Faith Mission Fellowship (Free Union, Virginia, USA)
The Faith Mission Fellowship in in Free Union, Virginia, USA was established in 1976. The congregation started as a congregation located on the same site as the Faith Mission Home, a residential training facility for mentally handicapped children and adults. A mission was first established by the Oak Grove congregation of Aroda, Virginia, known as the Mission Home Christian Fellowship. This group relocated to Gap Mills, West Virginia and became part of the Mennonite Christian Fellowship. The Faith Mission Fellowship was then begun by the staff and voluntary service workers at the Faith Mission Home.
In 2019 the church was a member of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship and had a membership of 86. The bishop was Ivan R. Beachy, and the ministers were Jonathan Martin and Nathan Yoder.
Bibliography
"Amish Mennonite Churches in Virginia." The Beachy Amish Mennonites. 2013. Web. 8 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/churches/va.htm.
Anderson, Cory. The Amish-Mennonites of North America: a portrait of our people. Medina, New York: Ridgeway Publishing, 2012: 86-87.
Anderson, Cory Alexander. "The Diffusion of Beachy Amish Mennonite Congregations in the US South: A Regional Chronicle and Spatial Analysis." Unpublished paper, 2006: 23-24. Web. 8 February 2018. http://www.beachyam.org/librarybooks/Anderson(2006)_Diffusion.pdf.
Mennonite Church directory (2017): 42; (2019): 42.
Yoder, Elmer S. The Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship Churches. Hartville, Ohio: Diakonia Ministries, 1987: 253-254, 364-365.
Additional Information
Address: 3510 Mission Home Lane, Free Union, Virginia
Phone: 434-985-4101
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship
Ordained Pastors at Faith Mission Fellowship
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Roman J. Mullet (Bishop) | 1976-1980 |
| Ivan R. Beachy (Bishop) |
1980-1993 1993- |
| Nathan Yoder | 1994- |
| Ralph Miller | 1999-2013 |
| Steven Byers | 2014-2018 |
| Jonathan Martin | 2015- |
Membership at Faith Mission Fellowship
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 |
| 1985 | 27 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1995 | 51 |
| 2005 | 94 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2015 | 80 |
| 2019 | 86 |
Map
| Author(s) | Sam Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | April 2019 |
Cite This Article
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Steiner, Sam. "Faith Mission Fellowship (Free Union, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2019. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Mission_Fellowship_(Free_Union,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=163878.
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Steiner, Sam. (April 2019). Faith Mission Fellowship (Free Union, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Mission_Fellowship_(Free_Union,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=163878.
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