Valley View Mennonite Church (Criders, Virginia, USA)
Valley View Mennonite Church (Mennonite Conference), located 20 miles west of Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia, is a member of the Northern District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. Rural work was begun in this community about 1880-85 by the Northern District ministers, in schoolhouses and in the Caplingers Chapel (United Brethren) near by. In 1922 a frame church was built to accommodate the growing congregation. Preaching services are held twice a month and Sunday school every Sunday.
The 1957 membership was 92. Ray Emswiler was pastor. In 2014 membership was 66 and the minister was H. Michael Shenk III.
Additional Information
Address: PO Box 20, Criders, VA 22820-0020
Location: 21806 Criders Road, Criders, Virginia
Phone: 540-852-9338
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| Author(s) | Timothy Showalter |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Showalter, Timothy. "Valley View Mennonite Church (Criders, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Valley_View_Mennonite_Church_(Criders,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=133111.
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Showalter, Timothy. (1959). Valley View Mennonite Church (Criders, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Valley_View_Mennonite_Church_(Criders,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=133111.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 798. All rights reserved.
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