Bethany Mennonite Church (Briery Branch Gap, Virginia, USA)Bethany Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located in the Briery Branch Gap, four miles (six km) southwest of Spring Creek, Ashby District, Rockingham County, Virginia, was a local mission congregation of the Middle District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. Land was purchased for the church in 1913. There were 18 baptized members in the early 1950s.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 303. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2013 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Brunk, Harry A. "Bethany Mennonite Church (Briery Branch Gap, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 23 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B48456.html. APA style: Brunk, Harry A. (1953). Bethany Mennonite Church (Briery Branch Gap, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B48456.html. Document Actions |
