Mabel Memorial Chapel — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jonathan Burkholder

Founded Verify

Denomination SMC Mennonite

Service Times Sunday School 10:00 AM; Preaching 11:00 AM; 1st Sunday evening 6:30 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website mabelmemorial.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Orthodox Anabaptist

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Plenary inspiration

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Five-man plurality eldership

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Believer's baptism, regenerate membership

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Male-only ordination; head covering

Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination per Schleitheim and Dordrecht Confessions; head covering practiced.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality — Jonathan Burkholder, Wesley Heatwole, Philip Martin, John R. Perfect, Kevin Sommers (John R. Swartz retired)

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository; sermons archived at mabelmemorial.podbean.com

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SMC mission network

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Plain dress, conservative cultural posture

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

SMC orthodox conservative Anabaptist body

Strong

Assessment

Mabel Memorial Chapel is an SMC congregation on Reservoir Street inside Harrisonburg city, with a five-man ministry team and an active sermon-archive ministry. Conservative Anabaptist on doctrine and polity.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified via SMC directory + dedicated mabelmemorial.org site. Email mabel@southeasternmc.org.

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] Live source southeasternmc.org/where/
[2] Live source southeasternmc.org/mabel/
[3] Live source mabelmemorial.org

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