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East Petersburg Mennonite Church is a historic Mennonite Church located in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. The Church has been located in the area of East Petersburg since 1720. Their first established building came in 1831. Currently, they are a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It was one of the earliest members of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.

The Church first started meeting as about twenty local Mennonite neighbors in a union church-schoolhouse, which was most likely built in pre-Revolution war days. This building was also the home of other churches and was on the corner of Lemon and State Streets. The East Petersburg area was originally settled by many Mennonite families and forming the church came naturally with that.

In 1867 the East Petersburg Mennonite Church had established enough individuals that they needed their own space. A large brick church was built on Main Street in East Petersburg. This building would be enlarged and remodeled both in 1933 and 1997. The original building is now incorporated into their new building and still located on Main Street.

By 1954 the membership of the church had reached 450 individuals. In 2004 church membership was recorded at 332. In 2014, it was reported that 155 people on average attended Sunday morning.

Currently, the church has three Pastors; Robert Nolt (Lead Pastor), Jeff Mclain (Associate Pastor), Chelsea Delp (Pastor of Children and Youth).

Some of the most remarked about points of the cemetery at East Petersburg Mennonite Church are that the men are traditionally always buried on the right and cemtery resident Hayden Zug was buried at an angle deliberately to avoid resting next to his wife.

East Petersburg Mennonite Church
East Petersburg Mennonite Church is a historic Mennonite Church located in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. The Church has been located in the area of East Petersburg since 1720. Their first established building came in 1831. Currently, they are a member of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It was one of the earliest members of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference.

The Church first started meeting as about twenty local Mennonite neighbors in a union church-schoolhouse, which was most likely built in pre-Revolution war days. This building was also the home of other churches and was on the corner of Lemon and State Streets. The East Petersburg area was originally settled by many Mennonite families and forming the church came naturally with that.

In 1867 the East Petersburg Mennonite Church had established enough individuals that they needed their own space. A large brick church was built on Main Street in East Petersburg. This building would be enlarged and remodeled both in 1933 and 1997. The original building is now incorporated into their new building and still located on Main Street.

By 1954 the membership of the church had reached 450 individuals. In 2004 church membership was recorded at 332. In 2014, it was reported that 155 people on average attended Sunday morning.

Currently, the church has three Pastors; Robert Nolt (Lead Pastor), Jeff Mclain (Associate Pastor), Chelsea Delp (Pastor of Children and Youth).

Some of the most remarked about points of the cemetery at East Petersburg Mennonite Church are that the men are traditionally always buried on the right and cemetery resident (locally famous) Hayden Zug was buried at an angle deliberately to avoid resting next to his wife.