Concord Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located west of Knoxville, in Knox County, Tennessee. The abundance of cheap well-watered land and a mild climate attracted Amish Mennonites and Mennonites to this area soon after the Civil War. In 1874 the Mennonite community numbered 54 souls, 21 of whom were members of the church.

It seems that the Ohio Mennonites assumed some responsibility for the church there at first, but now the church is under the Virginia Conference. The Concord Church did not continue to grow. A number of the original families moved elsewhere. Today the presence of a large frame church and numerous graves in the yard adjacent to the church are mute testimonies to the existence of a once flourishing congregation. There were 17 members in 1954, with William Jennings the long-time resident bishop. In 2008 the membership was 12, with leadership by Elder Jerry Hartness.

Additional Information

Address: 10706 Dutchtown Road, Knoxville, Tennessee  

Phone: 865-966-5782

Denominational Affiliations:

Virginia Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 665. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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