Where are we,

Blooming Glen Mennonite Church,

headed these days?

Our Mission | On a Journey Together with Jesus

Our Values | Biblical Guidance, Peaceful Practices, and Generous Service

Our Goals | Renewing, Organizing, and Planning

1. Church Together - Spiritual renewal occurs as we take part in ministry.

2. Pivot with Mosaic - Congregational leadership works in harmony to keep things running smoothly and to help everyone to have opportunity to belong.

3. BG Next - We’re getting ready for the future.

Everything is changing. But people don’t resist change, they resist loss. To be healthy, we must stay together and move forward. We want to be quick and nimble, but not in a hurry.

At Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, we are working to grow, to stay strong, and to plan for what’s next. Together, with Jesus, we’re eager for the future!

As God’s people, we commit ourselves to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of our lives.

For more information about Mennonite beliefs:

VISION STATEMENT OF MENNONITE CHURCH USA

God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and,

by the power of the Holy Spirit,

to grow as communities of grace, joy and peace,

so that God’s healing and hope flow through us to the world.

Blooming Glen Mennonite Church began as Mennonites migrated north from Germantown, near Philadelphia. The first meetinghouse, built in 1753, was a small log cabin structure located across Blooming Glen Road from the present building. Artist, Berdine Leinbach, has created the rendition seen here.

The following 250 years included many changes and challenges. Faithfulness to following Jesus was often unpopular. New innovations such as Sunday school brought transitions to the church, including a move from the German language to English.

As time passed new leaders were ordained and meeting houses were built and added to. New areas of mission and outreach were created and new programs and church organization instituted.

In 2003 Paul Lederach, who served as a pastor and bishop for the congregation, wrote a history book, Seeking What Cannot be Seen, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the church. It concludes with a reference to the anniversary hymn, “O Blessed Church,” written by J. Edward Moyer. The hymn notes that Blooming Glen is a singing church, a praying church, a preaching church, and a sharing church. These foundational practices of Mennonite faith have been shared by thousands of people through the years at Blooming Glen and today their stories of faith blend with our current stories as we seek to follow Jesus faithfully.

[Book and Fraktur are available for a donation.]