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In 1995 the Southeastern Mennonite Conference blessed the Georgia-Carolina District churches in establishing their own denomination, the [[South Atlantic Mennonite Conference]]. | In 1995 the Southeastern Mennonite Conference blessed the Georgia-Carolina District churches in establishing their own denomination, the [[South Atlantic Mennonite Conference]]. | ||
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''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 124. | ''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 124. | ||
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Burkeland Mennonite Church is located in Waynesboro, Georgia. The church was organized in 1970 as a member of the Virginia Mennonite Conference with the assistance of the Hephzibah Mennonite Church in Hephzibah, Georgia. In 1972 the Burkeland and Hephzibah congregations helped to form the Southeastern Mennonite Conference and eventually constituted the Georgia-Carolina District of the conference along with Barnwell Mennonite Church in South Carolina.
In 1995 the Southeastern Mennonite Conference blessed the Georgia-Carolina District churches in establishing their own denomination, the South Atlantic Mennonite Conference.
In 2014 the church had 75 members. The ministerial team included Ministers Austin H. Hege and Tim Groff and Deacons Byard W. Heatwole and Jared Hege.
Bibliography
Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 124.
Additional Information
Address: 5674 Highway 568, Waynesboro, Georgia
Denominational Affiliation:
Virginia Mennonite Conference (MC) (1970-1972)
Mennonite Church (MC) (1970-1972)
Southeastern Mennonite Conference (1972-1995)
South Atlantic Mennonite Conference (1995-present)
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | April 2014 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. "Burkeland Mennonite Church (Waynesboro, Georgia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2014. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Burkeland_Mennonite_Church_(Waynesboro,_Georgia,_USA)&oldid=131571.
APA style
Thiessen, Richard D. (April 2014). Burkeland Mennonite Church (Waynesboro, Georgia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Burkeland_Mennonite_Church_(Waynesboro,_Georgia,_USA)&oldid=131571.
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