Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA)
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 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Smucker, Herman J. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church (Hills, Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 16 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 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pleasant_Valley_Mennonite_Church_(Hills,_Iowa,_USA)&oldid=176395.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 190-191. All rights reserved.
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