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Virginia Mennonite Missions (formerly Virginia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities) (Mennonite Church USA), was organized in 1916, and incorporated in 1919. In the 1950s it consisted of 21 members elected by the bishop districts and certain congregations of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In 1959 it operated nine home mission stations (six city missions in [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], one city mission in [[Tennessee (USA)|Tennessee]], and two rural missions in [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]]). It also operated foreign missions in [[Jamaica|Jamaica]] and [[Sicily Mennonite Mission (Palermo, Sicily, Italy) |Sicily]]. Its official organ is the <em>Missionary Light</em>. | Virginia Mennonite Missions (formerly Virginia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities) (Mennonite Church USA), was organized in 1916, and incorporated in 1919. In the 1950s it consisted of 21 members elected by the bishop districts and certain congregations of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In 1959 it operated nine home mission stations (six city missions in [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], one city mission in [[Tennessee (USA)|Tennessee]], and two rural missions in [[Kentucky (USA)|Kentucky]]). It also operated foreign missions in [[Jamaica|Jamaica]] and [[Sicily Mennonite Mission (Palermo, Sicily, Italy) |Sicily]]. Its official organ is the <em>Missionary Light</em>. | ||
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Address: 901 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia | Address: 901 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia | ||
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Websites: [http://www.vmmissions.org/ Virginia Mennonite Missions] ; [http://www.vmconf.org/ Virginia Mennonite Conference] | Websites: [http://www.vmmissions.org/ Virginia Mennonite Missions] ; [http://www.vmconf.org/ Virginia Mennonite Conference] | ||
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Virginia Mennonite Missions (formerly Virginia Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities) (Mennonite Church USA), was organized in 1916, and incorporated in 1919. In the 1950s it consisted of 21 members elected by the bishop districts and certain congregations of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. In 1959 it operated nine home mission stations (six city missions in Virginia, one city mission in Tennessee, and two rural missions in Kentucky). It also operated foreign missions in Jamaica and Sicily. Its official organ is the Missionary Light.
Additional Information
Address: 901 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Phone: 540-434-9727
Websites: Virginia Mennonite Missions ; Virginia Mennonite Conference
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Bender, Harold S. "Virginia Mennonite Missions." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Virginia_Mennonite_Missions&oldid=85787.
APA style
Bender, Harold S. (1959). Virginia Mennonite Missions. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Virginia_Mennonite_Missions&oldid=85787.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1132. All rights reserved.
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