Providence Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)
In 1897, a group of Midwestern Amish and Mennonite families moved into the Denbigh area Denbigh neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia. In 1900, David Z. Yoder assisted the Amish families to establish the Providence Amish Mennonite Church. The congregation dedicated its church the following year. Founding members were David Z. Yoder, J. Z. Mast, C. K. Miller and D. S. Yoder. John S. Mast of Elverson, Pennsylvania served as bishop for 35 years.
The congregation had 31 members in 1957. Wilbur H. Smoker was minister.
Bibliography
Fifty Years: Building on the Warwick. Denbigh, 1947: 32-35.
Providence Mennonite Church. "A Short History of Providence Mennonite Church." 22 March 2013. Web. 29 March 2014. http://www.providencemennonitechurch.org/Home/History.
Additional Information
Address: 13101 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602
Phone: 757-249-2702
Web site: Providence Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference
Providence Mennonite Church Ministers
| Minister | Years of Service |
| David Zook Yoder | 1900-1904 |
| Joseph Zook | 1905-1918 |
| George Hostetler | 1914-1937 |
| Orrie D. Yoder | 1937-1943 |
| Levi Hurst | 1943-1944 |
| Kenneth Good | 1945-1946 |
| Emery Glick (Deacon) | 1946-1953 |
| Herbert Troyer | 1950-1954 |
| Wilbur Smoker | 1954-1972 |
| Wesley Boyer | 1973-1980 |
| Ernest M. Godshall | 1980-1996 |
| Mark Marvuglio | 1997-1999 |
| R. Todd Bowman | 2001-2003 |
| Kenneth J. Peterson | 2004-2010 |
| Carl Mericle | 201?-present |
Maps
Map:Providence Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Gingerich, Melvin. "Providence Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Providence_Mennonite_Church_(Newport_News,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=138202.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Providence Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Providence_Mennonite_Church_(Newport_News,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=138202.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 223. All rights reserved.
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