Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Fulks Run, Virginia, USA)
Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archive of Virginia
The Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located on the western foothills of the Little North Mountain, 2.5 miles (four km)south of Palos, and five miles (eight km) south of Genoa in Linville District, Rockingham County, Virginia. This was the oldest local mission congregation in the Middle District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. Services were held first in the White Hall Schoolhouse. A Sunday school was organized in 1907 and the church was built in 1909.
In 1956 the congregation had a membership of 79, under the direction of J. Early Suter and Daniel Suter as ministers and D. W. Lehman as bishop. In 2007 the congregation had a membership of 98; David Jan Lehman was the pastor. Membership in 2014 was 46.
On 12 June 2021, the congregation was released from the Virginia Mennonite Conference at its request. It withdrew because of changes it perceived within the conference on issues like homosexuality, racism, and abortion.
Bibliography
"Virginia Conference releases three congregations." Anabaptist World 2, no. 9 (9 July 2021): 27.
Additional Information
Address: PO Box 851, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Location: 6179 Hopkins Gap Road, Fulks Run, Virginia
Phone: 540-867-9051
Denominational Affiliations:
| Author(s) | Harry A Brunk |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Brunk, Harry A. "Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Fulks Run, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Hill_Mennonite_Church_(Fulks_Run,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=171955.
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Brunk, Harry A. (1956). Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Fulks Run, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Hill_Mennonite_Church_(Fulks_Run,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=171955.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 550. All rights reserved.
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