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The [[Old Order Amish]] settlement in Kempsville, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], USA in 1900 became one of the more progressive Amish settlements. It constructed a meetinghouse in 1913, and introduced [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] in 1922. It accepted the use of tractors in 1920, electricity in 1927 and pneumatic tires in 1934. Concurrently, the congregation discouraged [[tobacco]] and [[Alcohol (1958)|alcohol]] usage and [[Bundling|bed courtship]], practices prevalent in many other Old Order congregations at the time.
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The Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church ([[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship|Beachy Amish]]) is located in Virginia Beach, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], in the southeastern part of the state. An [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] community had been established here near the beginning of the twentieth century by settlers, many of whom came from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. In 1940 some of the later arrivals in the community led a movement to allow ownership of automobiles by members of the congregation. This produced a schism and the formation of the Kempsville church. After this event, most of the Old Order who did not join the progressive group moved out of the community. In 1955 the congregation had 150 members, with Jacob J. Hershberger and Ezra N. Troyer serving as ministers and Paul Brenneman as bishop. The congregation operated a parochial school, fully organized in 1946.  
 
  
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[[Providence Mennonite Church (Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA)|Providence Conservative Mennonite Church]] separated from Kempsville A.M. Church in 1952 and continued at their location south of Kempsville's original location near the former village of Kempsville.  
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The co-operative, Amish-owned Yoder Dairies prospered in the 1930s, and purchased a fleet of trucks for home deliveries. This focused the issue of ownership and use of [[Automobile|automobiles]] to a head. Communion was not held in the congregation for several years. Those who favored use of motorized vehicles organized as the Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church with Simon L. Yoder as minister. It became part of the [[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship]]. The minority group, led by Bishop Simon D. Schrock and Minister Eli M. Yoder moved to Stuarts Draft, Virginia by 1944. German remained the language of worship at Kempsville until 1961.
  
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Some 15 families left the community in 1953 to found a new congregation at Montezuma, Georgia.
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The 1913 meetinghouse was enlarged and remodeled several times; a new meetinghouse was constructed in 1968 on North Landing Road in what was then Princess Anne and is now part of Virginia Beach.
  
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In 2014 the congregation was served by Bishop Donnie Brenneman, Ministers Marcus Kauffman and Raymond Kauffman, and Deacon Daniel Brenneman. The church had 55 members.
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Kempsville Amish Mennonite, probably because of the increasing [[urbanization]] in the community, helped to start a number of new Beachy Amish settlements, including [[Montezuma Beachy Amish Mennonite Church (Montezuma, Georgia, USA)|Montezuma Amish Mennonite]] in [[Georgia (USA)|Georgia]], [[Franklin Mennonite Church (Franklin, Kentucky, USA)|Franklin Amish Mennonite]] in [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]], [[Farmville Christian Fellowship (Farmville, Virginia, USA)|Farmville Christian Fellowship]] in Virginia, and the settlement in [[Cold Spring Mennonite Church (Abbeville, South Carolina, USA)|Abbeville]], [[South Carolina (USA)|South Carolina]].  
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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"Amish Mennonite Churches in Virginia." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 12 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/va.htm.
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Anderson, Cory. ''The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people.'' Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 64-65.
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Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 15-16. Web. 12 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf.
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Beachy, Alvin J. "The Rise and Development of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches," ''Mennonite Quarterly Review'' 29 (April 1955): 118 ff.
 
Beachy, Alvin J. "The Rise and Development of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches," ''Mennonite Quarterly Review'' 29 (April 1955): 118 ff.
  
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''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 42.
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''Mennonite Church Directory'' (2014): 42; (2017): 44.
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Yoder, Elmer S. ''The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches.'' Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 360-362.
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Zook, Leon R. ''The Amish-Mennonites of Kempsville, Virginia: 1900-1970.'' Leroy Miller, ed. [Virginia]: The Donning Company, 1995.
 
= Additional Information =
 
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'''Address''': 3261 North Landing Road, Virginia Beach, VA
 
'''Address''': 3261 North Landing Road, Virginia Beach, VA
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== Pastoral Leaders at Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Simon L. Yoder|| 1940-1953
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| Jacob J. Hostetler (Minister)<br/>(Bishop)|| 1941-1960<br/>1960-1965
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| Jonas H. Hershberger (Minister)<br/>(Bishop)|| 1942<br/>1942-1953
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| Paul D. Brenneman (Minister)<br/>(Bishop)|| 1955<br/>1955-1959
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| Ezra Troyer || 1940s-1969
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| Crist M. Mast || 1956-1971
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| Raymond Kauffman || 1966-present
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| Henry Raber || 1972-1978
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| Lloyd D. Brenneman (Minister)<br/>(Bishop) || 1977-1991<br/>1991-present
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| Marcus Kauffman || 2008-present
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|}
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== Membership at Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1945 || 104
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| 1950 || 162
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| 1955 || 126
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| 1960 || 152
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| 1965 || 140
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| 1975 || 61
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| 1985 || 45
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| 1995 || 62
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| 2007 || 69
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| 2015 || 40
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[[Map:Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church (Kempsville, Virginia, USA)]]
 
[[Map:Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church (Kempsville, Virginia, USA)]]
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By [[Gingerich, Melvin (1902-1975)|Melvin Gingerich]]. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from ''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Vol. 3, p. 165. All rights reserved.
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The Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church ([[Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship|Beachy Amish]]) is located in Virginia Beach, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], in the southeastern part of the state. An [[Old Order Amish]] community had been established here near the beginning of the 20th century by settlers, many of whom came from [[Somerset County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. In 1940 some of the later arrivals in the community led a movement to allow ownership of automobiles by members of the congregation. This produced a schism and the formation of the Kempsville church. After this event, most of the Old Order who did not join the progressive group moved out of the community. In 1955 the congregation had 150 members, with Jacob J. Hershberger and Ezra N. Troyer serving as ministers and Paul Brenneman as bishop. The congregation operated a parochial school, fully organized in 1946. [[Providence Mennonite Church (Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA)|Providence Conservative Mennonite Church]] wa organized here in 1952, with Simon Coblentz as bishop. Some 15 families left the community in 1953 to found a new congregation at [[Montezuma Beachy Amish Mennonite Church (Montezuma, Georgia, USA)|Montezuma]], [[Georgia (USA)|Georgia]].
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Revision as of 14:05, 12 February 2018

The Old Order Amish settlement in Kempsville, Virginia, USA in 1900 became one of the more progressive Amish settlements. It constructed a meetinghouse in 1913, and introduced Sunday school in 1922. It accepted the use of tractors in 1920, electricity in 1927 and pneumatic tires in 1934. Concurrently, the congregation discouraged tobacco and alcohol usage and bed courtship, practices prevalent in many other Old Order congregations at the time.

The co-operative, Amish-owned Yoder Dairies prospered in the 1930s, and purchased a fleet of trucks for home deliveries. This focused the issue of ownership and use of automobiles to a head. Communion was not held in the congregation for several years. Those who favored use of motorized vehicles organized as the Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church with Simon L. Yoder as minister. It became part of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship. The minority group, led by Bishop Simon D. Schrock and Minister Eli M. Yoder moved to Stuarts Draft, Virginia by 1944. German remained the language of worship at Kempsville until 1961.

The 1913 meetinghouse was enlarged and remodeled several times; a new meetinghouse was constructed in 1968 on North Landing Road in what was then Princess Anne and is now part of Virginia Beach.

Kempsville Amish Mennonite, probably because of the increasing urbanization in the community, helped to start a number of new Beachy Amish settlements, including Montezuma Amish Mennonite in Georgia, Franklin Amish Mennonite in Kentucky, Farmville Christian Fellowship in Virginia, and the settlement in Abbeville, South Carolina.

Bibliography

"Amish Mennonite Churches in Virginia." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 12 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/va.htm.

Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 64-65.

Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 15-16. Web. 12 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf.

Beachy, Alvin J. "The Rise and Development of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches," Mennonite Quarterly Review 29 (April 1955): 118 ff.

Mennonite Church Directory (2014): 42; (2017): 44.

Yoder, Elmer S. The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches. Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 360-362.

Zook, Leon R. The Amish-Mennonites of Kempsville, Virginia: 1900-1970. Leroy Miller, ed. [Virginia]: The Donning Company, 1995.

Additional Information

Address: 3261 North Landing Road, Virginia Beach, VA

Phone: 757-427-0375

Denominational Affiliation:

Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship

Pastoral Leaders at Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Simon L. Yoder 1940-1953
Jacob J. Hostetler (Minister)
(Bishop)		 1941-1960
1960-1965
Jonas H. Hershberger (Minister)
(Bishop)		 1942
1942-1953
Paul D. Brenneman (Minister)
(Bishop)		 1955
1955-1959
Ezra Troyer 1940s-1969
Crist M. Mast 1956-1971
Raymond Kauffman 1966-present
Henry Raber 1972-1978
Lloyd D. Brenneman (Minister)
(Bishop)		 1977-1991
1991-present
Marcus Kauffman 2008-present

Membership at Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church

Year Membership
1945 104
1950 162
1955 126
1960 152
1965 140
1975 61
1985 45
1995 62
2007 69
2015 40

Map

Map:Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church (Kempsville, Virginia, USA) By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 165. All rights reserved.

The Kempsville Amish Mennonite Church (Beachy Amish) is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the southeastern part of the state. An Old Order Amish community had been established here near the beginning of the 20th century by settlers, many of whom came from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. In 1940 some of the later arrivals in the community led a movement to allow ownership of automobiles by members of the congregation. This produced a schism and the formation of the Kempsville church. After this event, most of the Old Order who did not join the progressive group moved out of the community. In 1955 the congregation had 150 members, with Jacob J. Hershberger and Ezra N. Troyer serving as ministers and Paul Brenneman as bishop. The congregation operated a parochial school, fully organized in 1946. Providence Conservative Mennonite Church wa organized here in 1952, with Simon Coblentz as bishop. Some 15 families left the community in 1953 to found a new congregation at Montezuma, Georgia.


Author(s) Sam Steiner
Date Published February 2018

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