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− | Bethany Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), located in the Briery Branch Gap, four miles (six km) southwest of Spring Creek, Ashby District, [[Rockingham County (Virginia, USA) |Rockingham County]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], was a local mission congregation of the Middle District of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. | + | __FORCETOC__ |
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+ | [[File:BethanyMennoniteChurchBrieryBranch.jpg|350px|thumbnail|''Bethany Mennonite Church, Briery Branch, Virginia.<br /> | ||
+ | Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.<br /> | ||
+ | Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitearchivesofvirginia/9358563649/in/set-72157630989063000/ Mennonite Archive of Virginia]''.]] | ||
+ | Bethany Mennonite Church (formerly [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], now [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]]), located in the Briery Branch Gap, four miles (six km) southwest of Spring Creek, Ashby District, [[Rockingham County (Virginia, USA) |Rockingham County]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], was a local mission congregation of the Middle District of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. The church was founded in 1910 and land was purchased for the church in 1913. There were 18 baptized members in the early 1950s. | ||
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+ | In 2014 the church had 56 members and was served by Bishop Clair J. Heatwole, Ministers David F. Showalter and Jonathan Burkholder, and Deacon Allen D. Good. | ||
+ | = Bibliography = | ||
+ | ''Mennonite Church Directory 2014''. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 126. | ||
+ | = Additional Information = | ||
+ | '''Address''': 7349 Briery Branch Road, Dayton, VA | ||
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+ | '''Denominational Affiliation''': | ||
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+ | [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference (MC)]] | ||
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+ | [[Mennonite Church (MC)]] | ||
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+ | [[Southeastern Mennonite Conference]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 6 April 2014
![](/images/thumb/f/fd/BethanyMennoniteChurchBrieryBranch.jpg/350px-BethanyMennoniteChurchBrieryBranch.jpg)
Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archive of Virginia.
Bethany Mennonite Church (formerly Mennonite Church, now Southeastern Mennonite Conference), located in the Briery Branch Gap, four miles (six km) southwest of Spring Creek, Ashby District, Rockingham County, Virginia, was a local mission congregation of the Middle District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. The church was founded in 1910 and land was purchased for the church in 1913. There were 18 baptized members in the early 1950s.
In 2014 the church had 56 members and was served by Bishop Clair J. Heatwole, Ministers David F. Showalter and Jonathan Burkholder, and Deacon Allen D. Good.
Bibliography
Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 126.
Additional Information
Address: 7349 Briery Branch Road, Dayton, VA
Denominational Affiliation:
Virginia Mennonite Conference (MC)
Southeastern Mennonite Conference
Author(s) | Harry A Brunk |
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Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Brunk, Harry A. "Bethany Mennonite Church (Briery Branch Gap, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 8 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethany_Mennonite_Church_(Briery_Branch_Gap,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117469.
APA style
Brunk, Harry A. (1953). Bethany Mennonite Church (Briery Branch Gap, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bethany_Mennonite_Church_(Briery_Branch_Gap,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117469.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 303. All rights reserved.
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