Pilgrim Mennonite Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify

Founded 2015

Denomination Nationwide Fellowship

Service Times Sunday Worship 10:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.pilgrimministry.org/church-detail/575/pilgrim-mennonite-church

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?

Bishop + minister + deacon plurality

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 practiced

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

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Bishop-led; specific names not on public directory

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Nationwide Fellowship mission program

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Plain dress, cultural separation

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Nationwide Fellowship Churches — orthodox plain conservative Anabaptist body, ~114 congregations / 4,607 members per 2010 figures

Strong

Assessment

Pilgrim Mennonite Church (Amelia VA, founded 2015) is a Nationwide Fellowship Churches congregation in Amelia County southwest of Richmond. The Nationwide Fellowship traces its 1955 origin to a withdrawal of an earlier Pilgrim Mennonite Church (Amelia VA) from Virginia Mennonite Conference. Conservative Anabaptist on doctrine and polity; plain dress.

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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 Pilgrim Ministry conservative-Anabaptist locator + Wikipedia historical context. Pastor/bishop name not in public directory — directly contact via info@pilgrimministry.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 pilgrimministry.org/church-detail/575/pilgrim-mennonite-c…
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Mennonite_Conference

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