Maple Lawn Amish Mennonite Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Thomas Allen Mast (bishop)

Founded 1940

Denomination Beachy Amish-Mennonite

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Orthodox Anabaptist

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Plenary inspiration

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Plural plain-Anabaptist eldership

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Believer's baptism

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Male-only ordination; head covering practiced

Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination per Schleitheim/Dordrecht; head covering practiced.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Bishop Thomas Allen Mast; minister Gary Burkholder (per 2017 GAMEO; verify current)

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Beachy mission network

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Plain dress, cultural separation

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship — orthodox conservative Anabaptist body

Strong

Assessment

Maple Lawn Amish Mennonite Church (originally Burkholder Conservative Amish Mennonite, renamed 1954) was organized 28 April 1940 with 24 members under David O. Burkholder, with Moses M. Beachy himself helping organize the new congregation after Burkholder was silenced by the Old Order Amish ministers. 40 members per 2017 GAMEO. Located on County Road 52, two miles northwest of Nappanee in Elkhart County.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Cross-verified via GAMEO + Pilgrim Ministry. Bishop Thomas Allen Mast and minister Gary Burkholder current as of 2017 — re-verify.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source gameo.org/index.php
[2] Live source pilgrimministry.org/church-detail/462/maple-lawn-amish-me…

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