Mount Clinton Mennonite Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jim Hershberger

Founded Unknown

Denomination Mennonite

Service Times See mcmchurch.us

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website mcmchurch.us

Pastor Credentials Previously pastor at Beldor Mennonite Church; worked with Church World Service refugee resettlement

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Historic Mennonite Trinitarian confession.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Mennonite Confession of Faith affirms Scripture authority; inerrancy language soft.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not discoverable from site.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Anabaptist salvation framework — discipleship emphasis, less forensic-justification clarity.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Homepage/staff confirms Mim Yoder as Elder alongside Jim Hershberger (Pastor), Chuck Eberly (Elder), Dale Hartzler (Elder). Female eldership on leadership team — non-complementarian. RED validated.

Mim Yoder serves as Elder on pastoral team per website — female eldership.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Mixed-gender eldership (1 female of 3 elders named) under Pastor Jim Hershberger. Does not match male-plurality-elder rubric. RED validated.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not discoverable from site; typical Mennonite peace-and-justice emphasis.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission framed as 'salvation, healing, hope to local community'; social-justice adjacent.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Virginia Mennonite Conference affiliated with MC USA, which has been divided on LGBTQ since 2015 with increasing affirming drift.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage confirms 'member congregation of Virginia Mennonite Conference.' VMC remains affiliated with Mennonite Church USA which has progressive LGBTQ drift. RED holds.

WARNING!

Assessment

Needs in-person evaluation. Mount Clinton Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, VA.

#harrisonburg#shenandoah#mennonite

Sources & Evidence

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251114164834/https://mcmchurch.us/
↳ Snapshot of mcmchurch.us (live link)

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