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The Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located on the western foothills of the Little North Mountain, 2.5 miles (four km)south of Palos, and five miles (eight km) south of Genoa in Linville District, Rockingham County, [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]]. This was the oldest local mission congregation in the Middle District of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. Services were held first in the White Hall Schoolhouse. A Sunday school was organized in 1907 and the church was built in 1909. In 1956 the congregation had a membership of 79, under the direction of J. Early Suter and Daniel Suter as ministers and D. W. Lehman as bishop. In 2007 the congregation had a membership of 98; David Jan Lehman was the pastor.
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[[File:GospelHillMennoniteChurch.jpg|350px|thumbnail|''Gospel Hill Mennonite Church, Fulks Run, Virginia.<br />
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Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.<br />
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Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mennonitearchivesofvirginia/9315097287/in/set-72157630989063000/ Mennonite Archive of Virginia]'']]
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The Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located on the western foothills of the Little North Mountain, 2.5 miles (four km)south of Palos, and five miles (eight km) south of Genoa in Linville District, [[Rockingham County (Virginia, USA)|Rockingham County]], [[Virginia (USA)|Virginia]]. This was the oldest local mission congregation in the Middle District of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]]. Services were held first in the White Hall Schoolhouse. A Sunday school was organized in 1907 and the church was built in 1909.  
  
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In 1956 the congregation had a membership of 79, under the direction of J. Early Suter and Daniel Suter as ministers and D. W. Lehman as bishop. In 2007 the congregation had a membership of 98; David Jan Lehman was the pastor. Membership in 2014 was 46.
  
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On 12 June 2021, the congregation was released from the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Mennonite Conference]] at its request. It withdrew because of changes it perceived within the conference on issues like homosexuality, racism, and [[abortion]].
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= Bibliography =
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"Virginia Conference releases three congregations." ''Anabaptist World'' 2, no. 9 (9 July 2021): 27.
 
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'''Address''': PO Box 851, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
  
6179 Hopkins Gap Road
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'''Location''': 6179 Hopkins Gap Road, Fulks Run, Virginia
  
Fulks Run, Virginia
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'''Phone''': 540-867-9051
 
 
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540-867-9051
 
 
 
Denominational Affiliations:
 
 
 
[http://www.vmconf.org/ Virginia Mennonite Conference]
 
 
 
[http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 10:59, 10 July 2021

Gospel Hill Mennonite Church, Fulks Run, Virginia.
Photo by Elwood Yoder; used with permission.
Source: Mennonite Archive of Virginia

The Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located on the western foothills of the Little North Mountain, 2.5 miles (four km)south of Palos, and five miles (eight km) south of Genoa in Linville District, Rockingham County, Virginia. This was the oldest local mission congregation in the Middle District of the Virginia Mennonite Conference. Services were held first in the White Hall Schoolhouse. A Sunday school was organized in 1907 and the church was built in 1909.

In 1956 the congregation had a membership of 79, under the direction of J. Early Suter and Daniel Suter as ministers and D. W. Lehman as bishop. In 2007 the congregation had a membership of 98; David Jan Lehman was the pastor. Membership in 2014 was 46.

On 12 June 2021, the congregation was released from the Virginia Mennonite Conference at its request. It withdrew because of changes it perceived within the conference on issues like homosexuality, racism, and abortion.

Bibliography

"Virginia Conference releases three congregations." Anabaptist World 2, no. 9 (9 July 2021): 27.

Additional Information

Address: PO Box 851, Harrisonburg, VA 22803

Location: 6179 Hopkins Gap Road, Fulks Run, Virginia

Phone: 540-867-9051

Denominational Affiliations:


Author(s) Harry A Brunk
Date Published 1956

Cite This Article

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Brunk, Harry A. "Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Fulks Run, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Hill_Mennonite_Church_(Fulks_Run,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=171955.

APA style

Brunk, Harry A. (1956). Gospel Hill Mennonite Church (Fulks Run, Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Hill_Mennonite_Church_(Fulks_Run,_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=171955.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 550. All rights reserved.


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