Pilgrim Mennonite Church (Amelia, Virginia, USA)
Pilgrim Mennonite Church is located in Amelia, Virginia, USA. The church originated in 1955 after four Mennonite families moved from the Norfolk, Virginia area after a military base was established close to their properties. The new Pilgrim congregation was initially a member of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. Eli Kramer, Pilgrim's bishop, withdrew from the Virginia Conference in 1959 over matters of church practice and discipline in areas of jewelry, cut hair for women, and life insurance. The Pilgrim congregation also withdrew, and asked Kramer to continue to be their bishop. before withdrawing and helping to form the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The church had 53 members in 1957.
In 2018 the church had 19 members and was a member of the Nationwide Fellowship Churches. The ministerial team included Bishop Vernon L. Mast and Minister Fred Mast.
Bibliography
Mennonite Church Directory (2014): 109; (2018): 123.
"Pilgrim Mennonite Church." The Midwestern Fellowship Churches (2014): 154-155.
Additional Information
Address: 17230 Genito Rd, Amelia Court House, VA
Telephone: 804-561-3267
Denominational Affiliation:
Nationwide Fellowship Churches
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Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Melvin Gingerich. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 180. All rights reserved.
Pilgrim Mennonite Church, Amelia, Virginia, established in 1956, had 53 members in 1957. Harvey J. Mast and Levi D. Kramer were the ministers.
| Author(s) | Richard D. Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | February 2015 |
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