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[[File:FirstMennoniteChurchRichmondVA.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''First Mennonite Church of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, 2012.<br /> | [[File:FirstMennoniteChurchRichmondVA.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''First Mennonite Church of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, 2012.<br /> | ||
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Richmond [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC), formerly National Heights, Richmond, Virginia, organized in 1951, located in the eastern part of the state capital, is the outgrowth of a survey made by [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite College]] students. Two Bible schools and two series of tent meetings were conducted in 1948, followed by services held in private homes, then in a rented building. The [[Virginia Mennonite Missions|Virginia Board of Missions and Charities]] built a brick church in 1955. In 1958 the membership was 36, with Ralph Ziegler as pastor. | Richmond [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC), formerly National Heights, Richmond, Virginia, organized in 1951, located in the eastern part of the state capital, is the outgrowth of a survey made by [[Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA)|Eastern Mennonite College]] students. Two Bible schools and two series of tent meetings were conducted in 1948, followed by services held in private homes, then in a rented building. The [[Virginia Mennonite Missions|Virginia Board of Missions and Charities]] built a brick church in 1955. In 1958 the membership was 36, with Ralph Ziegler as pastor. | ||
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Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archives of Virginia.
Richmond Mennonite Church (MC), formerly National Heights, Richmond, Virginia, organized in 1951, located in the eastern part of the state capital, is the outgrowth of a survey made by Eastern Mennonite College students. Two Bible schools and two series of tent meetings were conducted in 1948, followed by services held in private homes, then in a rented building. The Virginia Board of Missions and Charities built a brick church in 1955. In 1958 the membership was 36, with Ralph Ziegler as pastor.
Additional Information
Address: 601 E Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23227-1163
Phone: 804-264-3200
Website: First Mennonite Church of Richmond
Denominational Affiliation:
| Author(s) | Harry A Brunk |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Brunk, Harry A. "First Mennonite Church of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 8 Jun 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_Richmond_(Richmond,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117426.
APA style
Brunk, Harry A. (1959). First Mennonite Church of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 June 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=First_Mennonite_Church_of_Richmond_(Richmond,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=117426.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1117. All rights reserved.
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