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Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), some­times known as Sandtown, located 8 miles south of Iowa City, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], and 2½ miles southeast of Hills, was organized as a congregation 23 July 1956. In 1948 the [[East Union Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|East Union]] and [[Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|Lower Deer Creek]] congre­gations began a rural mission in the area, using an abandoned Methodist church, which is still used as a meetinghouse. The membership in 1958 was 20. Herman J. Smucker was pastor of the church.
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Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]), some­times known as Sandtown, located eight miles south of Iowa City, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], and 2.25 miles southeast of Hills, was organized as a congregation 23 July 1956. In 1948 the [[East Union Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|East Union]] and [[Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Kalona, Iowa, USA)|Lower Deer Creek]] congre­gations began a rural mission in the area, using an abandoned Methodist church, which was still used as a meetinghouse. The membership in 1958 was 20. Herman J. Smucker was pastor of the church.
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The church closed in 1995 due to low attendance.
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= Bibliography =
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Yoder, Holly Blosser. ''The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites''. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 275.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': Hills, Iowa
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'''Phone''':
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'''Website''':
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
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Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference
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Mennonite Church (MC)
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== Pastoral Leaders at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
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| Herman J. Smucker (1907-1970) || 1956-1968
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| Daniel Miller, Jr. (Lay minister) || 1968-1972
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| Elmer Borntrager (1911-1997) || 1972-1975
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| Wilbur J. Miller (Lay leader) || 1975-1995
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|}
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== Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Membership ==
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! Year !! Members
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| 1956 || 17
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| 1960 || 18
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| 1970 || 30
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| 1980 || 15
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| 1990 || 19
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| 1995 || 18
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|}
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]]
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[[Category:Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference Congregations]]
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[[Category:Extinct Congregations]]
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 30 July 2023

Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), some­times known as Sandtown, located eight miles south of Iowa City, Iowa, and 2.25 miles southeast of Hills, was organized as a congregation 23 July 1956. In 1948 the East Union and Lower Deer Creek congre­gations began a rural mission in the area, using an abandoned Methodist church, which was still used as a meetinghouse. The membership in 1958 was 20. Herman J. Smucker was pastor of the church.

The church closed in 1995 due to low attendance.

Bibliography

Yoder, Holly Blosser. The same spirit: History of Iowa-Nebraska Mennonites. Freeman, S.D.: Central Plains Mennonite Conference, 2003: 275.

Additional Information

Address: Hills, Iowa

Phone:

Website:

Denominational Affiliations: Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church (MC)

Pastoral Leaders at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Herman J. Smucker (1907-1970) 1956-1968
Daniel Miller, Jr. (Lay minister) 1968-1972
Elmer Borntrager (1911-1997) 1972-1975
Wilbur J. Miller (Lay leader) 1975-1995

Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1956 17
1960 18
1970 30
1980 15
1990 19
1995 18


Author(s) Herman J. Smucker
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2023

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Smucker, Herman J. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pleasant_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Hills,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176395.

APA style

Smucker, Herman J. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2023). Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pleasant_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Hills,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176395.



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