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In 1995 the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference was formed from the Georgia-Carolina District of the [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference|Southeastern Mennonite Conference]].

In 2010 the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference had 255 members in 4 congregations:

<div align="center"> <table class="vertical listing"> <tr> <th>Congregation</th> <th>Location</th> <th>State/Country</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Members</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Barnwell Mennonite Church</td> <td>Blackville</td> <td>South Carolina</td> <td align="right">1973</td> <td align="right">109</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Burkeland Mennonite Church</td> <td>Waynesboro</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1970</td> <td align="right">58</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hephzibah Mennonite Church</td> <td>Hephzibah</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1963</td> <td align="right">59</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lighthouse Mennonite Church</td> <td>Monticello</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1997</td> <td align="right">29</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total</strong></td> <td><strong>

</strong></td> <td><strong>

</strong></td> <td><strong>

</strong></td> <td align="right"><strong>255</strong></td> </tr> </table> </div>
= Bibliography =
<em>Mennonite Church Directory 2010</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2010: 114.

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 The South Atlantic Mennonite Conference has its origins in the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In the mid-1970s, tensions developed in the Virginia Conference over its policies. Some churches felt that the larger part of the conference was abandoning many of its former beliefs and practices, and that there was an increasing lack of support for the ''Rules and Disciplines of the Virginia Mennonite Conference''. The leaders of West Valley District requested a release from organizational ties with Virginia Conference on 30 May 1970. The request was granted, and [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]] (SMC) was formed in June 1972. The conference initially included seven congregations in Virginia, four in West Virginia, and the Hephzibah and Burkeland congregations in Georgia. In 1973 the [[Barnwell Mennonite Church (Blackville, South Carolina, USA)|Barnwell]] congregation was established in South Carolina, and it along with the two congregations in Georgia constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the Southeastern Mennonite Conference.
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 |1973
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 |[[Burkeland Mennonite Church (Waynesboro, Georgia, USA)|Burkeland Mennonite Church]]
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 |Georgia
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 |[[Hephzibah Mennonite Church (Hephzibah, Georgia, USA)|Hephzibah Mennonite Church]]
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 |Georgia
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 |[[Lighthouse Mennonite Church (Monticello, Georgia, USA)|Lighthouse Mennonite Church]]
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 |Georgia
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 |'''Total'''
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 = Bibliography =
 "History of South Atlantic Mennonite Conference." South Atlantic Mennonite Conference. Web. 26 April 2014. http://www.southatlanticmennonite.org/history.html.
-<em>Mennonite Church Directory 2010</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2010: 114.
+''Mennonite Church Directory 2010''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2010: 114.
 === Additional Information ===
 Conference Website: [http://www.southatlanticmennonite.org/ South Atlantic Mennonite Conference]
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−	The South Atlantic Mennonite Conference has its origins in the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In the mid-~~1990s~~, tensions developed in the Virginia Conference over its policies. Some churches felt that the larger part of the conference was abandoning many of its former beliefs and practices, and that there was an increasing lack of support for the ''Rules and Disciplines of the Virginia Mennonite Conference''. The leaders of West Valley District requested a release from organizational ties with Virginia Conference on 30 May 1970. The request was granted, and [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]] (SMC) was formed in June 1972. The conference initially included seven congregations in Virginia, four in West Virginia, and the Hephzibah and Burkeland congregations in Georgia. In 1973 the [[Barnwell Mennonite Church (Blackville, South Carolina, USA)\|Barnwell]] congregation was established in South Carolina, and it along with the two congregations in Georgia constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the Southeastern Mennonite Conference.	+	The South Atlantic Mennonite Conference has its origins in the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)\|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In the mid-1970s, tensions developed in the Virginia Conference over its policies. Some churches felt that the larger part of the conference was abandoning many of its former beliefs and practices, and that there was an increasing lack of support for the ''Rules and Disciplines of the Virginia Mennonite Conference''. The leaders of West Valley District requested a release from organizational ties with Virginia Conference on 30 May 1970. The request was granted, and [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]] (SMC) was formed in June 1972. The conference initially included seven congregations in Virginia, four in West Virginia, and the Hephzibah and Burkeland congregations in Georgia. In 1973 the [[Barnwell Mennonite Church (Blackville, South Carolina, USA)\|Barnwell]] congregation was established in South Carolina, and it along with the two congregations in Georgia constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the Southeastern Mennonite Conference.

	By the mid 1990s, the Georgia-Carolina District felt the need to establish its own conference so that the local membership could be more readily involved in the work of the church organization. In June 1994 a formal request was submitted to Southeastern Mennonite Conference by the Georgia-Carolina District asking release from SMC for the purpose of forming a new conference. The conference body gave its blessing, and in April 1995 South Atlantic Mennonite Conference (SAMC) was formed with the Barnwell, Burkeland, and Hephzibah congregations as charter members. The impetus for forming SAMC was not doctrinal or practical disunity, but a desire to have a more local church administration, enhancing the participation and loyalty of its membership. SMC and SAMC have jointly administered a mission program, Puerto Rico Mennonite Council in [[Puerto Rico]], and publish a periodical, ''Life Lines''.		By the mid 1990s, the Georgia-Carolina District felt the need to establish its own conference so that the local membership could be more readily involved in the work of the church organization. In June 1994 a formal request was submitted to Southeastern Mennonite Conference by the Georgia-Carolina District asking release from SMC for the purpose of forming a new conference. The conference body gave its blessing, and in April 1995 South Atlantic Mennonite Conference (SAMC) was formed with the Barnwell, Burkeland, and Hephzibah congregations as charter members. The impetus for forming SAMC was not doctrinal or practical disunity, but a desire to have a more local church administration, enhancing the participation and loyalty of its membership. SMC and SAMC have jointly administered a mission program, Puerto Rico Mennonite Council in [[Puerto Rico]], and publish a periodical, ''Life Lines''.

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-The South Atlantic Mennonite Conference has its origins in the Virginia Mennonite Conference. In the mid-1990s, tensions developed in the Virginia Conference over its policies. Some churches felt that the larger part of the conference was abandoning many of its former beliefs and practices, and that there was an increasing lack of support for the Rules and Disciplines of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. The leaders of West Valley District requested a release from organizational ties with Virginia Conference on 30 May 1970. The request was granted, and Southeastern Mennonite Conference (SMC) was formed in June 1972. The conference initially included seven congregations in Virginia, four in West Virginia, and the Hephzibah and Burkeland congregations in Georgia. In 1973 the Barnwell congregation was established in South Carolina, and it along with the two congregations in Georgia constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the Southeastern Mennonite Conference.
+The South Atlantic Mennonite Conference has its origins in the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. In the mid-1990s, tensions developed in the Virginia Conference over its policies. Some churches felt that the larger part of the conference was abandoning many of its former beliefs and practices, and that there was an increasing lack of support for the ''Rules and Disciplines of the Virginia Mennonite Conference''. The leaders of West Valley District requested a release from organizational ties with Virginia Conference on 30 May 1970. The request was granted, and [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]] (SMC) was formed in June 1972. The conference initially included seven congregations in Virginia, four in West Virginia, and the Hephzibah and Burkeland congregations in Georgia. In 1973 the [[Barnwell Mennonite Church (Blackville, South Carolina, USA)|Barnwell]] congregation was established in South Carolina, and it along with the two congregations in Georgia constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the Southeastern Mennonite Conference.
-By the mid 1990s, the Georgia-Carolina District felt the need to establish its own conference so that the local membership could be more readily involved in the work of the church organization. In June 1994 a formal request was submitted to Southeastern Mennonite Conference by the Georgia-Carolina District asking release from SMC for the purpose of forming a new conference. The conference body gave its blessing, and in April 1995 South Atlantic Mennonite Conference (SAMC) was formed with the Barnwell, Burkeland, and Hephzibah congregations as charter members. The impetus for forming SAMC was not doctrinal or practical disunity, but a desire to have a more local church administration, enhancing the participation and loyalty of its membership. SMC and SAMC have jointly administered a mission program, Puerto Rico Mennonite Council in Puerto Rico, and publish a periodical, Life Lines.
+By the mid 1990s, the Georgia-Carolina District felt the need to establish its own conference so that the local membership could be more readily involved in the work of the church organization. In June 1994 a formal request was submitted to Southeastern Mennonite Conference by the Georgia-Carolina District asking release from SMC for the purpose of forming a new conference. The conference body gave its blessing, and in April 1995 South Atlantic Mennonite Conference (SAMC) was formed with the Barnwell, Burkeland, and Hephzibah congregations as charter members. The impetus for forming SAMC was not doctrinal or practical disunity, but a desire to have a more local church administration, enhancing the participation and loyalty of its membership. SMC and SAMC have jointly administered a mission program, Puerto Rico Mennonite Council in [[Puerto Rico]], and publish a periodical, ''Life Lines''.
 In 2010 the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference had 255 members in 4 congregations:

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 In 2010 the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference had 255 members in 4 congregations:
-<div align="center"> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th>Congregation</th> <th>Location</th> <th>State/Country</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Members</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Barnwell Mennonite Church</td> <td>Blackville</td> <td>South Carolina</td> <td align="right">1973</td> <td align="right">109</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Burkeland Mennonite Church</td> <td>Waynesboro</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1970</td> <td align="right">58</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hephzibah Mennonite Church</td> <td>Hephzibah</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1963</td> <td align="right">59</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lighthouse Mennonite Church</td> <td>Monticello</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">1997</td> <td align="right">29</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total</strong></td> <td><strong>
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+{| border="1"
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+!Congregation
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+!Location
+!State/Country
-</strong></td> <td align="right"><strong>255</strong></td> </tr>  </table> </div>
+!Founded
 = Bibliography =
 <em>Mennonite Church Directory 2010</em>. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2010: 114.
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