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− | + | Miller Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), now extinct, was located on the North Fork in Union Magisterial District, Pendleton County, West Virginia, two miles below (north) the mouth of the Seneca. Samuel and Sara Miller gave the land here for a church which was to be used by "all orthodox denominations." This was the first church built in West Virginia under the auspices of the Mennonites of the Middle District of the [[Virginia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Virginia Conference]]. The Brethren Church became active in the area and the Mennonites lost out. There was more promising work elsewhere in the West Virginia field for the Mennonites. The church was moved to Roaring Creek in 1913. | |
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Miller Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), now extinct, was located on the North Fork in Union Magisterial District, Pendleton County, West Virginia, two miles below (north) the mouth of the Seneca. Samuel and Sara Miller gave the land here for a church which was to be used by "all orthodox denominations." This was the first church built in West Virginia under the auspices of the Mennonites of the Middle District of the Virginia Conference. The Brethren Church became active in the area and the Mennonites lost out. There was more promising work elsewhere in the West Virginia field for the Mennonites. The church was moved to Roaring Creek in 1913.
Author(s) | Harry A Brunk |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Brunk, Harry A. "Miller Mennonite Church (Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 13 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Miller_Mennonite_Church_(Pendleton_County,_West_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=89988.
APA style
Brunk, Harry A. (1957). Miller Mennonite Church (Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Miller_Mennonite_Church_(Pendleton_County,_West_Virginia,_USA)&oldid=89988.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 693. All rights reserved.
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