Beachy Churches in

Ohio

Antrim Mennonite

(formerly Heritage Christian Fellowship)

Bethel Fellowship

Year started: 1969

Bishop: Edwin Weaver

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Pleasant View A.M., OH

History: Evangelization by colonization

Year started: 1958

Bishop: Bill Mullet

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Old Order Amish

See also: TERM PAPER, This History of Bethel Fellowship (PDF format, 1.75 MB)

Bethesda Fellowship

Canaan Fellowship

Year started: 1960

Bishop: Elmer Stoltzfus

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Old Order Amish

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Currently meeting in a rented, multi-use facility

Calvary Chapel

Amish Mennonite

Year started: 2007

Bishop: Sylvan Weaver

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Christian Fellowship, OH

Year started: 1938

Bishop: Nelson Beachy

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Old Order Amish

Ebenezer Mennonite

Emmanuel
Mennonite Fellowship

Fryburg Beachy Fellowship

(formerly  Bunker Hill A.M.)

Grace Haven Fellowship

Haven Fellowship

Year started: 1958

Bishop: No resident bishop

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Hartville Conservative Mennonite (CMC)

History: Evangelization by colonization

Christian Fellowship

(formerly Minerva C.F.)

Faith & Light
Christian Fellowship

Living Waters Fellowship

Hicksville
Christian Fellowship

Melita
Christian Fellowship

Living Word Fellowship

(Formerly  Shiloh Fellowship)

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Maranatha Fellowship

Messiah Fellowship

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 Beachy Churches across the U.S., around the Globe

Mt. Olive
Christian Fellowship

Peniel
Christian Fellowship

Pleasant View
Amish Mennonite

Salem Amish Mennonite Fellowship

Still Waters
Mennonite

Zion
Christian Fellowship

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Meeting in rented facility

Year started: 1984

Year ended: Between 2000 and 2002

Final affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Final sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Minerva Christian Fellowship

History: Church planting (districting)

Amana

Christian Fellowship

Church is no longer in operation.

Year started: 1972

Bishop: Lavern Yoder

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Maranatha Fellowship

History: Evangelization by colonization

Year started: 1990

Bishop: Lonnie Beachy of Haven Fellowship (OH)

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Haven Fellowship

History: Church planting

Year started: 2002

Bishop: Perry Troyer (Bethesda Fellowship, OH)

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: New Order Amish

Year started:    

 

Bishop: Paul Chupp

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: Berea A.M.

Origin: Pleasant View Conservative Church (CMC)

Year started: 1996

Bishop: Norman Troyer

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: Berea A.M.

Origin: Fryburg Beachy Fellowship

Year started: 1969

Bishop: Lonnie Beachy

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Canaan Fellowship

Year started: 1996

Bishop: Willard Hochstetler

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Fellowship Haven (IN)

Year started: 1991

Bishop: James Mullet

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Maranatha Fellowship

History: Outreach

Other: Meetinghouse was not original construction by the congregation

Year started:    

 

Bishop: Alvin Mast

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Bethel Fellowship (OH)

History: Originally a districting of members because of Bethel’s size.

Year started: 1962

Bishop: Paul Leroy Miller

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Bethel Fellowship (OH)

History: Outreach

Other: New meetinghouse in use since 1997, old meetinghouse used by school.

Year started: 1977

Bishop: No resident bishop

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Unknown

Year started: 1969

Bishop: Philip A. Miller

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Bethel Fellowship (OH)

Year started: 2005

Bishop: Moses J. Miller

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: Berea A.M.

Origin: Peniel Christian Fellowship

Year started: 1969

Bishop: Nathan L. Yoder

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: Berea A.M.

Origin: Shiloh Fellowship

Year started: 1947

Bishop: Homer Zook

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Old Order Amish / Bunker Hill A.M. (Fryburg Beachy Fellowship)

Year started: 2004

Bishop: No resident bishop

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Various- Bethel Fellowship (OH) and other churches in IN, KY, and TN.

Other: Meetinghouse was not original construction by the congregation

Year started: 1979

Bishop: Roman B. Mullet

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Maranatha Fellowship

Other: Meetinghouse was not original construction by the congregation

Year started: 1964

Bishop: Laban Kaufman

Affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Old Order Amish

Year started: 1980

Bishop: Dennis Mullet

Affiliation: Unaffiliated Amish Mennonite

Sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Shiloh Fellowship

History: Division

Website: http://www.gospelhaven.org/

Gospel Haven Mennonite Church

(formerly  Gospel Haven Fellowship)

Year started: 1969

Year ended: 1974

Final affiliation: Beachy A.M.

Final sub-affiliation: None

Origin: Fryburg Beachy Fellowship

History: Division

United Fellowship Church

Church is no longer in operation.

1940- Bunker Hill A.M.

1963– Fryburg Beachy F.

1960– Shiloh Fellowship

2001– Living Word

The Beachy Amish Mennonites   

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Alabama

3

Kentucky

12

N. Dakota

 

Wyoming

 

Alaska

 

Louisiana

1

Ohio

24

 

 

Arizona

(1)

Maine

1

Oklahoma

1

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Arkansas

5

Maryland

2

Ontario [Ca.]

11

Australia

1

California

 

Massachusetts

 

Oregon

 

Belize

6

Colorado

 

Michigan

1

Pennsylvania

15

Costa Rica

11

Connecticut

 

Minnesota

1

Rhode Island

 

El Salvador

10

Delaware

 

Mississippi

 

South Carolina

3

Ireland

1

District of C.

(1)

Missouri

5

South Dakota

 

Kenya

8

Florida

2

Montana

 

Tennessee

8

Liberia

1

Georgia

2

Nebraska

 

Texas

2

Nicaragua

5

Hawaii

 

Nevada

 

Utah

 

Paraguay

2

Idaho

 

New Hampshire

 

Vermont

 

Romania

1

Illinois

6

New Jersey

1

Virginia

10

Ukraine

4

Indiana

14

New Mexico   

 

Washington

 

Total N.  America: 144

Iowa

3

New York

3

West Virginia

1

Total International: 50

Kansas

6

N. Carolina

1

Wisconsin

 

Total: 194