First Mennonite Church Nappanee IN
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Who we are
First Mennonite Church is serving the Nappanee community and engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing journey in Nappanee, Indiana.
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Nappanee and the world!
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Nappanee and the world!
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900 W Market St
Nappanee,
IN
46550-1800
United States
Phone: 574-773-7294
Fax: 574-773-7441
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Rev. Kami Coffin
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900 W Market St
Nappanee,
IN
46550-1800
United States
Phone: 574-773-7294
Fax: 574-773-7441
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Adult Sunday School 9:00 am
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First Mennonite Church History
As early as 1853, the Amish Mennonite settlers who had entered land in this part of Elkhart County, Indiana, USA, met in the homes for worship. In about 1854, John Ringenberg was ordained and served as the first minister of the group. When the Culp School, the first in Nappanee, was built, the group began to meet in it.
In 1875 the group formally organized a church with 13 charter members. Jonathan Smucker served as minister until he moved from the community in 1895 and served as bishop until his death.
For many years the church was known as the Amish Mennonite Church. After the Indiana-Michigan Conferences of the Amish Mennonites and Mennonites merged, it became known as the West Market Street Mennonite Church.
The first church building was erected on the site of the present church in 1878. It was a small building, 34 ft. by 40 ft. In 1910 the congregation remodeled the building; it turned the old building, added an addition to the front, and put a basement under the entire building.
The early 1920s found this church, along with other churches in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, in disagreement with the conference's emphasis on clothing regulations for women. In the fall of 1923, 56 members withdrew from the conference and were joined by 35 from North Main Street Mennonite to make an independent congregation. In the spring of 1924, 25 more members were added. Those wishing to remain with the Indiana-Michigan conference affiliated with the North Main Street Church. Ezra S. Mullett, the former minister at North Main Street, became the pastor at West Market Street.
In the summer of 1926, the congregation applied for affiliation with the General Conference Mennonite Church. Soon after that, it became known as the First Mennonite Church of Nappanee.
Sometime between 2015 and 2020, First Mennonite Church withdrew from the Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA and became an independent community church. In 2023 it still retained the First Mennonite name.
From: https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Nappanee,_Indiana,_USA)
In 1875 the group formally organized a church with 13 charter members. Jonathan Smucker served as minister until he moved from the community in 1895 and served as bishop until his death.
For many years the church was known as the Amish Mennonite Church. After the Indiana-Michigan Conferences of the Amish Mennonites and Mennonites merged, it became known as the West Market Street Mennonite Church.
The first church building was erected on the site of the present church in 1878. It was a small building, 34 ft. by 40 ft. In 1910 the congregation remodeled the building; it turned the old building, added an addition to the front, and put a basement under the entire building.
The early 1920s found this church, along with other churches in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, in disagreement with the conference's emphasis on clothing regulations for women. In the fall of 1923, 56 members withdrew from the conference and were joined by 35 from North Main Street Mennonite to make an independent congregation. In the spring of 1924, 25 more members were added. Those wishing to remain with the Indiana-Michigan conference affiliated with the North Main Street Church. Ezra S. Mullett, the former minister at North Main Street, became the pastor at West Market Street.
Sometime between 2015 and 2020, First Mennonite Church withdrew from the Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA and became an independent community church. In 2023 it still retained the First Mennonite name.
From: https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_(Nappanee,_Indiana,_USA)
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First Mennonite Church listing was last updated on the 22nd of May, 2023
