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On 25 July 2014 the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]] voted to release Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church from the conference. The church had requested a release from membership as a result of recent actions within Mennonite Church USA regarding sexuality. | On 25 July 2014 the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]] voted to release Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church from the conference. The church had requested a release from membership as a result of recent actions within Mennonite Church USA regarding sexuality. | ||
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Yoder, Kelli. "Three Churches Leave Virginia Conference." ''Mennonite World Review'' (4 August 2014). http://mennoworld.org/2014/08/04/three-churches-leave-virginia-conference/. | Yoder, Kelli. "Three Churches Leave Virginia Conference." ''Mennonite World Review'' (4 August 2014). http://mennoworld.org/2014/08/04/three-churches-leave-virginia-conference/. | ||
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'''Phone''': 540-337-2636 | '''Phone''': 540-337-2636 | ||
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Revision as of 17:49, 15 August 2016
Photo from Marion Weaver.
Source: Mennonite Archive of Virginia.
Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) was established in 1920 and is a member of the Southern District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference.
The church had a membership of 109 in 1957 and its preachers were Jason H. Weaver, Paul Barnhart, and Roy D. Kiser.
In 2014 the church's membership was 56 and it was served by Ministers Brett Perrett and Allen H. Swarey.
On 25 July 2014 the Virginia Mennonite Conference voted to release Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church from the conference. The church had requested a release from membership as a result of recent actions within Mennonite Church USA regarding sexuality.
Later in 2014 the congregation changed its name to Stuarts Draft Christian Fellowship.
Bibliography
Yoder, Kelli. "Three Churches Leave Virginia Conference." Mennonite World Review (4 August 2014). http://mennoworld.org/2014/08/04/three-churches-leave-virginia-conference/.
Additional Information
Address: PO Box 763, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477-0763
Location: 216 Howardsville Turnpike, Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Phone: 540-337-2636
Website: Stuarts Draft Christian Fellowship
Denominational Affiliation:
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Gingerich, Melvin. "Stuarts Draft Christian Fellowship (Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stuarts_Draft_Christian_Fellowship_(Stuarts_Draft,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=135642.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Stuarts Draft Christian Fellowship (Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stuarts_Draft_Christian_Fellowship_(Stuarts_Draft,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=135642.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 646. All rights reserved.
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