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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. 20 Sep 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 20 September 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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