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Huntington Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) (formerly the Newport News Mennonite Mission and then the Huntington Avenue Mennonite Church), located in [[Newport News (Virginia, USA)|Newport News]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], was begun in 1928 by the [[Warwick River Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)|Warwick River Mennonite]] congregation. In 1936 the mission was turned over to the Virginia Board of Missions and Charities, and a year later a brick meetinghouse was built. In 1951 the mission was organized as an independent congregation under the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Conference (MC)]]. | Huntington Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) (formerly the Newport News Mennonite Mission and then the Huntington Avenue Mennonite Church), located in [[Newport News (Virginia, USA)|Newport News]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]], was begun in 1928 by the [[Warwick River Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)|Warwick River Mennonite]] congregation. In 1936 the mission was turned over to the Virginia Board of Missions and Charities, and a year later a brick meetinghouse was built. In 1951 the mission was organized as an independent congregation under the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Conference (MC)]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 6 April 2014
Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archives of Virginia.
Huntington Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) (formerly the Newport News Mennonite Mission and then the Huntington Avenue Mennonite Church), located in Newport News, Virginia, was begun in 1928 by the Warwick River Mennonite congregation. In 1936 the mission was turned over to the Virginia Board of Missions and Charities, and a year later a brick meetinghouse was built. In 1951 the mission was organized as an independent congregation under the Virginia Conference (MC).
In 1955 Andrew M. Hartzler was the minister and the membership was 31. In 2014 the ministers were David E. Mishler and Jim Thornton and the membership was 120.
Additional Information
Address: 785 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA 23601-1635
Phone: 757-595-6889
Website: Huntington Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation:
| Author(s) | C. Norman Krause |
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| Date Published | April 2014 |
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Krause, C. Norman. "Huntington Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Huntington_Mennonite_Church_(Newport_News,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117434.
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Krause, C. Norman. (April 2014). Huntington Mennonite Church (Newport News, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Huntington_Mennonite_Church_(Newport_News,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117434.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 845. All rights reserved.
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