WELCOME TO VALLEY VIEW MENNONITE CHURCH

Purpose: To establish and strengthen each member of the congregation in all areas of Christian life and discipleship by providing opportunities for Christian worship, instruction, fellowship, service, and evangelism so that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be proclaimed in the community, country, and world.

Sunday School: 9:45 to 10:45   

Worship Service: 10:45 to 12:15

The Britton Run Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church (MC)) was located in Crawford County in northwestern Pennsylvania. In 1931 Amish Mennonite settlers arrived in the vicinity of Britton Run. After J. C. Provins of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Will Howitt of Portage County, Ohio, canvassed the community for funds to purchase a deserted church building in the village, the Ohio Mennonite Mission Board helped to organize the congregation and furnished workers. Several Mennonite families from Nebraska joined the settlement. The family of Eli Kramer and others from Madison County, Ohio, came within the next few years. Lewis Kletzly, the first licensed minister, later moved to Beaver Dam, 15 miles (25 km) north. Early workers included Nelson King from Logan County, Ohio, and I. B. Witmer, a nonresident minister from Leetonia, Ohio. The 1953 membership was 60 and the pastor J. W. Birky. In 1965 the congregation erected a new building on the edge of Spartansburg, Pennsylvania (about four miles from Britton Run), and adopted the name Valley View Mennonite Church.

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The current Pastor is Lucas Johnson. Luke took over pastoral duties for Robb Esh who retired officially in September of 2020. Robb remains an active and well-respected member of the congregation. 

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Chuch History Citation

Umble, John S. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Valley View Mennonite Church (Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 9 May 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Valley_View_Mennonite_Church_(Spartansburg,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=165876.

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