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− | Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), sometimes known as Sandtown, located | + | __TOC__ |
+ | Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), sometimes known as Sandtown, located eight miles south of Iowa City, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], and 2.25 miles southeast of Hills, was organized as a congregation 23 July 1956. In 1948 the [[East Union Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|East Union]] and [[Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|Lower Deer Creek]] congregations began a rural mission in the area, using an abandoned Methodist church, which was still used as a meetinghouse. The membership in 1958 was 20. Herman J. Smucker was pastor of the church. | ||
+ | The church closed in 1995 due to low attendance. | ||
+ | = Bibliography = | ||
+ | Yoder, Holly Blosser. ''The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites''. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 275. | ||
− | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, pp. 190-191|date= | + | = Additional Information = |
+ | |||
+ | '''Address''': Hills, Iowa | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Phone''': | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Website''': | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Denominational Affiliations''': | ||
+ | Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mennonite Church (MC) | ||
+ | == Pastoral Leaders at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church == | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Name !! Years<br/>of Service | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Herman J. Smucker (1907-1970) || 1956-1968 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Daniel Miller, Jr. (Lay minister) || 1968-1972 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Elmer Borntrager (1911-1997) || 1972-1975 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wilbur J. Miller (Lay leader) || 1975-1995 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | == Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Membership == | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Year !! Members | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1956 || 17 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1960 || 18 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1970 || 30 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1980 || 15 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990 || 19 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1995 || 18 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, pp. 190-191|date=July 2023|a1_last=Smucker|a1_first=Herman J.|a2_last=Steiner|a2_first=Samuel J.}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Extinct Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Iowa Congregations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:United States Congregations]] |
Latest revision as of 11:13, 30 July 2023
Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), sometimes known as Sandtown, located eight miles south of Iowa City, Iowa, and 2.25 miles southeast of Hills, was organized as a congregation 23 July 1956. In 1948 the East Union and Lower Deer Creek congregations began a rural mission in the area, using an abandoned Methodist church, which was still used as a meetinghouse. The membership in 1958 was 20. Herman J. Smucker was pastor of the church.
The church closed in 1995 due to low attendance.
Bibliography
Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 275.
Additional Information
Address: Hills, Iowa
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations: Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference
Mennonite Church (MC)
Pastoral Leaders at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church
Name | Years of Service |
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Herman J. Smucker (1907-1970) | 1956-1968 |
Daniel Miller, Jr. (Lay minister) | 1968-1972 |
Elmer Borntrager (1911-1997) | 1972-1975 |
Wilbur J. Miller (Lay leader) | 1975-1995 |
Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Membership
Year | Members |
---|---|
1956 | 17 |
1960 | 18 |
1970 | 30 |
1980 | 15 |
1990 | 19 |
1995 | 18 |
Author(s) | Herman J. Smucker |
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Samuel J. Steiner | |
Date Published | July 2023 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Smucker, Herman J. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 2 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pleasant_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Hills,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176395.
APA style
Smucker, Herman J. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2023). Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pleasant_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Hills,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176395.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 190-191. All rights reserved.
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