Big City Mennonite Church Directory 2013: Volume 1 (Arizona To Iowa)

The Big City
Mennonite Church Directory 2013
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Listing churches in cities with population >50,000 and density >1,000/square mile
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Sources: 1. Mennonite (MC-USA) Online Congregational Directory; 2. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online; 3. Mennonite conference websites; 4. Congregational websites.
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June 2013
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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.
(Comments, corrections and/or critiques may be sent to: carlosnycity@gmail.com)
Rev. 6/17/13
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City Churches and Inner-City Churches

by Charlie Kraybill, Bronx, NYC
What distinguishes an inner-city church from a plain old run-of-the-mill city church? An inner-city church is located in or near a citys downtown area, or in an area as densely populated as the downtown area. Its easily accessible by foot and/or public transportation. (If getting there requires an automobile, its not inner city.) An inner-city church has the potential to attract walk-in visitors, thanks to the flow of pedestrian traffic outside its doors. Mennonite church-planters started moving into big cities in the late 19th century. Initially the motivation was to conduct mission work in high-needs (i.e., ghetto or immigrant) communities. At the time, such communities tended to be in city centers, where the populations were densest, and poorest. As years passed, most inner-city Mennonite missions fell into decline and closed, or moved out. Some were forced to move by urban renewal projects. Others relocated by choice, to accommodate increasingly affluent constituencies. There are a few inner-city missions that survive in their original locations, having evolved into commuter churches (where members no longer live nearby but still travel to the old neighborhood for Sunday services). Most urban Mennonite churches today are located closer to the outskirts than to the centers of their cities. Since theyre within municipal boundary lines they can call themselves city churches. But the surrounding landscapes are usually suburban, even rural, in character. Its amazing how rural the edges of some cities can be. An example would be Kern Road Mennonite Church, a large congregation in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana. A look via Googles Street View shows that Kern Road Mennonite sits on South Bends sparsely populated southern border, across the road from a large cornfield. Not the stereotypical picture of an urban church. Other examples are the two Mennonite churches in Phoenix, Arizona (Sunnyslope Mennonite and First Mennonite), located 8 and 10 miles north of city center. Its a beautiful region, very pleasing to the eye, and the facilities look appealing. But given their remote locations, the chances of these urban churches ever being visited by a pedestrian passerby (a poor person, an auto-free person) are precisely: zero. Further, when urban congregations change locations these days, the direction of the move is almost always away from downtown. An example would be Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, which for 40 years was in the Homewood neighborhood, a few miles east of city center. In 2009, the church moved to new facilities further east, in Swissvale, on the other side of the city line. The group kept their old name, but theyre actually in a suburb of Pittsburgh now rather than in the city itself. Despite all the urban church-planting projects over the years, Mennonite churches in the inner city are few and far between today. Even rarer are churches attended by folks who actually live and work in the immediate neighborhoods, and are thus able to walk to church on Sundays. By my count there are only 3 or 4 dozen Mennonite churches in the U.S. and Canada that can be considered inner-city. And these tend to be small, poor, struggling groups, often ignored and/or under-appreciated by the larger church institutions. Mennonites have talked for decades about the importance of developing an inner-city presence. In the minds of some church spokespersons, any city church can be referred to as an inner-city church, as if the two things are synonymous. A glance at the physical surroundings of most of the churches in this directory (utilizing Googles wonderful Street View technology) will show thats just not the case.
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Arizona
Chandler
Population (2010): 240,101 Land area: 58 square miles Average density: 4,140/square mile
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) Website: http://www.koinoniamennonitechurch.com/ Email: pastor@koinoniamennonitechurch.com Median household income for zip code 85224: $72,406 Population ethnicity for zip code 85224: Anglo: 64.4%; African American: 4.5%; Hispanic: 20.2% Geography: The area around this church is suburban/rural in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2505 North Dobson Road Chandler and clicking the Street View icon.
Glendale
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) Website: http://www.trinitymennonite.com/ Email: trinity@trinitymennonite.com Median household income for zip code 85301: $37,103 Population ethnicity for zip code 85301: Anglo: 26%; African American: 7.4%; Hispanic: 61.4% Geography: The area around this church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4334 West Vista Avenue Glendale and clicking the Street View icon.
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Phoenix
Population (2011): 1,469,471 Land area: 517 square miles Average density: 2,842/square mile
Sunnyslope Mennonite Church (founded 1946); 118 members (Anglo)

9835 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020 (602-997-7171) Minister: Steve Good (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.sunnyslopemennonite.org/ Email: sunnyslopemc@qwestoffice.net Median household income for zip code 85020: $52,872 Population ethnicity for zip code 85020: Anglo: 63.9%; African American: 3.4%; Hispanic: 27.1% History: Sunnyslope Mennonite Church began on 20 February 1944, when a meeting was called in the home of Harold A. Brooks. In February 1946, an organization was made, with Joe H. Yoder as pastor. He was succeeded in 1948 by Melvin L. Ruth, who was ordained bishop in 1950. The first meetinghouse was built on a donated lot on N. 7th Place in 1946. In 1949 a new church was erected beside it. In 1957, the membership was 136. --Excerpted from: Ruth, Melvin L. (1959) "Sunnyslope Mennonite Church (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is about 10 miles north of city center. The area is rural/suburban, accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 9835 N. 7th Street Phoenix and clicking the Street View icon.
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) Website: http://www.1mennonitephx.com/ Median household income for zip code 85021: $48,552 Population ethnicity for zip code 85021: Anglo: 50.4%; African American: 6.4%; Hispanic: 33.4% Geography: This church is about 8 miles north of city center. The area has a suburban appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1612 W. Northern Avenue Phoenix and clicking the Street View icon.
Surprise
Life House Community Church (founded 1972); 36 members (Anglo)

16002 N. Verde Street, Surprise, AZ 85374 (623-583-9902) Minister: Paul Meyer (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Website: http://lifehousecommunity.com/ Median household income for zip code 85374: $62,171 Population ethnicity for zip code 85374: Anglo: 74.3%; African American: 3.8%; Hispanic: 18.3% Geography: The area around this church has a rural/suburban appearance, and seems accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 16002 N. Verde Street Surprise and clicking the Street View icon.
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Tucson
Shalom Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1978); 70 members (Anglo)

6044 E. 30th Street, Tucson, AZ 85711 (520-748-7082) Minister: Bryce Miller (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.shalommennonite.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shalommennonite?fref=ts Median household income for zip code 85711: $39,222 Population ethnicity for zip code 85711: Anglo: 51.3%; African American: 5.6%; Hispanic: 35.9% History: The first meeting of the Tucson Mennonite Fellowship was held October 15, 1967. In 1973, two congregations and a VS unit formed. Shalom Mennonite resulted from the merger of these in 1978. --Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MCUSA Online Directory Geography: The area around this church is rural/suburban. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6044 E. 30th Street Tucson and clicking the Street View icon.
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California
Anaheim
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) Email: jtancpa@aol.com Median household income for zip code 92801: $50,633 Population ethnicity for zip code 92801: Anglo: 19.1%; African American: 3.5%; Hispanic: 59.2% Geography: The area is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 300 North Wilshire Avenue Anaheim and clicking the Street View icon.
Downey
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) Email: sjachin@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 90241: $54,350 Population ethnicity for zip code 90241: Anglo: 19.3%; African American: 2.7%; Hispanic: 70.1% Geography: The area has a suburban appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 11821 Old River School Road Downey and clicking the Street View icon.
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Fresno
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) Website: http://mennocom.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mennocom?fref=ts Email: mennocom@sbcglobal.net Median household income for zip code 93727: $40,397 Population ethnicity for zip code 93727: Anglo: 27.4%; African American: 6%; Hispanic: 42.9% History: Mennonite Community Church (previously known as General Conference Fellowship of Fresno) began in May 1953, was organized 21 November 1954, and affiliated with Pacific District Conference (General Conference Mennonite) in 1955. Groundbreaking services for a new church, with a seating capacity of 180, took place in August 1955. The building was dedicated in April 1956. The minister in 1957 was Peter J. Ediger. There were 57 members. --Excerpted from: Ediger, Peter J. and Andrew R. Shelley. (1957). Mennonite Community Church (Fresno, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is a couple miles east of Fresnos city center. The area is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 5015 East Olive Avenue Fresno and clicking the Street View icon.
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5015 East Olive Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 (559-268-2113) Minister: Shoua Moua (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Email: shouamission@yahoo.com
Hmong Community Church (founded 1990); 46 members (Hmong)
Geography: This church meets in the Mennonite Community Church facility on East Olive Avenue (see above).
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Inglewood
Population (2010): 109,673 Land area: 9 square miles Average density: 12,189/square mile History: The Calvary Christian Fellowship (formerly Calvary Mennonite Church) was located in Inglewood. Although a few Mennonites were living in the L.A. area as early as 1912, no definite meeting place was established until 1916, when a Sunday school was organized in Pasadena. The Sunday school was moved to L.A. in 1917, the location changing four times. On 7 November 1920 (or 1921), the congregation was organized as the Los Angeles Mennonite Church at 151 West 73rd Street, with about 60 members. In May 1942, the name was changed to Calvary Mennonite Church. The 1952 membership was 74. The pastor in the mid-1950s was John Zehr. In 2009 membership was 150, and the pastor was Alvin Isaacs. By 2009 the congregation had run into financial difficulties, and the lenders holding the mortgage on the church building foreclosed, putting the building up for sale. The final service in the building was held at the end of December 2009. The property was sold to another African American congregation. The Calvary congregation dispersed. Some followed Alvin Isaacs to worship with another congregation in Inglewood. A few attended the Royal Dominion Family Chapel where Femi Fatunmbi was pastor. --Excerpted from: Buckwalter, Paul and Sam Steiner. (January 2011). Calvary Christian Fellowship (Inglewood, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Los Angeles Faith Chapel (founded 1996); 155 members (African American)
3818 W. Imperial Highway, Inglewood, CA 90303 (310-677-0270) Ministers: Chuwang Pam and Grace Pam (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Email: lafaithchapel@sbcglobal.net Median household income for zip code 90303: $44,200 Population ethnicity for zip code 90303: Anglo: 1.3%; African American: 34%; Hispanic: 61.9% Geography: This church is in the southern part of Inglewood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 3818 W. Imperial Highway Inglewood and clicking the Street View icon.
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Los Angeles
Population (2012): 3,857,799 Land area: 469 square miles Average density: 8,225/square mile History: The first Mennonite church in Los Angeles was organized in the early 1920s. Members built a meetinghouse at 151 West 73rd Street. In the late 1930s, the congregation organized a craft program for children. Interest in working with blacks developed, and the congregation made plans to start a program for black children at a facility on 35th Street. When no one showed up for the first meeting, the workers offered each boy who would come a nickel if he would bring another. The inducement worked, and interest increased. The first Sunday school met in November 1940 with three pupils. Several Sundays after that no one came. Undaunted, the workers kept on, and soon attendance reached 65. Several years later, seven participants became members. In 1948 membership reached an all-time high of 13, but by 1950 only five members remained. Harry E. Shoup was chosen from the Calvary congregation to serve as superintendent. Workers were furnished by the congregation and members of V.S. units were involved in the summers. The mission closed in the mid-1950s. --Excerpted from: Bechler, Le Roy, The Black Mennonite Church in North America 1886-1986 (Wipf and Stock, 2001; originally published by Herald Press, 1986), pp. 75-76
Family Mennonite Church (founded 1980): 152 members (African American)

6520 S. Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044 (323-750-1744) Minister: Frank Pascascio (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Website: http://www.forministry.com/uscamenocfmc1/ Email: fapas.fmc@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 90044: $27,215 Population ethnicity for zip code 90044: Anglo: 1%; African American: 36.5%; Hispanic: 60.5% Geography: This church is several miles south of Los Angeles city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6520 S. Normandie Avenue Los Angeles and clicking the Street View icon.
Miracle of Faith Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 60 members (African American)

7860 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047 (323-751-3509) Minister: Egbert Pascascio (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Website: http://www.miracleoffaithchurch.com/ Email: Info@MiracleofFaithChurch.com Median household income for zip code 90047: $43,838 Population ethnicity for zip code 90047: Anglo: 0.9%; African American: 64.7%; Hispanic: 31.7% Geography: This church is in South L.A., several miles southwest of Los Angeles city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 7860 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles and clicking the Street View icon.
All Souls Christian Center (founded 1984); 175 members (African American)
5125 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323-879-2219) Minister: Charles Opong (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Website: http://christianchurchla.wix.com/1 Median household income for zip code 90043: $43,749 Population ethnicity for zip code 90043: Anglo: 2.2%; African American: 64.5%; Hispanic: 29.1% Geography: This church is about 5 miles southwest of L.A.s city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 5125 S. Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles and clicking the Street View icon.
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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) Email: revfemifatunmbi@sbcglobal.net Geography: This church is about 5 miles southwest of L.A.s city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6505 S. Normandie Avenue Los Angeles and clicking the Street View icon.
Pasadena
Pasadena Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 113 members (Anglo)

1041 N. Altadena Drive (Pasadena Church of the Brethren), Pasadena, CA 91107 (626-398-8224) Ministers: Joe Roos and Angela Kaye Williams (Pacific Southwest Conference) Website: http://www.pmcweb.org/ Email: office@pmcweb.org Median household income for zip code 91107: $73,726 Population ethnicity for zip code 91107: Anglo: 46.7%; African American: 5%; Hispanic: 25.3% Geography: This church is several miles northeast of city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1041 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena and clicking the Street View icon.
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San Francisco
First Mennonite Church of San Francisco (founded 1976); 82 members (Anglo)

290 Dolores Street (Congregation Shaar Zahav), San Francisco, CA 94103 (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 Website: http://www.menno.org/ Email: info@menno.org Median household income for zip code 94103: $40,053 Population ethnicity for zip code 94103: Anglo: 37.7%; African American: 10.4%; Hispanic: 21.9% History: The congregation began in 1976 in the Haight-Ashbury district as a mission outreach by a couple from the Southeast Conference (Dayton, VA) in connection with an MBM V.S. unit. Over the years the congregation has largely been one of transplanted Mennonites. Due to the transient nature of living in the Bay area, our congregation often serves as a temporary church home for Mennonites for as long as they live in the area. There are, however, a growing number whove made the Bay area their permanent home. Ours was the first congregation in the Pacific District (GC) and Southwest Mennonite Conference (MC) to ordain a woman. --Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MC-USA Online Directory Geography: This church is located a few blocks south of downtown San Francisco. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 290 Dolores Street San Francisco and clicking the Street View icon.
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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) Email: daichor@yahoo.com Median household income for zip code 94118: $85,793 Population ethnicity for zip code 94118: Anglo: 52.6%; African American: 1.6%; Hispanic: 6.4% Geography: This church is located a couple miles west of center city, in a densely populated neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4021 California Street San Francisco and clicking the Street View icon.
Upland
First Mennonite Church of Upland (founded 1903); 61 members (Anglo)

379 N. Campus Avenue, Upland, CA 91786 (909-982-1669) Minister: Nehemiah Chigoji (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Email: fmcu@verizon.net Median household income for zip code 91786: $46,379 Population ethnicity for zip code 91786: Anglo: 37.7%; African American: 8.1%; Hispanic: 44.9% History: First Mennonite of Upland (General Conference Mennonite) is located in the citrus district of southern California. The first Mennonite settlers arrived in the early 1890s, attracted for health reasons. In 1903 they organized a congregation with 18 charter members, with J.J. Voth as the first minister. In 1906 a church was built on Sixth Avenue, replaced in 1925 by a larger one on North Campus Avenue. In 1958 the membership was 210. --Excerpted from: Hostetler, Lester. (1959). First Mennonite Church of Upland (Upland, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This is near Uplands central business district. Even so, the area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 379 N. Campus Avenue Upland and clicking the Street View icon.
Mountain View Mennonite Church (founded 1934); 49 members (Anglo)

1120 W. 13th Street, Upland, CA 91786 (909-982-6283) Minister: Roger Richer (Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference) Email: mtviewmc70@yahoo.com Geography: This church is northwest of the central business district. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1120 W. 13th Street Upland and clicking the Street View icon.
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Colorado
Arvada
Living Light of Peace (was Arvada Mennonite Church) (founded 1961); 13 members (Anglo)
5927 Miller Street, Arvada, CO 80004 (303-424-6261) Minister: Vacancy (Mountain States Mennonite Conference & Church of the Brethren Western Plains District) Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Website: http://arvadamennonitecob.org/ Email: arvadamennonite1@yahoo.com Median household income for zip code 80004: $64,133 Population ethnicity for zip code 80004: Anglo: 84.9%; African American: 0.7%; Hispanic: 11.1% History: In 1961 Arvada Mennonite was established as a congregation in the Western District Conference (General Conference). It developed as an outreach to the influx of 1-W men during the 1950s-60s. On 5 June 1957, Donald G. Wismer accepted a call as pastor of the Denver Mennonite Fellowship, later renamed Arvada Mennonite Church. In 1959 the congregation selected a building site in Arvada, and Western District Conference aided in the propertys purchase. The congregation became selfsupporting and reported 106 members by 1979. Arvada Mennonite has been extensively involved in peace, justice and social action efforts. During the 1970s members were involved in protesting nuclear weapons production at the Rocky Flats plant. Arvada Mennonite is dually affiliated with the Church of the Brethren, and meets jointly with Spirit of Joy Fellowship Church of the Brethren. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (March 2010). Arvada Mennonite Church (Arvada, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is about a mile west of Arvadas city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 5927 Miller Street Arvada and clicking the Street View icon.
Aurora
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) Website: http://www.peace-mennonite.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeaceMennoniteCommunityChurch?fref=ts Email: pmccsecretary@comcast.net Median household income for zip code 80012: $53,176 Population ethnicity for zip code 80012: Anglo: 36.7%; African American: 21.3%; Hispanic: 33.2% History: Leonard Wiebe (former pastor of Faith Mennonite in Newton, KS) and his wife, Joann, began a new church-planting ministry jointly sponsored by Western District Conference (GC) and Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conference, in the east Denver suburb of Aurora in September 1986. On 1 February 1987 the new congregation conducted its first service in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center with 93 persons in attendance. In 1990 the congregation purchased a 2.2-acre parcel on East Alameda Avenue. A groundbreaking service was held in September 1996, and construction of a building was completed the following year. At that time approximately 60 percent of the 110-member suburban congregation came from Mennonite backgrounds and 40 percent represented other faith traditions. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (2010). Peace Mennonite Community Church (Aurora, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: The area around this church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 13601 East Alameda Avenue Aurora and clicking the Street View icon.
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Boulder
Boulder Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 115 members (Anglo)

3910 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 (303-443-3889) Minister: Karen Cox (Mountain States Mennonite Conference & Church of the Brethren Western Plains District) Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Website: http://www.bouldermennonite.org/ Email: info@bouldermennonite.org Median household income for zip code 80305: $78,456 Population ethnicity for zip code 80305: Anglo: 87.3%; African American: 0.7%; Hispanic: 5% History: A Mennonite church was started in Boulder in September 1984 after David Habegger conducted a study of the area, noting the university setting, the interest people had in justice and peace issues, and the number of Mennonites who drove long distances to attend churches in Arvada and Denver. The conference called Marilyn Miller as church planter, and a small group from the Arvada and Denver churches joined in establishing a congregation. With support from Western District Conference, they purchased a building across from the University of Colorado in January 1985. Rooms were rented out to various peace and justice groups to help pay the mortgage. On 24 November 1985, the church had a charter service with 30 persons covenanting to membership. Steve Goering, later joined in co-ministry by his wife Susan Ortman Goering, began as the churchs second fulltime pastor in October 1989. Under the leadership of the Goerings, a V.S. unit and a Victim Offender Restoration Program office were added to the church. In 2004 the church building was sold and a structure almost twice as large was purchased on Table Mesa Drive. The congregation, which became a charter member of Mountain States Mennonite Conference in 2006, is dually affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (March 2010). Boulder Mennonite Church (Boulder, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is a couple miles southeast of city center. The area is suburban, and accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 3910 Table Mesa Drive Boulder and clicking the Street View icon.
Colorado Springs
Beth-El Mennonite Church (founded 1956); 203 members (Anglo)

4625 Ranch Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719-636-2716) Minister: Mervin Birky (Mountain States Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.bethelmennonite.org/ Email: office@bethelmennonite.org Median household income for zip code 80918: $66,569 Population ethnicity for zip code 80918: Anglo: 76.7%; African American: 4.1%; Hispanic: 12.5% History: The newly organized congregation of 49 charter members called Jess Kauffman as pastor. He had been serving as pastor of First Mennonite Church of Colorado Springs. The congregation held its first service on 7 October 1956, in the La Placita Room of the YMCA Building. In September 1957 the congregation moved to the Knob Hill Community center, where it met for five years. In 1959 the congregation, with a membership of 52, began construction of a building on property it had purchased at the corner of Yuma and Uintah Streets on the east side of Colorado Springs. The first service took place in the new building on 6 March 1962. By 1999, Beth-el required larger facilities. In November the congregation purchased property at the intersection of Union Boulevard and Ranch Drive (near the former site of Civilian Public Service Camp #5) on which it built a new structure. The new building was dedicated on 7 October 2006. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (March 2010). Beth-El Mennonite Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located several miles northeast of city center. The area around the church is suburban. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4625 Ranch Drive Colorado Springs and clicking the Street View icon.
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Denver
First Mennonite Church of Denver (founded 1941); 428 members (Anglo)

430 W. 9th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (303-892-1038) Ministers: Vernon Rempel, Tory Doerksen & Theda Good (Mountain States Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.fmcdenver.org/ Email: fmcdenver@aol.com Median household income for zip code 80204: $37,753 Population ethnicity for zip code 80204: Anglo: 31.1%; African American: 5.5%; Hispanic: 58.3% 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 missions 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 Mennonites interim pastor on 3 November 1991, thus setting precedent as the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conferences first female solo pastor. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (August 2010). First Mennonite Church of Denver (Denver, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is about a mile south of Denvers city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 430 W. 9th Avenue Denver and clicking the Street View icon.
Fort Collins
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 Email: stevemramer@yahoo.com Median household income for zip code 80524: $53,643 Population ethnicity for zip code 80524: Anglo: 77.1%; African American: 0.7%; Hispanic: 18.6% History: Organized on 28 October 1973 to provide fellowship for Mennonites in northern Colorado. Some persons had moved there for employment while others were attending Colorado State University. Initially the fellowship had a loose-knit structure, providing no corporate worship services and primarily meeting in the Maurice Shenk home. On 12 September 1975 the group decided to meet regularly on the 2nd and 4th Sunday evenings of each month at the Lake Sherwood Club House. Eventually, in September 1980, a congregation formally organized with David Gingrich as coordinator. Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conference began providing the church with an annual subsidy in 1981. With this financial aid they purchased a church building at 400 Whedbee Street in 1982. The Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship had outgrown its facilities by the early 2000s. With financial aid from the Rocky Mountain Conference, they purchased a building from the Living Hope Evangelical Free Church in the Old Town section in 2002. Dedication services for the new facilities were held on 8 September 2002. The fellowship has been an open and affirming congregation, actively involved with operation of a Ten Thousand Villages store in Old Town, and committed to incorporation of faith with social justice issues. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (May 2010). Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: The area around this church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 300 E. Oak Street Fort Collins and clicking the Street View icon.
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Greeley
Greeley Mennonite Church (founded 1983); 57 members (Anglo)

402 11th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 (970-353-7224) Minister: Curtis Kuhns (Mountain States Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.greeleymennonite.org/ Email: greeleymennonite@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 80631: $35,043 Population ethnicity for zip code 80631: Anglo: 46.3%; African American: 2%; Hispanic: 48.4% History: Held its first meeting on Sunday, 12 July 1964, in the home of Howard & Marge Yost. An organizational meeting was held that afternoon at the Greeley Community Building with 9 charter members. On 20 June 1965, the first pastor, Wesley Jantz, was installed, and served until 1973. The congregation began meeting in a Seventh Day Adventist Church. In 1971 the congregation bought a former Evangelical United Brethren church building and parsonage at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 12th Street. Shortly after his arrival as pastor in October 1979, John T. Kreider was approached by Gerald Mininger, pastor of Majestic View Mennonite Church, about the prospects of a merger. Majestic View, a former Church of God in Christ Mennonite (Holdeman) congregation established in 1968, was received into Rocky Mountain Mennonite Conference as an associate member in 1978 and as a full member in 1981. The two congregations conducted a Bible School in 1982 and began holding joint worship services in February 1983. The two congregations, each having approximately 45 members, merged in June 1983 to establish the Greeley Mennonite Church. The merged congregation began using the former Majestic View facility on 11th Street, which that congregation had purchased from a Lutheran church in 1969. --Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (September 2010). Greeley Mennonite Church (Greeley, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is several blocks east of Greeleys city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 402 11th Street Greeley and clicking the Street View icon.
Lakewood
Glennon Heights Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 75 members (Anglo)

11480 W. Virginia Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226 (303-985-3606) Minister: Beatrice McCrae (Mountain States Mennonite Conference) Website: http://glennonheights.co.us.mennonite.net/ Email: ghmc@comcast.net Median household income for zip code 80226: $57,466 Population ethnicity for zip code 80226: Anglo: 63.6%; African American: 1.4%; Hispanic: 29.7% History: Established as an outgrowth of First Mennonite Church of Denver under the guidance of E.M. Yost, Rocky Mountain Conference overseer. First Mennonite had grown rapidly during the 1950s and its facilities had become overcrowded. Many members (particularly younger families) were living in the developing west suburban Denver area. In October 1961, 22 persons interested in forming a new church met and elected a site committee to find available land in an unchurched area. On 8 March 1962 the group approved the purchase of 2.5 acres at West Virginia Avenue & South Simms Street (in 1969 this area would be incorporated as the City of Lakewood). On 7 October 1962, the new congregations first worship service (with 75 in attendance) was held in Lakewood Grange Hall, with Yost as speaker. ... Construction of a parsonage was completed in 1965, and the new church was dedicated on 5 June 1966. By the early 1970s the church had an average Sunday attendance of more than 200. -Excerpted from: Unrau, Harlan. (October 2010). Glennon Heights Mennonite Church (Lakewood, Colorado, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: Lakewood was originally a Denver suburb, and this area has a suburban appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 11480 W. Virginia Avenue Lakewood and clicking the Street View icon.
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Florida
Cape Coral
Cape Christian Fellowship (founded 1987); 600 members (Anglo)

2110 Chiquita Boulevard S., Cape Coral, FL 33991 (239-772-5683) Minister: Wes Furlong (Southeast Mennonite Conference) Website: http://capechristian.com/ Email: info@capechristian.com Median household income for zip code 33991: $58,080 Population ethnicity for zip code 33991: Anglo: 74.3%; African American: 3.2%; Hispanic: 19.4% History: Dennis and Linda Gingerich moved to Cape Coral in 1986 under the sponsorship of Southeast Mennonite Conference and Mennonite Board of Missions. A core group of 35 persons was developed and Cape Christian Fellowship began on Easter Sunday 1987. The church has grown to 1,000 in weekly attendance. It is made up of many young families and several ethnic backgrounds are represented. Many in the church have little or no previous church experience. The congregation purchased 14 acres of property and completed the first of three phases of a building project in 2000. --Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MC-USA Online Directory Geography: The area is suburban, and accessible only by automobile. Cape Coral, in fact, is one big suburban development, with no central business district. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2110 Chiquita Boulevard S. Cape Coral and clicking the Street View icon.
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Gainesville
Emmanuel Mennonite Church (founded 1983); 45 members (Anglo)

1236 NW 18th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609 (352-378-4032) Minister: Eve MacMaster (Southeast Mennonite Conference) Website: http://gainesvillemennonites.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelMennoniteChurchGainesville Email: gnvmenno@bellsouth.net Median household income for zip code 32609: $32,046 Population ethnicity for zip code 32609: Anglo: 46.6%; African American: 43.8%; Hispanic: 5.3% Geography: This church is a couple miles northwest of city center. The area has a suburban appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1236 NW 18th Avenue Gainesville and clicking the Street View icon.
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Sarasota
Bay Shore Mennonite Church (founded 1945); 556 members (Anglo)

3809 Chapel Drive, Sarasota, FL 34234 (941-355-4168) Minister: Rocky Miller (Southeast Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.bayshoremennonite.org/ Email: bayshore7@comcast.net Median household income for zip code 34234: $36,049 Population ethnicity for zip code 34234: Anglo: 46%; African American: 37.9%; Hispanic: 12.7% History: Bay Shore Mennonite Church was formally organized under Ohio Mennonite and Eastern Amish Mennonite Conference on 17 April 1945 with 20 charter members. In 1953 membership had increased to 120. On 3 February 1946, a new church of cement block, with a seating capacity of about 250, was dedicated. In the winter of 1947-1948, an additional building was erected on the church grounds for for Sunday School classes, young peoples activities, and to accommodate the overflowing crowds of the winter tourist season. Mennonites and Amish have come to Sarasota for the winter since about 1930, but there was an enormous increase after 1945. --Excerpted from: Brenneman, Timothy H. (1953). Bay Shore Mennonite Church (Sarasota, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is a couple miles north of Sarasotas city center, near Sarasota Bay. The area around the church has a suburban appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 3809 Chapel Drive Sarasota and clicking the Street View icon.
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1815 Gillespie Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34234 (941-951-6967) Minister: J.C. Rowry (Southeast Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Email: RevWLC@peoplepc.com
Newtown Gospel Chapel (founded 1952); 56 members (African American)
History: The Newtown Gospel Chapel began as a mission outpost among the African Americans of Sarasota. Bible classes followed by Sunday school were conducted for a period of about 8 months in this community by the Tuttle Avenue Mennonite Church. In the winter of 1952-1953, a block building was constructed to seat 200. After this an addition for Sunday school classes was built. Workers were supplied by the home congregation. In the fall of 1953, Michael Shenk, of Denbigh, Virginia, was called to serve as pastor. He was replaced in 1956 by Mervin Shirk of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Attendance averaged 75 in 1956. There were 12 baptized members and several more under instruction at that time. In 2009 the congregation had 56 members, and the pastor was Walter Lewis Crawford. --Excerpted from: Augsburger, Myron S. and Sam Steiner. (2009). Newtown Gospel Chapel (Sarasota, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located about a mile north of Sarasotas city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1815 Gillespie Avenue Sarasota and clicking the Street View icon.
Wondering why Bahia Vista Mennonite Church is not included here? Bahia Vista has a Sarasota address (4041 Bahia Vista Street, 34232), but the building itself is a mile outside the city. This directory provides listings for churches located within city limits only.
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St. Petersburg
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 Website: http://www.newbeginningcommunitychurch.com/home.html Email: biandudic@aol.com Median household income for zip code 33705: $34,380 Population ethnicity for zip code 33705: Anglo: 35.5%; African American: 56.4%; Hispanic: 4.5% Geography: This church is a couple miles southwest of city center, and one block from the shore of Lake Maggiore. The area is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2701 13th Street S. St. Petersburg and clicking the Street View icon.
Tampa
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 Email: rrrsjw2@verizon.net Median household income for zip code 33605: $23,242 Population ethnicity for zip code 33605: Anglo: 14.5%; African American: 59%; Hispanic: 24.4% History: Tampa Mennonite Mission, 1407 Ida Street, operated by Lancaster Mennonite Conference, is the outgrowth of the missionary efforts of C.B. Byer and wife, who came to the city in 1927. For a time services were held in a tent on 15th Street. Work among the Spanish-speaking people (mostly Cubans) was carried out in rented buildings until 1946, when property was bought at 1613 9th Avenue to serve as a meetingplace and grade school. The Ida Street Mission and work among Latins (the Ybor City Mission) were considered one congregation until 1949. Membership in 1949 was 34. In 1952, the College Hill Mission at 3506 Machado Avenue was begun among the colored people. Membership in the three missions in 1958 was: Ida Street, 20, with Martin Lehman as pastor; Ybor City, 20, with Isaac Frederick; and College Hill, 7, with Alvin Weaver. --Excerpted from: Brenneman, T. H. (1959). Tampa Mennonite Mission (Tampa, Florida, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is a couple miles northeast of city center. The area is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 3506 Machado Street Tampa and clicking the Street View icon.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Berea Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 20 members (Multi-ethnic)

1088 Bouldercrest Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 (404-244-0289) Minister: John Wierwille (Southeast Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.bereamennonitechurch.com/ Email: john.wierwille@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 30316: $43,026 Population ethnicity for zip code 30316: Anglo: 30.9%; African American: 62.4%; Hispanic: 3.8% History: Lancaster Conference started a biracial mission in Atlanta during 1958 using a V.S. unit. Although the unit was phased out in the mid-1970s, it led to the founding of Berea Mennonite Church in 1962. A Mennonite Central Committee V.S. unit opened in 1961 in conjunction with a regional racial-reconciliation ministry led by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding. The latter closed in 1967, but MCC work has continued in several locations. Atlanta has had several Mennonite-related intentional communities during these years, the earlier ones receiving nurture and vision from Reba Place in Evanston, Illinois. The last such community, Adelphos, began in 1974, but became inactive in the mid-1980s after efforts to obtain more formal leadership failed. Despite once-ambitious visions for the states larger cities, organized church-planting in the 1970s halted following two unsuccessful ventures in Albany and on Atlantas west side. --Excerpted from: Yoder, Delmar R and Richard D. Thiessen. (February 2009). Georgia (USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is inside city limits, but just barely. Its right up against one of the eastern boundary lines, and several miles southeast of city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1088 Bouldercrest Drive SE Atlanta and clicking the Street View icon (although Street View did not capture an image of the church itself).
Idaho
Boise
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) Website: http://www.hydeparkmf.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hydeparkmenno Email: schlegel@qwestoffice.net Median household income for zip code 83702: $48,235 Population ethnicity for zip code 83702: Anglo: 89.3%; African American: 1.2%; Hispanic: 4.4% Geography: This church is about a mile north of city center. The area is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1520 N. 12th Street Boise and clicking the Street View icon.
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Illinois
Chicago
Population (2011): 2,707,120 Land area: 227 square miles Average density: 11,926/square mile History: The first Mennonite church in Chicago was organized in 1866 by two businessmen, Peter Neff and John F. Funk. The congregation continued until 1871, when the small meetinghouse was destroyed in the great Chicago fire. John F. Funk, a co-worker for several years with D.L. Moody, laid the foundations for the publication work of the Mennonite Church when he started his publishing company in 1864, which he then transferred in 1867 to Elkhart. Chicago has been the scene of pioneer efforts of Mennonites in city mission work. The first Mennonite Church mission in Chicago was established at 145 W. 18th Street in 1893 with M.S. Steiner as superintendent. The mission was suspended in 1895 but was re-established in 1896 under the auspices of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board. Following were the Mennonite congregations in Chicago in 1953: Mennonite Home Mission, 1907 S. Union (Mennonite Church); Bethel Mennonite Church, Loomis and 14th Place (Mennonite Church); Mennonite Mexican Mission, 1014 Blue Island (Mennonite Church); First Mennonite Church, 73rd and Lafflin (General Conference); Grace Mennonite Church, 4221 S. Rockwell (General Conference); Woodlawn Mennonite Church, 46th and Woodlawn (General Conference); Brighton Mennonite Church, 34th Place and Wollcott (Evangelical Mennonite Brethren); Calvary Memorial Church, 1217 W. 72nd (Evangelical Mennonite); and Lincoln Avenue Gospel Mission, 2812 Lincoln Avenue (Krimmer Mennonite Brethren). --Excerpted from: Kreider, Robert S. (1953). Chicago (Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Grace Community Church (founded 1917); 21 members (Anglo)

4155 S. Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL 60632 (773-616-9059) Minister: Maureen Lewus (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Email: moski60632@yahoo.com Median household income for zip code 60632: $46,811 Population ethnicity for zip code 60632: Anglo: 10.7%; African American: 1.6%; Hispanic: 84.2% History: Grace Community Church (formerly Grace Mennonite Church), located at 4221 South Rockwell Street (now 4155 S. Rockwell St.), began in 1917 as the Mennonite Bible Mission under A.F. Wiens. In 1937, when Wiens died, John T. Neufeld became the leader. In 1940 the Home Mission Board began to support this work, and the church joined the Middle District Conference. The work is among people of many nationalities, mostly of Central European background. In 1955 the membership was 68, with John Neufeld still serving as pastor. --Excerpted from: Neufeld, John T. (1956). Grace Community Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located several miles southwest of downtown Chicago, in the Brighton Park neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4155 S. Rockwell Street Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
First Mennonite Church (founded 1918); 35 members (African American)

1477 W. 73rd Street, Chicago, IL 60636 (773-783-8280) Minister: ? (Central District Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Email: dibupe@aol.com Median household income for zip code 60636: $33,080 Population ethnicity for zip code 60636: Anglo: 0.4%; African American: 95.6%; Hispanic: 2.7% History: 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. --Excerpted from: Harder, Leland D. (1953). First Mennonite Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located a few miles southwest of downtown Chicago, in the West Englewood neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1477 W. 73rd Street Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
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Lawndale Mennonite Church (founded 1934); 80 members (Hispanic)

2520 S. Lawndale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623 (773-521-3159) Minister: Angel Canon (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Median household income for zip code 60623: $34,670 Population ethnicity for zip code 60623: Anglo: 1.8%; African American: 33%; Hispanic: 64.5% 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. --Excerpted from: Falcn, Rafael. (1989). Hispanic Mennonites. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located several miles west of downtown Chicago, in the South Lawndale neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2520 S. Lawndale Avenue Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
Bethel Mennonite Community Church (founded 1944); 40 members (African American)

1434 S. Laflin Street, Chicago, IL 60608 (312-421-3871) Minister: Tony Bianchi (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Median household income for zip code 60608: $33,821 Population ethnicity for zip code 60608: Anglo: 16.5%; African American: 17.7%; Hispanic: 55.9% History: Bethel Mennonite Community Church is located at 14th Place and Laflin Street. It was started in 1944 as a project among African Americans by the Mission Board of Illinois Mennonite Conference. Under the leadership of Lester Hershey, Walter Yordy and James and Rowena Lark, a successful Bible school was held in the summer of 1944. That August the workers organized the congregation. James H. Lark was asked to take charge. In 1946 he was ordained a minister and in 1956 a bishop. Lark was the first African American minister and bishop in the Mennonite Church. The total membership in 1953 of Bethel, together with that of Dearborn Street Mission (an outpost at 1808 Dearborn Street), was 53 (exclusive of workers). A fire in the building where the congregation met meant a new facility was required. The new building was dedicated in September 1954. --Excerpted from: Lark, James H. and Sam Steiner. (August 2009). Bethel Mennonite Community Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA) . Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located on a cul-de-sac in an isolated semi-industrial area on Chicagos west side. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1434 S. Laflin Street Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
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 Email: rspicercpy@yahoo.com Median household income for zip code 60621: $23,875 Population ethnicity for zip code 60621: Anglo: 0.4%; African American: 97.3%; Hispanic: 1.1% History: Englewood Mennonite Church is made up of a majority of the congregation formerly known as the Mennonite Home Mission [1907 South Union Avenue], established in 1893, and from 1955 to 1957 called the Union Avenue Mennonite Church. The congregation purchased a church in Englewood where they opened services in October 1957, with a charter membership of 60. -Excerpted from: Bender, Harold S. (1959). Englewood Mennonite Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is located a few miles southwest of downtown Chicago, in the Englewood neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 832 W. 68th Street Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
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Chicago Community Mennonite Church (founded 1979); 80 members (Anglo)

425 S. Central Park Boulevard (First Church of the Brethren), 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 Website: http://www.chicagocommunitymennonite.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagocommunitymennonite Email: ccmcil@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 60624: $28,695 Population ethnicity for zip code 60624: Anglo: 1.3%; African American: 94.4%; Hispanic: 3% History: There are different stories about the founding of our congregation, and they are all true. One is that a group of Mennonites living in or near Oak Park began meeting in homes on Wednesday evenings in 1978, and this group became an official congregation a year later. Another is that church planters thought there should be another Mennonite congregation in the western suburbs of Chicago, and Oak Park seemed the ideal location. Another is that David Whitermore, as coordinator of Chicago Area Mennonites, called together a small group from among his Mennonite neighbors in Oak Park, and the group later became the church. Still another is that the Oak Park fellowship was the brainchild of Ivan Kauffmann, who was then general secretary of the Mennonite Church and living in Lombard. Actually, these factors all came together. The home fellowship became a congregation rather quickly, in late l979, and began acting like a real church, with a pastor, a council, a chairperson, committees, and smallgroup fellowships. The group met in a succession of public rooms before settling, in 1981, into the second floor of the First United Methodist Church, Oak Park, where it met for nearly two decades. The congregation moved in 1998 to share space with First Church of the Brethren. A few years after this move, the congregation changed its name to Chicago Community Mennonite Church, to reflect its new urban home. --Excerpted from: Congregational history on CCMC website Geography: This church is several miles west of downtown Chicago, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 425 S. Central Park Boulevard Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
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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) Email: gyigzaw@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 60659: $55,851 Population ethnicity for zip code 60659: Anglo: 38.4%; African American: 8.5%; Hispanic: 21% Geography: This church is located several miles north of Chicagos city center, in the West Ridge neighborhood. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6200 N. Artesian Avenue Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
Living Water Community Church (founded 1995); 130 members (Multi-ethnic)

6808 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626 (773-764-5872) Minister: Kristin Jackson (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Website: http://livingwatercommunitychurch.org/ Email: office.lwcc@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 60626: $38,951 Population ethnicity for zip code 60626: Anglo: 41.2%; African American: 25.2%; Hispanic: 23% History: Living Water Community Church is a lively, diverse urban Mennonite congregation in Rogers Park on Chicago's north side. Most members live within walking distance of one another in this economically and racially diverse neighborhood. The congregation arose from the vision of a group of young adults to start a multi-cultural urban church with vibrant worship, warm hospitality, shared life, discipleship and outreach in the Anabaptist Christian tradition. This core group from Reba Place Church in Evanston chose Rogers Park as the place to settle and begin public worship in 1995. They began in rented space at the United Church of Rogers Park with Sally Schreiner (now Youngquist) and Karl McKinney as founding pastors. After three years as Reba Place Church of Rogers Park, the group chose the name Living Water Community Church to signify their distinctive identity and financial autonomy from the mother church as they became a full member of Illinois Mennonite Conference. A fatal drive-by shooting of one youth by another at the corner of Pratt and Ashland in 2001 focused the churchs prayer and witness on the transformation of this corner. Members raised money and contributed sweat equity to buy the mini-mall at this location and rehab a 6500-square foot storefront to become their permanent meetinghouse in 2005. The church has attracted believers and seekers from many traditions and cultures. Cambodian members worship on Sundays with the English-speaking body for one hour and in their native Khmer language the second hour under the leadership of licensed pastor Samrach Nuth. A group of Bhutanese believers meets for Saturday night house church to worship in Nepali, under the leadership of Amos and Roma Shakya. A Swahili choir shares music from several members African worship traditions. Kristin Jackson became LWCCs equipping pastor in 2011. LWCC continues to serve the neighborhood by hosting Vacation Bible school, after school programs, tai kwon do, a youth-focused Man Night, English classes, Bible studies and community groups in the LWCC Meetinghouse. --Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MC-USA Online Directory Geography: This church is in an old storefront in the Rogers Park neighborhood, several miles north of downtown Chicago. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6808 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago and clicking the Street View icon.
Cicero
Sonido de Alabanza (founded 1977); 1,100 members (Hispanic)

5510 W. 25th Street, Cicero, IL 60804 (708-780-1170) Minister: Juan Ferreras (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.sonidodealabanza.com/ Email: info@sonidodealabanza.com Median household income for zip code 60804: $47,113 Population ethnicity for zip code 60804: Anglo: 9.2%; African American: 3.2%; Hispanic: 86.6% Geography: This church is in the middle of Cicero. (Cicero is an incorporated town west of Chicago, and could be considered a Chicago suburb.) You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 5510 W. 25th Street Cicero and clicking the Street View icon.
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Evanston
Reba Place Church (founded 1957); 120 members (Multi-ethnic)

620 Madison Street, Evanston, IL 60202 (847-869-4260) Minister: Charlotte Lehman (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Member of the African American Mennonite Association Website: http://www.rebaplacechurch.org/ Email: rpcoffice@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 60202: $72,576 Population ethnicity for zip code 60202: Anglo: 55.6%; African American: 23.1%; Hispanic: 11.7% History: Weve been in south Evanston since 1957. We began as an intentional Christian community and have evolved into an urban-suburban congregational church with a vital intentional community as one part of our life together. The wider Evanston community is aware of our work in community development, low-income housing, early childcare, and ministry to the aged and those with disabilities. --Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MC-USA Online Directory Geography: This church is several blocks south of Evanstons downtown area, and next to the elevated train tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 620 Madison Street Evanston and clicking the Street View icon.
Evanston Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 27 members (Multi-ethnic)

933 Chicago Avenue (Hemenway United Methodist Church), Evanston, IL 60202 (312-502-7660) Minister: Mitchell Brown (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Email: Mitchellbrown212@gmail.com History: Evanston Mennonite Church began in 1960 as a ministry to area university students and alternative service workers working at Evanston Hospital. From 1976 to 2006, the congregation worshiped in the basement of a six-unit apartment building where some of the members had lived. A team of four provides pastoral leadership. Small groups are important for mutual spiritual support. Members are active in outreach at a local soup kitchen and in fair trade, environmental, and peace-building issues. -Excerpted from: Congregational listing in MC-USA Online Directory Geography: This church is several blocks south of Evanstons downtown area. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 933 Chicago Avenue Evanston and clicking the Street View icon.
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Normal
Mennonite Church of Normal (founded 1976); 304 members (Anglo)

805 S. Cottage Avenue, Normal, IL 61761 (309-452-6622) Minister: Tim Schrag (Illinois Mennonite Conference & Central District Conference) Website: http://www.normalmennonite.org/ Email: tim@normalmennonite.org Median household income for zip code 61761: $50,384 Population ethnicity for zip code 61761: Anglo: 82.6%; African American: 8%; Hispanic: 4% Geography: This church is about a mile southwest of city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 805 S. Cottage Avenue Normal and clicking the Street View icon.
Peoria
Population (2010): 115,007 Land area: 48 square miles Average density: 2,395/square mile History: The first Mennonite congregation in the city, known as the Mennonite Gospel Mission, was begun on 19 July 1914, by the Central Conference of Mennonites. The second was begun by Mennonites (Mennonite Church) on the South Side, on 16 February 1919, and became the Ann Street Mennonite Church. --Excerpted from: Hostetler, J. J. (1959). Peoria (Peoria County, Illinois). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
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) Median household income for zip code 61605: $21,098 Population ethnicity for zip code 61605: Anglo: 25.8%; African American: 59.9%; Hispanic: 7.3% Geography: This church is several miles southwest of city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2918 W. Montana Street Peoria and clicking the Street View icon.
Schaumburg
Christ Community Mennonite Church (founded 1988); 50 members (Multi-ethnic)

888 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193 (847-895-3654) Minister: Libby Conley (Illinois Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.christcommunitymennonite.org/ Email: pastor@christcommunitymennonite.org Median household income for zip code 60193: $76,610 Population ethnicity for zip code 60193: Anglo: 74%; African American: 2.8%; Hispanic: 7.3% Geography: This church is about a mile south of city center. The area around the church is suburban in appearance. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 888 S. Roselle Road Schaumburg and clicking the Street View icon.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington (founded 1960); 12 members (Anglo)

2420 E. 3rd Street (First United Church), Bloomington, IN 47401 (812-681-0196) Minister: Kelly Carson (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.bloomingtonmenno.org/ Email: mfbpastor@gmail.com Median household income for zip code 47401: $50,761 Population ethnicity for zip code 47401: Anglo: 84%; African American: 3.4%; Hispanic: 3% Geography: This church is located about a mile east of Bloomingtons city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2420 E. 3rd Street Bloomington Indiana and clicking the Street View icon.
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Elkhart
Population (2010): 50,949 Land area: 23 square miles Average density: 2,215/square mile History: Elkhart is a leading commercial and railroad center in northwest Elkhart County, founded in 1832, seat of Prairie Mennonite Church, the oldest city congregation of the Mennonite Church (MC), established in 1871. Elkhart achieved importance as a center of life and activity for the Mennonite Church, first through the establishment here of the Mennonite Publishing Company by John F. Funk in 1867, which was the publishing center for the Mennonite Church until 1908, then through the establishment of the headquarters office of the Mennonite Board of Missions & Charities in 1892. From here the first foreign missionaries of the church were sent out in 1898 (to India), and here the first church school was established in 1894 as Elkhart Institute, which was moved to Goshen in 1903 to become Goshen College. --Excerpted from: Bender, Harold S.. (1956). Elkhart (Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Prairie Street Mennonite Church (founded 1871); 132 members (Anglo)

1316 Prairie Street, Elkhart, IN 46516 (574-293-0377) Minister: J. Nelson Kraybill (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.prairiestreetmc.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prairie-Street-Mennonite-Church/141438294898 Email: office@prairiestreetmc.org Median household income for zip code 46516: $45,563 Population ethnicity for zip code 46516: Anglo: 62.1%; African American: 14.8%; Hispanic: 19% History: Organized by John F. Funk, a minister who had moved into the city in 1867 and set up a publishing company. Preaching services had been held in the city in the homes of members since 4 December 1870. The meetinghouse was built at the present site in 1871 and the first service held on 26 November 1871. (Elkhart at that time had a population of some 3,000.) The meetinghouse, a frame building, burned to the ground in 1935, and was replaced by a brick building seating 550. Its membership in 1957 was 288. Prairie Street has been one of the most progressive MC congregations, partly because of the presence of the Mennonite Publishing Company and the early leadership of Funk, who was also bishop of the congregation from 1891 until his removal from that office in 1900. Here the Mennonite Aid Plan was organized in 1882, the Mennonite Evangelizing Committee in 1882 (which developed into the Mennonite Board of Missions & Charities), and the Elkhart Institute in 1894 (which developed into Goshen College in 1903). The first Young Peoples Meeting (MC) was started here in 1897, and the Mennonite Book and Tract Society was organized in 1894. In the Prairie Street church the first MC foreign missionaries were consecrated in 1899, namely W.B. Page and his wife, and J.A. Ressler. Prairie Street was also one of the first MC congregations to engage a seminary-trained minister and adopt the onepastor system when it engaged J.E. Hartzler in 1910. --Excerpted from: Bender, Harold S. (1959). Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is a few blocks from downtown Elkhart. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1316 Prairie Street Elkhart and clicking the Street View icon.
Belmont Mennonite Church (founded 1929); 120 members (Anglo)

925 Oxford Street, Elkhart, IN 46516 (574-293-5160) Ministers: Larry Rohrer and Mandy Yoder (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.belmontmennonitechurch.org/ Email: larryr@belmontmc.org History: Belmont Mennonite Church was started by Prairie Street Mennonite Church as a mission outpost on 23 June 1929. The first Sunday school superintendent was C.W. Leininger and his assistant was John Gingrich. The church was organized as a congregation in January 1949 with 57 charter members. In 1952 the pastor was S. Jay Hostetler and membership was 64. In 2005 the membership was 188. --Excerpted from: Hostetler, Leroy L. (1953). Belmont Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is about half a mile southeast of city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 925 Oxford Street Elkhart and clicking the Street View icon.
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Hively Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 85 members (Multi-ethnic)

800 E. Hively Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517 (574-294-3423) Minister: Charles Geiser (Central District Conference) Website: http://www.hivelymennonite.org/ Email: pastor@hivelymennonite.org Median household income for zip code 46517: $52,528 Population ethnicity for zip code 46517: Anglo: 64.9%; African American: 10.9%; Hispanic: 20.9% Geography: This church is about a mile southeast of city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 800 E. Hively Avenue Elkhart and clicking the Street View icon.
Southside Fellowship (founded 1965); 64 members (Anglo)

3003 Benham Avenue (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary), Elkhart, IN 46517 (574-293-2825) Minister: David Moser (Central District Conference) Member of the Supportive Communities Network of the Brethren-Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests Website: http://www.southside.in.us.mennonite.net/ Email: SSFElkhart@gmail.com Geography: This church is about a mile south of city center, on the campus of the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 3003 Benham Avenue Elkhart and clicking the Street View icon.
Fellowship of Hope (founded 1975); 35 members (Multi-ethnic)

1618 South Sixth Street, Elkhart, IN 46516 (574-294-1416) Minister: Suella Gerber (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Website: http://fellowshipofhope.org/ Email: fohchurch@gmail.com History: Began in 1970 from a small group formed at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries. This group felt called to live together as closely as possible, called to simple living, and called to learn together what following Jesus could mean in life. This intentional community and friends located in south central Elkhart in a transitional neighborhood where some members continue to live and where our meeting house is located. FOH evolved into a community with a common treasury and extended households where we learned to live together and be transformed as followers of Jesus. By 1978 there were more than 50 adult members with lots of children and a number of intentional neighbors. Fellowship of Hope Church began in 1978 as another way of being a part of FOH. While the common treasury was disbanded in 1985, we continue our commitment to be a faithful body of believers. In 1981 the present meeting house at 1618 South Sixth Street was purchased. In 2007 we began to work at improving and updating the meeting house exterior. Today we seek to be a Peace Church practicing hospitality and compassion in the neighborhood and with whoever we encounter during our ordinary work-days. --Excerpted from: Congregational history on FOH website Geography: This church is several blocks south of city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1618 South Sixth Street Elkhart and clicking the Street View icon.
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Fort Wayne
First Mennonite Church (founded 1903); 73 members (Anglo)

1213 Saint Marys Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 (260-422-6702) Minister: Peter Janzen (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Email: mennofw@juno.com Median household income for zip code 46808: $42,856 Population ethnicity for zip code 46808: Anglo: 81.9%; African American: 5.3%; Hispanic: 7.6% 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 Hanna Street, in 1903. In 1904 the mission was moved to 2237 Oliver Street and from there to St. Marys Avenue. Two years later a church was constructed at 1209 St. Marys Avenue. In 1915 the present chapel was built on the adjoining lot. In the early 1920s the Fort Wayne Mission became an organized self-governing congregation, with limited support from the mission board, which continued until September 1953 when the congregation became entirely independent. The membership in 1955 was 136. --Excerpted from: Gingerich, Melvin. (1956). First Mennonite Church (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is just across the river from city center. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 1213 Saint Marys Avenue Fort Wayne and clicking the Street View icon.
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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 Website: http://www.fairhavenmennonite.org/ Email: info@fairhavenmennonite.org Median household income for zip code 46806: $34,283 Population ethnicity for zip code 46806: Anglo: 23.8%; African American: 51.2%; Hispanic: 17.6% Geography: This church is inside the Fort Wayne city limits, but a couple miles south of city center. The area around the church appears rural/suburban and seems accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 5401 Winter Street Fort Wayne and clicking the Street View icon.
Maplewood Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 128 members (Anglo)

4129 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815 (260-485-8512) Minister: Barry Schmell (Central District Conference) Median household income for zip code 46815: $63,233 Population ethnicity for zip code 46815: Anglo: 83.4%; African American: 8.8%; Hispanic: 3.5% Geography: This church is inside the Fort Wayne city limits, but several miles northeast of city center. The area around the church appears rural/suburban and seems accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4129 Maplecrest Road Fort Wayne and clicking the Street View icon.
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Indianapolis
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) Website: http://indymenno.org/ Email: fmc@indymenno.org Median household income for zip code 46228: $68,776 Population ethnicity for zip code 46228: Anglo: 41.2%; African American: 48.2%; Hispanic: 5.3% Geography: This church is several miles north of city center. The area appears rural/suburban, and accessible only by automobile. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4601 Knollton Road Indianapolis and clicking the Street View icon.
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) Website: http://www.shalom.in.us.mennonite.net/ Email: shalomindy@sbcglobal.net Median household income for zip code 46226: $47,160 Population ethnicity for zip code 46226: Anglo: 29%; African American: 58.2%; Hispanic: 9.10% Geography: This church is several miles northeast of city center. The area around the church appears rural. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 6100 E. 32nd Street Indianapolis and clicking the Street View icon.
South Bend
Kern Road Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 217 members (Anglo)

18211 Kern Road, South Bend, IN 46614 (574-291-0924) Ministers: David Sutter and Janice Sutter (Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference) Website: http://krmc.net/ Email: krmc@krmc.net Median household income for zip code 46614: $54,550 Population ethnicity for zip code 46614: Anglo: 82.5%; African American: 9.3%; Hispanic: 4.6% Geography: This church is inside the South Bend city limits, but just barely. Its right on the southern boundary line. The area around the church is rural, as indicated by a huge cornfield across the road. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 18211 Kern Road South Bend and clicking the Street View icon.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moines Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 75 members (Anglo)

4001 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 (515-276-2379) Minister: Karen Dalke (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Website: http://desmoinesmennonite.org/ Email: churchoffice@desmoinesmennonite.org Median household income for zip code 50310: $57,604 Population ethnicity for zip code 50310: Anglo: 76.8%; African American: 10.1%; Hispanic: 6% Geography: This church is several miles northwest of city center. The area around the church is suburban. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 4001 56th Street Des Moines and clicking the Street View icon.
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2315 59th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 (515-276-4966) Minister: Kent McDougal (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.christcommunityc.org/ Email: ccc@networkiowa.com
Christ Community Church (founded 2003); 62 members (Anglo)
Geography: This church is several miles northwest of city center. The area around the church is suburban. You can look at this location via Google Maps by searching for 2315 59th Street Street Des Moines and clicking the Street View icon.
Iowa City
First Mennonite Church of Iowa City (founded 1927); 303 members (Anglo)
405 Myrtle Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52246 (319-338-0302) Ministers: Robert Smith and Margaret Richer Smith (Central Plains Mennonite Conference) Website: http://www.firstofiowacity.ia.us.mennonite.net/ Email: firstmenno@msn.com Median household income for zip code 52246: $42,103 Population ethnicity for zip code 52246: Anglo: 73.7%; African American: 6.1%; Hispanic: 4.5% History: First Mennonite Church of Iowa City, formerly Iowa City Gospel Mission, began as the Mennonite Sunday School on 27 November 1927 in the old Cartright schoolhouse on Orchard Street on the west side of the Iowa River. The work began as a result of the vision of Will Guengerich, Chris Hershberger, Joe C. Brenneman, and others, in part to provide a church home for Mennonites who had moved to the city. The first meeting house was erected in the summer of 1939 at 614 Clark Street (corner of Clark & Seymour) on the east side of the Iowa River. A building program in the mid-1960s allowed the membership to grow to 300. Now located close to the University, First Mennonite ministers to patients, students and faculty. The pastor in 1954 was Virgil J. Brenneman. --Excerpted from: Brenneman, Virgil J. (1957). First Mennonite Church of Iowa City (Iowa City, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online Geography: This church is about half a mile southwest of Iowa Citys city center, on the other side of the Iowa River. Google does not provide any Street View images of this church.
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City Churches and Inner-City Churches

Koinonia Mennonite Church (founded 1976); 96 members (Anglo)

Trinity Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 396 members (Anglo)

Sunnyslope Mennonite Church (founded 1946); 118 members (Anglo)

First Mennonite Church of Phoenix (founded 1962); 32 members (Anglo)

Life House Community Church (founded 1972); 36 members (Anglo)

Shalom Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1978); 70 members (Anglo)

Trinity Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1985); 42 members (Chinese)

Jemaat Kristen Indonesia Imanuel (founded 1982); 60 members (Indonesian)

Mennonite Community Church (founded 1954); 109 members (Anglo)

Hmong Community Church (founded 1990); 46 members (Hmong)

Family Mennonite Church (founded 1980): 152 members (African American)

Miracle of Faith Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 60 members (African American)

Royal Dominion International Church (founded 1998); 50 members (African American)

Pasadena Mennonite Church (founded 1986); 113 members (Anglo)

First Mennonite Church of San Francisco (founded 1976); 82 members (Anglo)

San Francisco Chinese Mennonite Church (founded 1980); 36 members (Chinese)

First Mennonite Church of Upland (founded 1903); 61 members (Anglo)

Mountain View Mennonite Church (founded 1934); 49 members (Anglo)

Peace Mennonite Community Church (founded 1987); 91 members (Anglo)

Boulder Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 115 members (Anglo)

Beth-El Mennonite Church (founded 1956); 203 members (Anglo)

First Mennonite Church of Denver (founded 1941); 428 members (Anglo)

Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1980); 51 members (Anglo)

Greeley Mennonite Church (founded 1983); 57 members (Anglo)

Glennon Heights Mennonite Church (founded 1962); 75 members (Anglo)

Cape Christian Fellowship (founded 1987); 600 members (Anglo)

Emmanuel Mennonite Church (founded 1983); 45 members (Anglo)

Bay Shore Mennonite Church (founded 1945); 556 members (Anglo)

Newtown Gospel Chapel (founded 1952); 56 members (African American)

New Beginning Community Church (founded 1959); 20 members (African American)

College Hill Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 55 members (Multi-ethnic)

Berea Mennonite Church (founded 1952); 20 members (Multi-ethnic)

Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship (founded 1977); 65 members (Anglo)

Grace Community Church (founded 1917); 21 members (Anglo)

First Mennonite Church (founded 1918); 35 members (African American)

Lawndale Mennonite Church (founded 1934); 80 members (Hispanic)

Bethel Mennonite Community Church (founded 1944); 40 members (African American)

Englewood Mennonite Church (founded 1955); 32 members (African American)

Chicago Community Mennonite Church (founded 1979); 80 members (Anglo)

Living Water Community Church (founded 1995); 130 members (Multi-ethnic)

Sonido de Alabanza (founded 1977); 1,100 members (Hispanic)

Reba Place Church (founded 1957); 120 members (Multi-ethnic)

Evanston Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 27 members (Multi-ethnic)

Mennonite Church of Normal (founded 1976); 304 members (Anglo)

Joy Fellowship Mennonite Church (founded 1984); 30 members (Anglo)

Christ Community Mennonite Church (founded 1988); 50 members (Multi-ethnic)

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington (founded 1960); 12 members (Anglo)

Prairie Street Mennonite Church (founded 1871); 132 members (Anglo)

Belmont Mennonite Church (founded 1929); 120 members (Anglo)

Hively Avenue Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 85 members (Multi-ethnic)

Southside Fellowship (founded 1965); 64 members (Anglo)

Fellowship of Hope (founded 1975); 35 members (Multi-ethnic)

First Mennonite Church (founded 1903); 73 members (Anglo)

Fairhaven Mennonite Church (founded 1954); 42 members (Multi-ethnic)

Maplewood Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 128 members (Anglo)

First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis (founded 1953); 180 members (Anglo)

Shalom Mennonite Church (founded 1992); 55 members (Multi-ethnic)

Kern Road Mennonite Church (founded 1960); 217 members (Anglo)

Des Moines Mennonite Church (founded 1958); 75 members (Anglo)