Fairlawn Mennonite Church

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Fairlawn Mennonite Church
Location 8520 Emerson Road, Apple Creek, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination Conservative Mennonite Conference
Website Fairlawn Mennonite Church
History
Former name(s) Maysville Conservative Mennonite Church
Founded 1949
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Status Active
Completed 1954

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Comprehensive History

Fairlawn Mennonite Church is located at 8520 Emerson Road, Apple Creek. Previously members met at 6149 South Carr Road, Apple Creek. The earliest source found for this church was the Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, October 1975, page 39. Fairlawn Mennonite Church (formerly Maysville Conservative Mennonite Church) is located one mile east (1.6 km.) and one and one-half miles (2.5 km.) south of Apple Creek, Ohio. It was organized in 1949 and the church was built in 1954. There were 142 members in 1959. Tobias Byler was the bishop and David L. Stutzman and Wilfred J. Neuenschwander the ministers. In 2011 the leading minister was Duane Detweiler and the congregation's membership was 161. Other information is available at the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online website from an article by Gingerich, Melvin and Richard D. Thiessen. "Fairlawn Mennonite Church (Apple Creek, Ohio, USA)." April 2012. Website accessed 21 Jan 2021.

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Membership of Fairlawn Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1959 142
2011 161

Pastors of the Fairlawn Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
David L. Stutzman 1959
Wilfrid J. Neuenschwander 1959
Tobias Byler (Bishop) 1959
Duane Detweiler 2011

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