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Conservative Anabaptist — Conservative Mennonite Conference (CMC / Rosedale Network)

Dayton Mennonite Church

4887 John Wayland Highway, Dayton, VA 22821
CMC Mennonite — Conservative Anabaptist, Dayton VA Shenandoah Valley
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Micah Heatwole
Founded Verify
Denomination CMC Mennonite
Service Times Sunday School 9:00 AM; Worship 10:00 AM
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website www.daytonmennonite.org/
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Orthodox Anabaptist
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Plenary inspiration
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Standard CMC discipleship pattern
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Believer's baptism, regenerate membership
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male-only ordination per CMC standards
Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination per CMC/Rosedale confessional standards.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Pastor Micah Heatwole
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository, evangelical Anabaptist
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Rosedale Network mission programs
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
CMC engagement — less plain than SMC neighbors
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
CMC orthodox
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Assessment
Dayton Mennonite is a CMC/Rosedale Network congregation on John Wayland Highway in Dayton (Shenandoah Valley). Conservative Anabaptist on doctrine but more culturally engaged than the plain SMC churches in the same area.
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
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Enrichment Notes

Verified via Rosedale Network directory + daytonmennonite.org site. Phone 540-879-9655.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

  1. [1] Live source rosedalenetwork.org/congregational-directory/
  2. [2] Live source daytonmennonite.org

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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