Gap Mills Mennonite Christian Fellowship (Gap Mills, West Virginia, USA)
The Mission Home Christian Fellowship in Free Union, Virginia became increasingly at odds with the theology and practice of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship churches that supported Faith Mission Home. The congregation felt that its proximity to Faith Mission Home were incompatible. Since Faith Mission Home was under two Beachy Amish mission boards, the congregation felt it best to relocate. West Virginia was chosen for several reasons: cheaper land and lower taxes, fewer building codes and other state interventions, and a population open to evangelism. Thus, the "Christian Fellowship" relocated from Mission Home to Gap Mills in 1976-1977.
In 2018 the church had 37 members and was a member of the Mennonite Christian Fellowship. The ministerial team included Bishop William Beiler and Deacons Paul E. Yoder and Marcus Yoder.
Bibliography
"Amish Mennonite Churches in West Virginia." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 23 April 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/wv.htm.
Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 88.
Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 23. Web. 23 April 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf.
Mennonite Church Directory (2014): 87; (2018): 97.
Yoder, Elmer S. The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches. Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 366-367.
Additional Information
Address: 1464 Zenith Road, Gap Mills, WV
Phone: 304-772-4023
Denominational Affiliation:
Mennonite Christian Fellowship
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Gap Mills Mennonite Christian Fellowship
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | April 2018 |
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