Photo: Marion Mennonite Church, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was the site for the annual meeting of Franklin Mennonite Conference. At its annual spring delegate meeting Monday April
Franklin Mennonite Conference is leaving Mennonite Church USA, the third conference in nine months to announce a withdrawal. At their annual spring meeting April 18 at Marion Mennonite Church in Chambersburg, Pa., Franklin delegates voted 44-13 to withdraw from MC USA, effective immediately, and to remain without affiliation for a year, according to conference minister Allen Lehman.