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| − | + | Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in [[Norfolk County (Virginia, USA)|Norfolk County]], (now the city of Chesapeake) [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], is a member of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. The first settlers came into this area in 1900 and were organized into a congregation on 17 September 1905, by Anthony Heatwole, bishop from [[Waynesboro (Augusta County, Virginia, USA)|Waynesboro]], VA, with 16 charter members; J. D. Wert was ordained as pastor. Other ministers who served the congregation to the 1950s were [[Wenger, Amos Daniel (1867-1935)|A. D. Wenger]], S. H. Brunk, Amos D. Wenger, and Clayton D. Bergey, who served the congregation of 174 members in 1956. The first meetinghouse was built in 1910 and enlarged in 1952. | |
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| + | The congregation established the [[Mount Pleasant Christian Day School (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) |Mount Pleasant Christian Day School]] in 1941. | ||
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III: 170. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III: 170. | ||
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Revision as of 19:59, 20 August 2013
Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA), located in Norfolk County, (now the city of Chesapeake) Virginia, is a member of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. The first settlers came into this area in 1900 and were organized into a congregation on 17 September 1905, by Anthony Heatwole, bishop from Waynesboro, VA, with 16 charter members; J. D. Wert was ordained as pastor. Other ministers who served the congregation to the 1950s were A. D. Wenger, S. H. Brunk, Amos D. Wenger, and Clayton D. Bergey, who served the congregation of 174 members in 1956. The first meetinghouse was built in 1910 and enlarged in 1952.
The congregation established the Mount Pleasant Christian Day School in 1941.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III: 170.
| Author(s) | A. D Wenger |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Wenger, A. D. "Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mount_Pleasant_Mennonite_Church_(Chesapeake,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=90212.
APA style
Wenger, A. D. (1957). Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mount_Pleasant_Mennonite_Church_(Chesapeake,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=90212.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 760. All rights reserved.
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