-951-2463)Minister: Al Taylor (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1982); 65 members (Anglo)15 Rutherford Place (15th Street Friends Meeting House), New York, NY 10003 Minister: Sylvia Shirk (Atlantic Coast Conference) (212-673-7970)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
New York City (Brooklyn) (pop. 2,504,700) Iglesia Unida de Avivamiento (United Revival Church) (founded 1973); 250 members (Hispanic)169 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718-456-9401)Ministers: Nicolas Angustia and Moises Angustia (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Iglesia Cristiana Valle de Jesus (founded 1979); 45 members (Hispanic)141 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237Ministers: ?? (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Radical Living Community (founded 2007); 25 members (Multi-ethnic)32 Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (212-444-2701)Minister: Jason Storbakken (Atlantic Coast Conference)
New York City (Queens) (pop. 2,230,722) Mennonite Evangelical Tabernacle (founded 1984); 115 members (Hispanic)562 Woodward Avenue, Queens, NY 11385 (718-381-8181)Minister: Nestalis DeLeon (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Immanuel Community Church (founded 1991); 35 members (Multi-ethnic)150-20 Barclay Avenue, Queens, NY 11355 (718-460-2063)Minister: Mark Perri (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Rochester (pop. 210,565) Rochester Area Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1975); 43 members (Anglo)111 Hillside Avenue, Rochester, NY 14625 (585-473-0220)Minister: ? (New York Mennonite Conference)
Durham Mennonite Church (founded 1969); 40 members (Anglo)603 Lynn Road, Durham, NC 27703 (919-596-4702)Minister: Spencer Bradford (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
Greensboro (pop. 269,666) Greensboro Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1988); 22 members (Anglo)501 S. Mendenhall Street, Greensboro, NC 27403 (336-210-0752)Minister: James Mellinger (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
Raleigh (pop. 403,892) Raleigh Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 60 members (Anglo)1116 N. Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27611 (919-833-1182)Minister: Duane Beck (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
OhioCincinnati (pop. 296,943)
Springdale Chapel (founded 1968); 25 members (Anglo)3001 Springdale Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251 (513-851-1822)Minister: Ova Helton (Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA) Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1974); 80 members (Anglo)4229 Brownway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45209 (513-871-0035)Minister: Joel Miller (Central District Conference)
Cleveland (pop. 396,815) Lee Heights Community Church (founded 1957); 416 members (Multi-ethnic)4612 Lee Road, Cleveland, OH 44128 (216-581-2448)Ministers: Robin Miller and Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells (Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Columbus (pop. 787,033) Columbus Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 160 members (Anglo)35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214 (614-784-9002)Minister: Gordon Scoville (Central District Conference)
Toledo (pop. 287,208) Toledo Mennonite Church (founded 1945); 104 members (Anglo) 5501 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, OH 43615 (419-536-1251)Minister: Joel Shenk (Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA)
Joy Mennonite Church (founded 1987); 16 members (Anglo)504 NE 16th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (405-236-4938)Ministers: Zachary Gleason and James Matthew Branum (Western District Conference)
OregonEugene (pop. 156,185)
Eugene Mennonite Church (founded 1965); 26 members (Anglo)3590 W. 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402 (541-343-9548)Minister: Rose Marie Barber (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
Portland (pop. 583,776) Portland Mennonite Church (founded 1924); 243 members (Anglo)1312 SE 35th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214 (503-234-0559)Minister: Rod Stafford (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
[History: “Formerly called Mennonite Gospel Mission and later Mennonite Mission Church. Opened by Pacific Coast District Conference in 1922, and organized as a church in 1924, with 23 members. In 1955 it became an independent congregation. In 1947 there were 58 members. In 1958 there were 93. The erection of the church building in 1927 was a church-wide project. A city-wide evangelistic campaign in 1939 conducted by C.F. Derstine of Kitchener, Ontario, helped to present the church and her doctrine to the public.” --from article on GAMEO]
Ministerios Restauracion (founded 1993); 30 members (Hispanic)1312 SE 35th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214 (503-435-7597)Minister: Samuel Moran (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference) Anawim Christian Community (founded 2002); 50 members (Multi-ethnic)3733 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97227 (503-888-4453)Minister: Steve Kimes (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference) International Bethel City Church (founded 2008); 130 members (African American)2819 SE 125th Avenue, Portland, OR 97236 (503-286-7303)Minister: Simon Muange (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
Salem (pop. 154,637) Western Mennonite Church (founded 1948); 60 members (Anglo)9045 Wallace Road NW, Salem, OR 97304 (503-363-2595)Minister: Rick Troyer (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference) Salem Mennonite Church (founded 1961); 131 members (Anglo)1045 Candlewood Drive NE, Salem, OR 97303 (503-390-2715)Ministers: Duncan Smith (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
Vietnamese Gospel Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 30 members (Vietnamese)811 S. 6th Street, Allentown, PA 18103 (610-434-1293)Minister: Thanh Pham and Hien Truong (Franconia Mennonite Conference) Christ Fellowship (founded 2006); 25 members (Anglo)1213 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102 (610-730-7114)Minister: Samuel Claudio, Jr. (Eastern District Conference)
Philadelphia (pop. 1,526,006) Oxford Circle Mennonite Church (founded 1946); 63 members (Multi-ethnic)900 East Howell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215-288-5330)Ministers: Leonard Dow and Lynn Parks (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Iglesia Menonita Arca de Salvacion (founded 1974); 35 members (Hispanic)2147 N. Howard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 (215-423-7642)Minister: Juan Carmona (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1984); 91 members (Anglo)4740 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 (215-729-2050)Minister: Lorie Hershey (Franconia Mennonite Conference) Vietnamese Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 160 members (Vietnamese) 6237 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19142 (215-729-2440)Ministers: Peter Nguyen, Tuyen Nguyen and Tha Pham (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Abundant Life Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1988); 70 members (Chinese)1731 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215-463-0909)Minister: Truong Tu Dorcas Xuan Hua (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Love Truth Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1989); 17 members (Chinese)600 W. Chew Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120 (215-924-2248)Minister: (??) (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Philadelphia Praise Center (founded 2005); 220 members (Multi-ethnic)1701 McKean Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 (215-463-4120)Minister: Aldo Siahaan (Franconia Mennonite Conference) Nations Worship Center (founded 2007); 120 members (Indonesian)1715 McKean Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 (267-970-0710)Minister: Beny Krisbianto (Franconia Mennonite Conference) Solidarity and Harmony Church (founded 2010); 15 members (Haitian)6810 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135 (215-349-0258)Minister: Bernard Sejour (Eastern District Conference)
Pittsburgh (pop. 305,704) Pittsburgh Mennonite Church (founded 1968); 84 members (Anglo)2018 South Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (412-271-2104)Minister: John Bender (Allegheny Mennonite Conference) Bhutanese-Nepali Church (founded 2011); 60 members (Bhutanese/Nepali)80 Bradford Avenue (Crafton Presbyterian Church), Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (412-370-7098)Minister: Ser Darji (Allegheny Mennonite Conference)
Sermon on the Mount Mennonite Church (founded 1977); 30 members (Anglo)1512 E. Mulberry Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 (605-357-9125)Minister: Rosella Epp (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Mercy Church (founded 2008); 220 members (Anglo)2100 W. Ralph Rogers Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 (605-336-9189)Ministers: Shelby Boese and Nathaniel Larson (Central Plains Mennonite Conference)
TennesseeKnoxville (pop. 178,874)
Concord Mennonite Church (founded 1889), 15 members (Anglo)10706 Dutchtown Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (865-966-5782)Minister: Willis Hunsberger (Virginia Mennonite Conference) Knoxville Mennonite Church (founded 1917); 44 members (Anglo)4401 Sullivan Road, Knoxville, TN 37921 (865-588-8420)Minister: ? (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
Austin Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 63 members (Multi-ethnic)5801 Westminster Drive, Austin, TX 78723 (512-926-3121)Minister: Lee Lever (Western District Conference)
Brownsville (pop. 175,023) Iglesia Menonita del Cordero (founded 1974); 119 members (Hispanic)1033 N. Minnesota Avenue, Brownsville, TX 78521 (956-831-4404)Minister: Rigoberto Negron (South Central Mennonite Conference) Iglesia Menonita Rey de Gloria (founded 2000); 40 members (Hispanic)435 W. Elizabeth, Brownsville, TX 78521 (956-346-4037)Minister: Guadalupe Aguilar (South Central Mennonite Conference)
Corpus Christi (pop. 305,215) Prince of Peace Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 54 members (Multi-ethnic)1802 Home Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78415 (512-853-8554)Minister: Felipe Almodovar (South Central Mennonite Conference)
Dallas (pop. 1,197,816) Peace Mennonite Church (founded 1971); 70 members (Anglo)11001 Midway Road, Dallas, TX 75229 (214-902-8141)Minister: Ryan Koch (Western District Conference) Iglesia Menonita Comunidad de Esperanza (founded 1992); 35 members (Hispanic)1721 N. Garrett Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206 (214-828-1292)Minister: Damian Rodriguez (Western District Conference)
Houston (pop. 2,099,451) Houston Mennonite Church (founded 1967); 47 members (Anglo)1231 Wirt Road, Houston, TX 77055 (713-464-4865)Minister: Marty Troyer (Western District Conference)
Pasadena (pop. 149,043) Iglesia Menonita Casa del Alfarero (founded 2004); 45 members (Hispanic)1701 Burke Road, Pasadena, TX 77502 Minister: ? (Western District Conference)
San Antonio (pop. 1,327,407) San Antonio Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 35 members (Anglo)1443 South Saint Mary’s Street, San Antonio, TX 78210 (210-281-1726)Minister: Rachel Epp Miller (Western District Conference)
Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (founded 1905); 311 members (Anglo)2041 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 (757-482-2215)Minister: Sam Scaggs (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
Hampton (pop. 137,436) Calvary Community Church (founded 1985); 1,914 members (Multi-ethnic)2311 Tower Place, Hampton, VA 23666 (757-825-1133)Ministers: Leslie Francisco and Natalie Francisco (Virginia Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
Newport News (pop. 180,719) Warwick River Mennonite Church (founded 1897); 186 members (Anglo)250 Lucas Creek Road, Newport News, VA 23602 (757-874-0794)Minister: John Dey (Virginia Mennonite Conference) Providence Mennonite Church (founded 1900); 29 members (Anglo)13101 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23602 (757-249-2702)Minister: Carl Mericle (Virginia Mennonite Conference) Huntington Mennonite Church (founded 1929); 120 members (Anglo)785 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA 23601 (757-595-6889)Minister: Jim Thornton (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
Richmond (pop. 204,214) First Mennonite Church of Richmond (founded 1951); 82 members (Multi-ethnic)601 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23227 (804-264-3200)Ministers: Robert Burdette and Barry Loop (Virginia Mennonite Conference)
WashingtonSeattle (pop. 608,660)
Seattle Mennonite Church (founded 1968); 125 members (Anglo)3120 NE 125th Street, Seattle, WA 98125 (206-361-4630)Minister: Weldon Nisly (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Spokane (pop. 208,916) Shalom Church, Spokane (founded 1980); 17 members (Anglo)35 W. Main Street, Spokane, WA 99205 (509-747-1887)Minister: [Lay-led] (Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference)
Peabody Street Mennonite Church (founded 1956); 24 members (Multi-ethnic)245 Peabody Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20011 (202-829-0876)Minister: ? (Lancaster Mennonite Conference) Washington Community Fellowship (founded 1982); 32 members (Multi-ethnic)907 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 (202-543-1926)Minister: Del Glick (Virginia Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association Christian Conquest Fellowship (founded 1988), 54 members (African American)1345 Potomac Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 (202-397-8148)Minister: Paul Gaskins (Virginia Mennonite Conference)Member of the African American Mennonite Association
WisconsinMadison (pop. 233,209)
Madison Mennonite Church (founded 1987); 150 members (Anglo)1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, WI 53744 (608-276-7680)Minister: Ronald Adams (Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA)Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests
Milwaukee (pop. 594,833) Milwaukee Mennonite Church (founded 2006); 30 members (Anglo)9235 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414-232-8823)Minister: (?) (Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA)
Calgary First Mennonite (founded 1944); 244 members (Anglo)2600 Richmond Road SW, Calgary, Alberta T3E 4M3 (403-249-8784)Minister: Ed Kauffman (Mennonite Church Alberta)
[History: “First Mennonite had its beginnings during the 1930s when young Mennonite women came to Calgary to find employment as domestic workers in some of the well-to-do homes. Eventually the women were joined by a number of families. ... Between 1948 and 1952 there was a great surge of growth as immigrants came after the war, young couples moved into the city, and retired farmers came to make their homes here.” --from article on GAMEO]
Foothills Mennonite Church (founded 1955); 278 members (Anglo)2115 Urbana Road NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4B9 (403-289-7172)Minister: Doug Klassen (Mennonite Church Alberta) Calgary Vietnamese Mennonite Church (founded 1981); 135 members (Vietnamese)167 Whitefield Drive NE, Calgary, Alberta T1Y 5X1 (403-293-8885)Minister: Chau Dang (Mennonite Church Alberta) Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1981); 60 members (Chinese)1237, 28 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T2A 7G4 (403-248-5988)Minister: Joseph Loui (Mennonite Church Alberta)
Edmonton (pop. 812,201) Holyrood Mennonite Church (founded 1950); 100 members (Anglo)9505 - 79 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 2S1 (780-466-3277)Minister: Werner DeJong (Mennonite Church Alberta) Edmonton First Mennonite (founded 1959); 179 members (Anglo)3650 - 91 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6P1 (780-436-3431)Ministers: Tim and Donita Wiebe-Neufeld (Mennonite Church Alberta)
[History: “Initially the group consisted primarily of students coming to the city to attend university. In the early years, the church was ‘suspect’ because of its reputation for fostering an atmosphere of questioning and innovation, for its considerable use of English, and for the simple fact of being located in a city and connected with a university. It experienced a high degree of transience in the early years.” --from article on GAMEO]
Edmonton Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1989); 23 members (Chinese)10324 - 107 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 0V9 (780-426-2508)Minister: Ken Tse (Mennonite Church Alberta) Edmonton Vietnamese Mennonite Church (founded 1995); 45 members (Vietnamese)10324 - 107 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 0V9 (780-448-1950)Minister: Thomas Pham (Mennonite Church Alberta)
Clearbrook Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 51 members (Anglo)32027 Peardonville Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1M2 (604-859-4132)Minister: Siegbert Zukowski (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church (founded 1963); 375 members (Anglo)2051 Windsor Street, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6L9 (604-850-8422)Minister: Artur Bergen (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Emmanuel Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 270 members (Multi-ethnic)3471 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5C1 (604-854-3654)Minister: April Yamasaki (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Level Ground Mennonite Church (founded 2009); 188 members (Anglo)31216 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6C2 (604-854-8181)Minister: Karen Heidebrecht Thiessen (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
Kelowna (pop. 117,312) First Mennonite Church, Kelowna (founded 1947); 70 members (Anglo)1305 Gordon Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Y 3E7 (250-762-4522)Minister: Kevin Barkowsky (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
Richmond (pop. 190,473) Peace Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 206 members (Anglo)11571 Daniels Road, Richmond, BC V6X 1M7 (604-278-0111)Minister: Tim Kuepfer (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Richmond Peace Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1987); 74 members (Chinese)11571 Daniels Road, Richmond, BC V6X 1M7 (604-278-9848)Minister: Joseph Huen (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
Surrey (pop. 468,251) Living Hope Christian Fellowship (founded 1994); 189 members (Anglo)12246 100th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3V 2X1 (604-588-8109)Minister: Gerry Binnema (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Mennonite Japanese Christian Fellowship (founded 1999); 20 members (Japanese)12246 100th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3V 2X1 (604-596-7928)Minister: Gerald Neufeld (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
Vancouver (pop. 603,502) First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver (founded 1935); 270 members (Anglo) [150 regular attendees]659 East 52nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5X 1G8 (604-321-2131)Minister: Lydia Cruttwell (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
[History: “By the early 1930s, Mennonites were moving from rural areas to Vancouver. The leadership of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada sent Elder Jacob H. Janzen from Ontario to Vancouver in 1935 to help organize a Mennonite congregation in the city. Jacob and his wife Elisabeth also helped to establish the Mary Martha Girls’ Home to assist young Mennonite women who had been sent to the city to earn income for their families. … By the end of the 1940s circumstances produced a total change. World War II ended and jobs were plentiful. Hundreds of Mennonite immigrants came to BC and many worked in Vancouver and the church filled up. … From 95 members in 1950 the membership grew to exceed 500 members in the 1960s-70s. … With many young people leaving the city for the suburbs, membership has declined in recent years.” --from article on GAMEO]
Sherbrooke Mennonite Church (founded 1965); 212 members (Anglo)7155 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver, BC V5X 4E3 (604-327-3913)Minister: James Wittenberg (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
[History: “Sherbrooke Mennonite originated through church planting by Vancouver First United Mennonite. In the early years the congregation was made up of many immigrants from the Soviet Union, Germany, and South America. Immigration, primarily from South America, continued through the 1970s and contributed to growth. … Services were initially all in German. In 1973 separate German and English language services were introduced. This lasted until 2010, when keeping a German service was no longer feasible. … By the 1990s the congregation experienced a decline due to the movement of retired members and younger families. Many of Sherbrooke’s remaining members have moved further away, making the church more a drive-in than a community church.” --from article on GAMEO]
Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1978); 177 members (Anglo)375 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1V1 (604-688-0877)Minister: Lup Chee Ngai (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Chinese Grace Mennonite Church (founded 1981); 70 members (Chinese)1720 Graveley Street, Vancouver, BC V5L 3B1 (604-254-2772)Minister: Samson Lo (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1986); 49 members (Anglo)4000 W. 11th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6R 2L3 (604-228-8911)Minister: None (Mennonite Church British Columbia) First United Spanish Mennonite Church (founded 1996); 60 members (Hispanic)659 East 52nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5X 1G8 (604-325-3407)Minister: Jorge Hoajaca (Mennonite Church British Columbia) Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite Church (founded 2001); 33 members (Vietnamese)7155 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver, BC V5X 4E3 (604-324-1200)Minister: Nhien Pham (Mennonite Church British Columbia)
First Mennonite Church (founded 1926); 1,280 members (Anglo)922 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0M9 (204-772-2419)Minister: Kathy Koop (Mennonite Church Manitoba) North Kildonan Mennonite Church (founded 1935); 431 members (Anglo)1131 Roch Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2G 1S1 (204-661-1426)Minister: Harold Peters-Fransen (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Bethel Mennonite Church (founded 1938); 598 members (Anglo)465 Stafford Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 2E2 (204-453-2199)Minister: Rudy Baergen (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1949); 378 members (Anglo)926 Garfield Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 2N6 (204-786-1006)Minister: Marla Langelotz (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Sterling Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1951); 128 members (Anglo)1008 Dakota Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2N 1P2 (204-253-9337)Minister: John Wiebe (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Home Street Mennonite Church (founded 1957); 143 members (Anglo)318 Home Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 1X4 (204-783-1721)Minister: Terry Zimmerly (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Charleswood Mennonite Church (founded 1963); 300 members (Multi-ethnic)699 Haney Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 0Y7 (204-837-7982)Minister: John Braun (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Springfield Heights Mennonite Church (founded 1964); 504 members (Anglo)570 Sharron Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2G 0H9 (204-663-5036)Minister: James Schellenberg (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1967); 170 members (Anglo)150 Bayridge Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5B5 (204-269-5095)Minister: {Lay-led] (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Winnipeg Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1975); 66 members (Chinese)1010 Riverwood Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1L3 (204-284-7903)Minister: ? (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Douglas Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 356 members (Anglo)1517 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2G 3G5 (204-668-7432)Minister: Don Rempel Boschman (Mennonite Church Manitoba) Jubilee Mennonite Church (founded 1995); 122 members (Anglo)365 Edelweiss Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2G 2B6 (204-668-9933)Minister: Dan Nighswander (Mennonite Church Manitoba)
Wanner Mennonite Church (founded 1837); 139 members (Anglo)1725 Beaverdale Road, Cambridge, Ontario N3C 2V3 (519-658-4902)Minister: Glyn Jones (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “In 1837, a small white brick meetinghouse was built at the corner of Beaverdale and Maple Grove Roads on land donated to the ‘Mennonist Society’ by Henry Wanner, Jr. Worship services alternated among Wanner, Hagey (Preston) and Cressman (Breslau) until the 1890s. In 1938 a new church replaced the 1837 meetinghouse. In 1838, David Sherk and John Bear, both advocates of the Sunday School, were ordained. Thus, in 1840, the earliest Mennonite Sunday School in North America was begun and held alternately at Wanner and Preston. It was discontinued in 1841 because of opposition. In the following decades there was a division between the ‘narrow-minded’ and the ‘free-thinkers’ with issues of revivalism, Sunday School, evening prayer meetings and the temperance movement.” --from article on GAMEO]
Preston Mennonite Church (founded 1842); 134 members (Anglo)791 Concession Road, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4L1 (519-653-5171)Minister: Claire Osinkosky (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “In 1800 four family groups immigrated here from Pennsylvania, and included an ordained deacon, Jacob Bechtel. Joseph Bechtel arrived in 1802 and was ordained as minister in 1804. This group met in homes or barns until 1814 when they built a union or free house meetinghouse. Religious groups other than the Church of England were not allowed to build places of worship in Upper Canada until 1828. Thus, before this time community meetinghouses were available to everyone. Because of disagreements in the early 1820s, the Anabaptists were locked out of this building by another group using the same facility. In 1824, the Bechtel group relocated and built a new union meetinghouse. In 1842 this group became formally organized when a red brick meetinghouse was built just up the road beside the already established cemetery. By 1848 this congregation became known as Hageys, since two of its spiritual leaders were Jacob and Joseph Hagey. In 1840 the first Mennonite Sunday School in North America was organized at Hagey Mennonite, but it closed after a few years due to conservative opposition. … The Hagey church was renovated in 1896, and after a fire in 1950. In 1954, after a second fire, a new church was built at the present location and it was renamed Preston Mennonite Church.” --from article on GAMEO]
Hamilton (pop. 519,949) Hamilton Mennonite Church (founded 1954); 92 members (Anglo)143 Lower Horning Road, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 3G8 (905-528-3607)Minister: Alissa Bender (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Kitchener (pop. 219,153) First Mennonite Church (founded 1813); 284 members (Multi-ethnic) [Average Sunday attendance: 160-180]800 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 2M6 (519-744-6574)Minister: Nancy Brubaker (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship (founded 1838); 51 members (Anglo)68 Biehn Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2R 1M3 (519-748-5241)Minister: Brian Laverty (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1924); 320 members (Anglo)57 Stirling Avenue N., Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3G4 (519-745-4769)Minister: Renee Sauder (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church formally organized in August 1924 with 115 members. The first building, constructed on the same block as First Mennonite, was occupied in February 1925. Urias K. Weber, who had been a pastor at First Mennonite for 17 years, became the leader of the new, more liberal group that separated from First, primarily over a dispute involving the traditional dress code for women. Both congregations, now within the same conferences, have worked cooperatively for many years. During its years as an independent congregation, Stirling occupied a unique position in the Mennonite mosaic. Sometimes at odds with other Mennonite churches, it acted as a catalyst for change within the community. Barred from conference affiliation in 1924, Stirling remained an independent Mennonite church until 1940 when it affiliated briefly with the Eastern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church.” --from article on GAMEO]
Rockway Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 145 members (Anglo)32 Weber Street W., Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3Z2 (519-578-4900)Minister: Scott Brubaker-Zehr (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) First Hmong Mennonite Church (founded 1981); 138 members (Hmong)93 Doon Road, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 3E1 (519-578-7566)Minister: [Lay-led] (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) River of Life Fellowship (founded 1995); 47 members (Anglo)110 Fergus Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario N2A 2H2 (519-894-1504)Minister: ? (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) The Gathering Church (founded 2005); ? members (Anglo)245 Activa Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario N2E 4A3 (519-576-6776)Minister: Jim Loepp Thiessen (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “The Gathering Church (also known as ‘The Gathering’) was established on 30 January 2005 in the Laurentian Hills West area of Kitchener as a place welcoming to persons uncomfortable with traditional ‘church.’ The goal was to explore questions of faith in a safe, non-threatening environment. The Gathering was accepted as an emerging congregation in Mennonite Church Eastern Canada on 29 April 2006 and became a full member congregation in April 2010.” --from article on GAMEO]
London (pop. 366,151) Valleyview Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 175 members (Anglo)1170 Melsandra Avenue, London, Ontario N5Y 4N9 (519-438-1705)Ministers: Charleen and Kendall Jongejan Harder (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Markham (pop. 301,709) Wideman Mennonite Church (founded 1816); 99 members (Anglo)10530 Highway #48, Markham, Ontario L3P 3J3 (905-640-6219)Minister: Lois Bukar (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “The congregation began services in 1803 and formally organized in 1816. The first building was occupied in 1817 with subsequent building programs in 1857 and 1928. Henry Wideman is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Pennsylvania. … Sunday school began about 1876, closed in the 1880s, and reopened in 1892. Wideman’s was the largest of the early Mennonite churches in the Markham area.” --from article on GAMEO]
Hagerman Mennonite Church (founded 1937); 49 members (Anglo)4581 14th Avenue, Markham, Ontario L3S 3K2 (905-477-4858)Minister: ? (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 109 members (Anglo)7452 Reesor Road, Markham, Ontario L6B 1AB (905-294-6242)Minister: Peter Niemeyer (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Mississauga (pop. 713,443) Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1981); 65 members (Anglo)Erindale Secondary School, corner of Dundas and Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga, Ontario (905-812-0452)Minister: Stephen Reist (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Ottawa (pop. 883,391) Ottawa Mennonite Church (founded 1959); 164 members (Anglo)1830 Kilburn Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 6N4 (613-733-6729)Minister: George O’Reilly (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
St. Catharines (pop. 131,400) St. Catharines United Mennonite Church (founded 1945); 548 members (Anglo)335 Linwell Road, St. Catharines, Ontario L2M 7W7 (905-935-8017)Ministers: Jason and Liana Brown (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Grace Mennonite Church (founded 1956); 224 members (Anglo)677 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario L2M 3R4 (905-935-6112)Minister: Waldo Pauls (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Quest Christian Community (founded 2007); 40 members (Anglo)145 King Street, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 3J2 (289-969-3326)Minister: Troy Watson (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Toronto (pop. 2,615,060) Danforth Mennonite Church (founded 1907); 92 members (Anglo)2174 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4C 1K3 (416-422-2406)Minister: Tim Reimer (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “In March 1907, into an impoverished neighborhood in Eastern Toronto, the Mennonite Church of Ontario established an evangelical and outreach mission to the poor. Samuel and Olivia Honderich of Goshen, Indiana were the first superintendents. … Because of the multiplicity of such missions in that area of Toronto, the Conference decided to focus on a growing community on Danforth Avenue, near Woodbine Avenue. The Mennonite Gospel Mission bought land and built in 1910, and the new building was dedicated in April 1911. Here working-class immigrants from the British Isles found a warm welcome from rural Mennonites of American and Swiss German ancestry.” --from article on GAMEO]
Toronto United Mennonite Church (founded 1948); 184 members (Anglo)1774 Queen Street E., Toronto, Ontario M4L 1G7 (416-699-6631)Minister: Marilyn Zehr (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 93 members (Chinese)1038 Woodbine Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4C 4C4 (416-424-2078)Minister: Jameson Sung (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
[History: “The Toronto Chinese Mennonite congregation began services in 1979, and formally organized in 1980. For its first years it met at the Danforth Mennonite Church on Sunday afternoons. Winfred and Jean Soong are considered the founding leaders of the group. Toronto Chinese withdrew from the General Conference and Canadian Conference in 1991 claiming it was unable to meet its commitments to the conferences. It rejoined the Canadian Conference in 1995 along with other Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada associate congregations.” --from article on GAMEO]
Jane Finch Faith Community (founded 1993); 22 members (Anglo)15 Tobermory Drive, #108, Toronto, Ontario M3N 2R5 (416-807-8620)Minister: ? (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church (founded 2004); ? members (Lao)211-262 John Garland Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M9V 1N8 Ministers: Chinda Kommala and Jason Martin (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Rehoboth Evangelical Church (founded 2005); 40-50 members (Ethiopian)60 Bowden Street, Toronto, Ontario M4K 2X4 (647-704-3554)Minister: Kassa Lemma (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Windsor (pop. 210,891) Windsor Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1983); 43 members (Anglo)1709 George Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N8Y 2Y8 (519-974-1346)Minister: Paul Dueck (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal (founded 1971); 41 members (Anglo)120 Duluth Avenue East, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1H1 (514-849-9039)Minister: Vacancy (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
SaskatchewanRegina (pop. 193,100)
Grace Mennonite Church (founded 1955); 217 members (Anglo)2935 Pasqua Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 2H4 (306-584-2555)Ministers: Rose Graber and Don Graber (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Peace Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 28 members (Multi-ethnic)3833 Montague Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3J6 (306-586-8718)Ministers: Otto Driedger and Florence Driedger (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
Saskatoon (pop. 222,189) First Mennonite Church (founded 1932); 155 members (Anglo)418 Queen Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0M3 (244-6772)Minister: Arnie Fehderau (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Nutana Park Mennonite Church (founded 1966); 260 members (Anglo)1701 Ruth Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (306-374-2144)Ministers: Patrick Preheim and Anita Retzlaff (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada) Wildwood Mennonite Church (founded 1976); 130 members (Anglo)1502 Acadia Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 5H8 (306-373-2126)Minister: Joe Heikman (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
We are Marginal Mennonites, and we’re not ashamed. We’re marginal because no self-respecting Mennonite
organization would have us. (Not that we care about no stinkin’ respect anyway.)We reject religious creeds and doctrines, because they’re man-made, created for the purpose of excluding people.
Their primary function is to determine who’s in and who’s out.We are inclusive. There are no membership dues or fees. No litmus test of beliefs. (Even the assertions in this
Declaration can be disregarded.) The only requirement for membership is the desire to identify as Marginal Mennonite. We don’t even care if you were ever Mennonite or not. We have no protocol for exclusion.
We are universalists. We believe “hell” is a myth, and that every person who has ever lived gets a seat at the celestial banquet table. No questions asked! (Isaiah 25:6: “On this mountain God will make a feast for ALL peoples.”)
We believe the kingdom of God is a state of being, available here and now, to everybody! (Luke 17:21: “The kingdom of God will not be said to be over here or over there. In fact, the kingdom is already within you.”)
We see God as Mother as well as Father, a heavenly Parent who cares for her children. (Isaiah 49:15: “Can a woman forget her nursing child? Or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I won’t forget you.”)
We like Jesus. A lot. The real Jesus. The Jewish teacher who was 100% human, and moved around in space and time. The Galilean sage who enjoyed the company of women and children, and was obsessed with the kingdom of God. The wandering wise man who said “Become passersby!” (Gospel of Thomas 42)
We endorse the Sermon on the Mount. Or, rather, the sayings within identified by modern scholarship as most authentic. Especially the ones on the following themes:
1. Nonviolence (Matthew 5:39-40/Luke 6:29/Sayings Gospel Q 6:29);2. Generosity (Matthew 5:42a/Luke 6:30/Sayings Gospel Q 6:30);3. Love (Matthew 5:44/Luke 6:27-28/Sayings Gospel Q 6:27-28);4. Universalism (Matthew 5:45b/Luke 6:35d/Sayings Gospel Q 6:35d);5. Mercy (Matthew 5:48/Luke 6:36/Sayings Gospel Q 6:36);6. Forgiveness (Matthew 6:14-15/Luke 6:37c/Mark 11:25);7. Non-attachment (Matthew 6:19-21/Luke 12:33-34/Sayings Gospel Q 12:33-34/Gospel of Thomas 76:3);8. Freedom from anxiety (Matthew 6:25-30/Luke 12:22-28/Sayings Gospel Q 12:22-28/Gospel of Thomas 36:1-2);9. Non-judgment (Matthew 7:3-5/Luke 6:41-42/Sayings Gospel Q 6:41-42/Gospel of Thomas 26:1-2);10. Compassion (Matthew 7:9-11/Luke 11:11-13/Sayings Gospel Q 11:11-13).
We reject missionary activity. We think the world would be a poorer place if all Buddhists, for example, were
converted to Christianity. Thus, we oppose evangelistic crusades and mission boards, no matter how well-meaning they claim to be. (Matthew 23:15: “Woe to you scribes & pharisees, hypocrites! You scour land and sea to make a single convert. And when you do, you make that person more a child of Gehenna than you are.”)
We are humanists. We believe in art, evolution, relativity, synchronicity, serendipity, the scientific method, and putty tats. We value irreverence, outrageousness, and a strong cup of tea.
We strive to animate the spirits of Hans Denck (d.1527), George Fox (d.1691), Alexander Mack (d.1735), Sojourner Truth (d.1883), Leo Tolstoy (d.1910), Jeannette Rankin (d.1973), Dorothy Day (d.1980), Bayard Rustin (d.1987), and Cesar Chavez (d.1993), among others.
We are weirdly drawn to the example of 12 unknown anabaptists who ran through the streets of Amsterdam in the nude in 1535. We love our naked selves.
We don’t want to take ourselves too seriously.
The Marginal Mennonite Society was created in February 2011.Visit the “Marginal Mennonite Society” Facebook page, and “like” us.
Last revised: December 8, 2012.
Note: The MMS Declaration is not a creed or doctrinal statement. It carries no weight of authority. It’s intendedprimarily as infotainment, to provoke thought, and to give a sense of what we’re about in a general way.
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