Pilgrim Christian Fellowship (Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA)
The Pilgrim Christian Fellowship in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA was established in 1968. The congregation started when a small group withdrew from Mount Zion Amish Mennonite Church desiring evangelical innovations like English-language preaching.
In the 2010s, one of the congregation's pastors, Kenneth L. Miller, made headlines across the United States when he was convicted for helping a woman and her child escape to Managua, Nicaragua to defy a court ruling that gave joint custody of the child to her former lesbian partner.
In 2019 the church was a member of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship and had a membership of 110. The bishop was Simon Jacob Schrock, and the ministers were Darrell Hershberger and Kenneth Miller..
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Additional Information
Address: 238 Twin Hill Road, Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Phone: 540-337-4984
Website: http://pilgrimfellowship.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship
Ordained Pastors at Pilgrim Christian Fellowship
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Elmer Schrock (1931-2018) | 1969-2001? |
| Lloyd N. Troyer | 1970-1977 |
| Bennie Byler (Bishop) | 1973-2011 |
| Timothy E. Yoder | 1989-? |
| Kenneth Miller | 2003-present |
| John Beiler | 2008-2010? |
| Simon Jacob Schrock (Minister) (Bishop) |
2009-2011 2011-present |
| Darrell Hershberger | 2013- |
Membership at Pilgrim Christian Fellowship
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1975 | 50 |
| 1980 | 72 |
| 1985 | 107 |
| 1990 | 131 |
| 1995 | 170 |
| 2005 | 126 |
| 2010 | 128 |
| 2015 | 110 |
Map
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
|---|---|
| Date Published | May 2019 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Pilgrim Christian Fellowship (Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2019. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pilgrim_Christian_Fellowship_(Stuarts_Draft,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=165352.
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