Illinois Mennonite Conference
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Illinois Mennonite Conference is a division of Mennonite Church USA
that includes Illinois, parts of Wisconsin and Missouri. There are 74 active ministers and over 6000 active members. It comprises 46 congregations, most of which have memberships of 50 – 100.
Lombard Mennonite Church has about 150 members. It is active in the local Ten Thousand Villages
store and other ministries such as Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. The current lead pastor is Todd Friesen with John Stoltzfus as associate pastor. Throughout its history, Mennonites have used this church as a launching point for starting mission churches in the city of Chicago.
was ordained as the first female Mennonite minister at Lombard Mennonite Church in 1973. Lombard Mennonite is a member of the Illinois Mennonite Conference.
Mennonite Church USA
The Mennonite Church USA, or MCUSA, is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the United States. Although the organization is a recent 2002 merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, the body has roots in the Radical Reformation of the 16th century...
that includes Illinois, parts of Wisconsin and Missouri. There are 74 active ministers and over 6000 active members. It comprises 46 congregations, most of which have memberships of 50 – 100.
Churches
Some of the largest congregations include Mennonite Church of Normal, Arthur Mennonite Church, and Lombard Mennonite Church.Lombard Mennonite Church has about 150 members. It is active in the local Ten Thousand Villages
Ten Thousand Villages
Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by disadvantaged artisans from more than 120 artisan groups in more than 38 countries....
store and other ministries such as Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. The current lead pastor is Todd Friesen with John Stoltzfus as associate pastor. Throughout its history, Mennonites have used this church as a launching point for starting mission churches in the city of Chicago.
People
Emma RichardsEmma Richards (minister)
Emma Richards was the first Mennonite woman to be ordained as a pastor of a Mennonite congregation.-Early Life and Education:...
was ordained as the first female Mennonite minister at Lombard Mennonite Church in 1973. Lombard Mennonite is a member of the Illinois Mennonite Conference.