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We, the Eby family, are members of Paradise Mennonite Church. You are
welcome to join us in our worship services.
The History of Paradise Mennonite Church
Paradise Mennonite is the oldest church in Paradise township, having
been built in 1806, and rebuilt in 1885. The church was enlarged in
1909, with alterations and inter ior
refurnishing in 1968. A major addition was completed in 1987. Land for
the original building was given by David Witmer, granting "land opposite
my schoolhouse to the Mennonite Society gratis forever, for the purpose
of building on it a house of worship for the said society." Our church
is evangelical, growing out of the free church movement of the 16th
century. The name "Mennonite" is derived from one of the major Dutch
Anabaptist leaders, Menno Simons
Mennonite Beliefs
We believe in one God eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. We believe the Bible is God's inspired Word to man, the truth,
authority, and guide for daily living. We believe that Jesus Christ,
God's only Son, is the one mediator between God and man, that He died to
redeem us from sin and arose for our justification. We believe that
salvation is by grace through faith in Christ, a free gift bestowed on
all who repent and believe. We believe that those who repent and believe
should be baptized with water as a symbol of baptism with the Holy
Spirit, cleansing us from sin, and commitment to Christ. We believe that
the Church is a fellowship of born-again Christians who meet together
for worship, praise, teaching, and preparation for witness. We believe
that at death the unsaved enter into everlasting punishment and the
saved into conscious bliss with Christ, who is coming again, and will
raise the dead, sit in judgment, and bring in God's everlasting Kingdom.
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