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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
CHURCHES
1. SUBJECT:
Old Pike Mennonite Church.
2. LOCATION:
Four miles south of Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Route 11.
3. DATE:
1825
4. OWNERS:
Original owner from 1763 to 1825 was Peter Burkholder. In 1825 he gave site to Mennonite Congregation ,and
it still remains in their hands.
5. DESCRIPTION:
Interior is very plain, also exterior. Part of it is the original but some has been remodeled.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Mennonite faith came from Pennsylvania and came to Rockingham County with the German migration
following the close of the French and Indian War in 1763. They established this church, and it was the second
Mennonite Church erected in Rockingham County.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: W.O. Mowbray, Singers Glen, Virginia, teacher and historian.
Rev. S.H. Rhodes, Harrisonburg, Virginia, present bishop.
April 19, 2024 Miles E. Snyder
Harrisonburg, VA
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CHURCHES
1. SUBJECT:
Old Pike Mennonite Church.
2. LOCATION:
Four miles south of Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Route 11.
3. DATE:
1825
4. OWNERS:
Original owner from 1763 to 1825 was Peter Burkholder. In 1825 he gave site to Mennonite Congregation ,and
it still remains in their hands.
5. DESCRIPTION:
Interior is very plain, also exterior. Part of it is the original but some has been remodeled.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Mennonite faith came from Pennsylvania and came to Rockingham County with the German migration
following the close of the French and Indian War in 1763. They established this church, and it was the second
Mennonite Church erected in Rockingham County.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: W.O. Mowbray, Singers Glen, Virginia, teacher and historian.
Rev. S.H. Rhodes, Harrisonburg, Virginia, present bishop.
April 19, 2024 Miles E. Snyder
Harrisonburg, VA
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