Groffdale Mennonite Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What Mennonite Church USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Pacifism vs. just-warSTRONGAnabaptist pacifism — Schleitheim Confession Art. VI; Dordrecht Art. XIV.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
In their own words
Statements
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> Who We Are – Groffdale Sundays @ 10:00 Our Location Home Who We Are Overview What to Expect Our Ministries Our Story Our Staff Contact Messages Photos Bulletins Groffdale Who We Are Who We Are We are a Christian church who are part of the Mennonite family of faith. As Mennonites we worship Jesus as Savior and Lord and through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, to live as Jesus taught us. Our church is open to all people who seek to worship and learn about Jesus. We believe God has placed us in the Leola community to be a blessing to all those living around us.Source ↗
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Our Staff – Groffdale Sundays @ 10:00 Our Location Home Who We Are Overview What to Expect Our Ministries Our Story Our Staff Contact Messages Photos Bulletins Groffdale Who We Are Our Staff Our Staff Tom | Lead Pastor Tom Eshleman has served as lead pastor at Groffdale since 2009. Previously he served as Groffdale’s Associate/youth pastor. Tom and his wife Jennifer have three children, Kayley, Tanner and Janessa.... Read more Krista | Associate Pastor Krista Snader has served as an Associate Pastor at Groffdale since 2023. Prior to that she served on the Interim Pastoral Team beginningSource ↗
about
Who We Are – Groffdale Sundays @ 10:00 Our Location Home Who We Are Overview What to Expect Our Ministries Our Story Our Staff Contact Messages Photos Bulletins Groffdale Who We Are Who We Are We are a Christian church who are part of the Mennonite family of faith. As Mennonites we worship Jesus as Savior and Lord and through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, to live as Jesus taught us. Our church is open to all people who seek to worship and learn about Jesus. We believe God has placed us in the Leola community to be a blessing to all those living around us. Come worship with us! OurSource ↗
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