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<span>Pike Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), Harrisonburg, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]] located 5 miles south of the city on Route 11, was established in 1825, with Frederick Rhodes and Abram Nisewonger as ministers. It was then known as "Moyers Church." In 1957 it had 162 members, with Aldine Brenneman and John E. Kurtz as ministers. </span>
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[[File:PikeMennoniteChurchHarrisonburg2010.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2010.<br />
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Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.<br />
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Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitearchivesofvirginia/8078313114/in/set-72157630989063000/ Mennonite Archives of Virginia]''.]]
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Pike Mennonite Church (formerly [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], now [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]]), Harrisonburg, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]] located 5 miles south of the city on Route 11, was established in 1825, with Frederick Rhodes and Abram Nisewonger as ministers. It was then known as "Moyers Church." In 1874 a building 28' x 36' became the first permanent house of worship. This one and the next building were both destroyed by fire.
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In 1957 it had 162 members, with Aldine Brenneman and John E. Kurtz as ministers.
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In 2014 the congregation had 89 members and was served by Bishop Nelson R. Showalter, Ministers Ellis Beery and John R. Swartz, and Deacons Luke Heatwole and Wade D. Knicely.
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= Bibliography =
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''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 127.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 31 Pike Church Road, Harrisonburg, VA
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'''Phone''': 540-434-7842
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'''Denominational Affiliation''':
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[[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]]
 
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Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2010.
Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archives of Virginia
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Pike Mennonite Church (formerly Mennonite Church, now Southeastern Mennonite Conference), Harrisonburg, Virginia located 5 miles south of the city on Route 11, was established in 1825, with Frederick Rhodes and Abram Nisewonger as ministers. It was then known as "Moyers Church." In 1874 a building 28' x 36' became the first permanent house of worship. This one and the next building were both destroyed by fire.

In 1957 it had 162 members, with Aldine Brenneman and John E. Kurtz as ministers.

In 2014 the congregation had 89 members and was served by Bishop Nelson R. Showalter, Ministers Ellis Beery and John R. Swartz, and Deacons Luke Heatwole and Wade D. Knicely.

Bibliography

Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 127.

Additional Information

Address: 31 Pike Church Road, Harrisonburg, VA

Phone: 540-434-7842

Denominational Affiliation:

Southeastern Mennonite Conference


Author(s) Harry A Brunk
Date Published 1959

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Brunk, Harry A. "Pike Mennonite Church (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pike_Mennonite_Church_(Harrisonburg,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=124015.

APA style

Brunk, Harry A. (1959). Pike Mennonite Church (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pike_Mennonite_Church_(Harrisonburg,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=124015.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 180. All rights reserved.


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