Various subjects and time periods

This collection contains administrative records, bulletins, and sunday school record books from Rehoboth Mennonite Church, between the years 1950 and 1985.
Camp Rehoboth, St. Anne, Illinois, USA began in 1949 when James H. Lark bought ten acres of land and built a cabin near St. Ann to serve as a summer camp for African American Mennonites from the Bethel and Dearborn Street congregations in Chicago, about 60 miles away. The camp was located in an area with a significant African American population and soon developed into a congregation. In September 1953, the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities agreed to take over Camp Rehoboth's property. It established a board to administer the program and placed Robert Stoltzfus in charge of the program. The mission board also established a Voluntary Service program at the camp.
After Mark and Pauline Lehman arrived in 1955, the camp's worshipping community began using the name Rehoboth Mennonite Church. On 20 March 1956, Bishop James Lark formally organized the Rehoboth Mennonite Church as an independent congregation.