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312 / List of Congregations

Flat Ridge 1949

Ohio Rt. 21, Newcomerstown, Ohio. 3. Maynard Ressler 4. Marvin Stutzman 5. 21

6. Sponsored by Martin's Creek,Church,

Millersburg, Ohio.


Forest Grove 1830

Cloverdale, Ohio.

See Mt. Pleasant, Cloverdale, Ohio. Obsolete name for Mt. Pleasant.

Friendship 1957

21881 Libby Rd., Bedford, Ohio. 3. Dale Nofziger 4. Marion Bontrager 5. 101

6. Begun under Ohio Mission Board

in 1949; organized as independent con

gregation in 1957.

Fulton County District 1835

Archbold, Ohio.

Developed into Central, Lockport, and West Clinton congregations which were organized into separate memberships in 1944. Ordained men: Christian Beck, Christian Rupp, Peter Wyse, Peter Nofziger, Nicholas Koenig, Christian Stuckey, Elias L. Frey, Jacob F. Nofziger, John Wyse, Jeptha Wyse, Daniel Wyse, Daniel Sauder, Henry

Rychener, Christian Freyenberger, Elias Rupp, Edward B. Fret', Henry Wyse, Samuel D. Grieser, Phil L. Frey, Jesse Short, Walter Stuckey, Simon Stuckey.

Gladstone 1951

Cleveland, Ohio.

The work at Gladstone was begun through a summer Bible school conducted by summer voluntary service members of MRSC. The Bible school at Gladstone was planned by Tillie Yoder Nauraine. Vern Miller was the first minister, sent by the Plainview Church, Aurora, Ohio, and MBMC. The Plainview Church provided additional teachers. Elmer Stoltzfus served as bishop. In October 1956 Miller left and took charge of the work at Lee Heights. Gerald Hughes served as minister from October 1956 to August 1959. The Gladstone area was razed as part of the Federal Governments Urban Renewal Program. On Sept. 1, 1959, Gerald Hughes and 30 members of the Gladstone Church placed their membership in the Lee Heights Church. In 1963 about a dozen of the former members at Gladstone who had moved northeast placed their membership with the newly formed University-Euclid Church (1963). See Lee Heights and University-Euclid.

Flat Ridge, Newcomerstown, Ohio

Friendship, Cleveland, Ohio

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