MICHIGAN MENNONITE CHURCHES, 1863-1998,
AND THEIR ARCHIVAL RECORDS

 

Ann Arbor (Fellowship) Mennonite Church, (1965- ), Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Central District Conference, GC

At Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Directory, October 1967
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-16

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
Bulletins, 1966, 1968
Correspondence, 1966-71
Directory, 1969
Miscellaneous
Statistical reports, 1968, '69,' 74,'81
3-C-h-MI-1 [1s]

Barker Street Mennonite Church, (1863-1940), Mottville, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
This congregation withdrew its membership from the Indian-Michigan Mennonite Conference in 1923, and the meetinghouse and land was sold. The church continued to meet in Mottville and was a community church where Mennonites, Church of the Brethren and Methodists met until about 1940

At Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Documents, 1923-24, Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Mission Board
Program of Middlebury District Sunday School Meeting, May 13, 1915
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-11

Bethany Mennonite Church, (1918- ), Imlay, Lapeer County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1961-65, 1968 (incomplete)
Constitution, 1962
2 Folders (Green SC), III-22-19

Bethel Mennonite Church, (1920-) , Ashley, Gratiot County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1954-58 (only one bulletin per year),
Church Bulletins, 1972-91 (incomplete)
Church Directory, 1972
Church Histories, 1972
3 Boxes (Green), III-22-5

Calvary Mennonite Church, (1941-79), Pinckney, Livingston County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Closed

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1954-59, 1963-77 (incomplete)
3 Boxes (Green), III-22-6

Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, (1951-) , Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with the church directly.

Christian Fellowship Center, (1987-), Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Coldsprings Mennonite Church, (1948-) , Mancelona, Anatrim County, Michigan.
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Comins Mennonite Church, (1925- ), Comins, Michigan
Central District Conference, GC

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
50th Anniversary yearbook, 1975
Annual reports
Bulletins, 1950-
Clippings, correspondence, miscellaneous
Constitutions
Handrich family information
History, Fairview Mennonite Church, 1990 by Ora Troyer
History, Pathfinders for God at Comins, 1984 by Elizabeth Neff Anderson
Newsletters, 1965-
Record book of Comins Mennonite church, dated from 1919-1953
Statistical reports, 1957-87
World War I conscientious objectors
3-C-h-MI-3 [6s]

Community Christian Fellowship, (1990- ), Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Central District Conference, GC

No materials found at Archives; check with church directly.

Detroit Mennonite Church, (1926- ) , Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Located on 15559, then later 15800, Curtis Ave, Detroit, Michigan
Listed under Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference until 1979

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1940-62 (incomplete)
3 Boxes (Green), III-22-1

Detroit Mennonite Fellowship, (1979-) , Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Central District Conference, GC

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
Correspondence, 1975-77, miscellaneous
Purpose Statement, 1975
Statistical reports, 1979-86 (missing '82, '83, '85)
3-C-h-MI-5 [1s]

Fairview Mennonite Church, (1904-) , Fairview, Oscoda county, Michigan.
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1954-89 (fairly complete)
Grand Jury proceedings on burning of the church, 1920
History of Church, by Lily Esch, 1929
History of Church, by Ora Troyer, 1990
4 Boxes, (2 Green, 1 Large, 1 File Long Green SC), III-22-7

Germfask Mennonite Church, (1937-) , Germfask, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with the church directly.

Good News Community Chapel, (1941-) , Pinckney, Livingston County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Grace Chapel, (1955- ) , Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
African American Mennonite Fellowship

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Fortieth Anniversary materials, 1955-95, including copies of collected articles about the church through the years
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-31

Grand Marais Mennonite Church, (1948-) , Grand Marais, Alger County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1982-93, 1997
Historical Events Folder, 1950-87, including copies of collected articles about the church through the years
Installation Service, 1982
2 Boxes (Green), III-22-21

Herrick Mennonite Church, 1952-1976, Clare, Clare County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Closed

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1959, 1972 (a few bulletins from each year)
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-17

Hilltop Mennonite Fellowship, (1950-) , Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
The earlier name of the church was Petoskey Mennonite, 1950-93

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1988-92 (incomplete)
1 Box (Green), III-22-24

Kalamazoo Mennonite Church, 1960-1979, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Listed under conference until 1979.

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Financial Records, 1970-72
Sunday School Records, 1964-75
Women's Missionary and Service Association Records, 1962-70
2 Folders (Green SC), III-22-22

Liberty Mennonite Church, (1946-) , Clarklake, Jackson County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
History of Church, 1967 and 1990, by Beatrice Carter and David Alleman, 23 pages.
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-26

Locust Grove Mennonite Church, (1941-) , Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Building Report, 1964
Dedication Program, 1964
History Booklet, 25th Anniversary, 1940-65
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-14

Maple Grove Mennonite Church, (1942-) , Gulliver, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1972-78
1 Box (Green), III-22-29

Maple River Mennonite Church, (1879-) , Brutus, Emmet County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Anniversary Program, 1879-1979
Church and Sunday School Officers, 1964-65
Report on 4-H, no date
Report on Church, 1942, by Edwin J. Yoder and T. E. Schrock
Treasurer's Report, 1964
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-18

McKinley Mennonite Church, (1950-), McKinley, Michigan
Central District Conference, GC
No longer active, organized as church extension in Cent Conference

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
Bulletins, 1953-1966 (a few missing)
Clippings, miscellaneous
Correspondence, 1951-64
Financial reports, 1951-59, resolution of property deed, 1971
Statistical reports, 1957-65
3-C-h-MI-6 [1s]

Michigan Ave Mennonite Church (1894- ), Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Midland Mennonite Church, (1913-) , Midland, Midland County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1958-87 (fairly complete)
Pastor's Report, 1965
4 Boxes (Green), III-22-9

Moorepark Community Church, (1947-) , Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Constitution, 1956
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-10

MSU Mennonite Fellowship, (1972-) , East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Central District Conference, GC

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
Articles of Organization, 1975
Correspondence, 1976, miscellaneous
Statistical reports, 1976-86 (missing '82, '83)
3-C-h-MI-4 [1s]

Naubinway Mennonite Church, (1943-) , Naubinway, Mackinac County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletin, March 4, 1962
Dedication Program, 1948
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-8

Ninth Street Mennonite Church, (1951-) , Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
African American Mennonite Association

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1949-54 (incomplete)
Financial Report, 1973, Lee Lowery
Statement adopted, June 7, 1964, on Beliefs, in connection with the ordination of Brother and Sister Sweigart
1 Box (Green), III-22-3

North Park Mennonite Church, (1969-1989) , Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Listed under Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference until 1989

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Business Meeting Minutes, 1982-88
Christian Peacemaker Files, 1979-81
Church Bulletins, 1975-79, 1982-88
Guest Book, 1987-89
Reports from Pastor and Council Meetings, 1982-88
Tenth Anniversary Book, 1979
Women's Missionary and Service Commission, Records, 1973-86
Worship Committee Minutes, 1974-83
3 Boxes (2 Green, 1 Large), III-22-27

Peace Community Mennonite Church, (1926-) , Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
African American Mennonite Association

No materials found at the Archives; check with the church directly.

Pigeon Mennonite Church, (1894- ) , Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Listed under the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference until 1965

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1946-60 (fairly complete)
Constitution, 1957
Pastor's Annual Report, 1952
2 Boxes (Green), III-22-2

Pine Grove Mennonite Church, (1952-) , Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials in the Archives; check with the church directly.

Pleasantview Mennonite Church, (1904-1974), Brethren, Manistee County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Listed under Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference until 1974

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1947-50 (scattered issues)
Church Record Book, 1907-12
Statement by Mennonite General Conference on "Mennonites in Military Service," 1917
2 Folders (Green SC), III-22-12

Rexton Mennonite Church, (1948-) , Rexton, Mackinac County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletin, October 22, 1967
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-25

Riverside Amish-Mennonite Church, (1911- ) , Twining, Arenac County, Michigan
Conservative Mennonite Conference

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Program for Winter Bible School, December 9-20, 1940
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-4

Salem Mennonite Church (1953- ), Waldron, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Ohio Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials in the Archives; check with the church directly.

Shalom Community Mennonite Church, (1974-) , Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC
Central District Conference, GC

At Bluffton College Archives, Bluffton, Ohio
Bulletins, 1992-94
Clippings, miscellaneous
Covenant, 1978
Newsletters, 1992-95
Statistical reports, 1979-87 (not complete)
3-C-h-MI-2 [1s]

Soo Hill Community, (1952-) , Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

South Colon Mennonite Church, (1954-) , Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1962
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-20

South Flint Mennonite Church, (1964-69), Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Uncertain about history and membership of this church in a conference.

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1964-69 (incomplete)
1 Box (Green), III-22-13

Stutsmanville Chapel, (1957-) , Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1985, 1993, 1997 (one for each year)
Cookbook, 1979, which includes historical sketches related to church and community
History by Gladys Mumaw Miller Mast, 1993
History by Glen Roth, 1977
Newspaper articles, 1981
Photograph Album, 1954-91, which includes clippings (photocopy)
Photograph Album, 1957-61
1 Box (Green), III-22-28

Templo Mennonita de La Hermosa, (1982-87), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletins, 1983-85; Church Records, 1983-87
Financial Record Book, 1983-87
1 Box (Large), III-22-30

Wasepi Mennonite Chapel, (1966-) , Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Church Bulletin, November 8, 1981; Constitution, 1971
1 Folder (Green SC), III-22-23

Wayside Mennonite Church, (1948-) , Brimley, Chippewa County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

West Odessa Community Church, (1981-) , Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Wildwood Mennonite Church, (1939-) , Engadine, Mackinac County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

No materials found at the Archives; check with church directly.

Zion Mennonite Church, (1914-1969), Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, MC

At the Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana
Business Meeting Minutes, 1916-69; Church Bulletins, 1967-69;
Church Membership Book, 1914-65;
Church Sign (Metal sign used on road, to indicate location of church)
Communion Footwashing Tubs; Financial Record, 1914-68;
Historical File, 1927-69; Library Record Books, 1945-68;
Sewing Circle Minutes, 1930-47; Sunday School Records, 1950-67
5 Boxes (1 Green, 1 Gray, 1 Long Green, 2 Oversize), III-22-15

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Illinois Mennonite Chuches, 1833-1998
Indiana Mennonite Churches, 1845-1998
Ohio Mennonite Churches, 1807-1998
Mennonite Churches, in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin, 1850-1998