Kenneth J. Weaver - Virginia Mennonites

Scope and content:

In Search of Faithfulness by Glendon L. Blosser

People of Peace by Gloria Y. Diener

Introduction to Virginia Mennonite Conference (VMC)

Letter from VMC Officer

Brochure identifying VMC current stance as a service organization

VA Mennonite Missions – 1919-1969, "Holding Forth the Word of Life"

Enlarging the Borders, 150 Years of Expansion by E. Richard Good (published 1985)

Conference minutes - Copies of the first recorded minutes from 1835, containing both the original German and a translation

Shenandoah Mennonite Historians' newsletters

Winter 2012, with lists of all Mennonite groups in VA

Spring 2012, a sample of the type of historical reporting by this group

Brochures for Breneman Turner-Mill, owned by Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center

Congregational Histories

1936-1986 Harrisonburg Mennonite Church, "Glimpses of our Past" 50th anniversary celebration, November 15 and 16, 1986

75th anniversary/75 year history of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church

Samples of brochures about VMC 2012 activities

March 2012 of "Connections", VMC Newsletter

Announcement for VMC's 2012 Annual Assembly

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
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