Events and News

Upcoming events - for photos and info on past events, see Events in Review

Hymn sing at Hildebrand Mennonite Church - Sept. 12, 6:30 - 8 pm , 2010 at 7 p.m.
Hymn sing at Hildebrand Mennonite Church on Sunday, September 12, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to. 8 p.m. We will be singing out of the old Church and Sunday School Hymnal. There is a limited quantity of hymnals at the church, so if you have a copy of your own, please bring it along. A free will offering will be received to go towards roof repairs at the church. Sponsored by Valley Brethren / Mennonite Heritage Center - Hildebrand Committee.

Harvest Day - September 25 , 2010 at 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The annual Harvest Day at CrossRoads, 1921 Heritage Center Way (off Garbers Church Rd.), Harrisonburg, is set for Saturday, September 25, 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. This festival offers something for the whole family, with special activities for children – old-time games and crafts, painting pumpkins and gourds, hayrides, shelling and grinding corn to feed barnyard animals, making pancakes and butter, fabricating toothpick and yarn dolls, etc. Adults enjoy Civil War era stories, special music, boiling molasses, pressing cider, sawing logs with a crosscut, spinning thread and quilting, blacksmithing, homemade foods – including ice cream, and more. Entry fee: $10.00 per car, $15 per for a large vanload, and $4 for walk-ins or bikers. (540) 438-1275 or e-mail info@vbmhc.org.

Fall Lecture- Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4 p.m.
 Jack Lowe Jr., pastor of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, will discuss “Anabaptist Witness Against Slavery” during a fall lecture on Sunday, October 10, at 4 p.m. at Immanuel Mennonite Church, 400 Kelly St., Harrisonburg, Va. The public is invited, and a donation will be received in support of the work of the CrossRoads Heritage Center in Harrisonburg. (540) 438-1275, Email:  info@vbmhc.org.

Picnic - October 23, 5 p.m.
Join our fundraiser picnic beside the Whitmer School, 1921 Heritage Center Way, Harrisonburg, on October 23, 5 p.m. Bring a friend to enjoy this wonderful view of the Valley and to hear a fresh update on the purchase of the 10 acres on the south side of the campus. CrossRoads will provide the main dish. Bring a salad or dessert, and if possible, made from a recipe in a Brethren or Mennonite cookbook. Drinks and tableware provided. (540) 438-1275, www.vbmhc.org .

Other News

Volume V of Unionists book released
Volume V of Unionists and the Civil War Experience in the Shenandoah Valley became available in 2009 . More details here. A hardcover, it retails for $49.95, plus tax. The books in this series can be purchased at Reflections of Yesteryear in the Dayton Farmers Market, Rockingham Cooperative on Grace Street in Harrisonburg, Ruth's Books and Cards in Bridgewater, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society in Dayton, the Eastern Mennonite University Bookstore. and through Valley Research Associates. For mail orders, send $58.50 (includes Va. sales tax and shipping) to VRA, P.O. Box 526, Dayton, VA 22821. A list of the families featured in Volumes I -VI is available here.
Membership to nurture faith legacy
CrossRoads offers an annual membership that runs from September 1 through August 31 to nurture the CrossRoads vision: sharing the story of Jesus Christ as it has been reflected in the lives of the Brethren and Mennonites in the Shenandoah Valley. The plan offers four levels of membership: Friends, Patrons, Sustainers, and Benefactors.

More information available here.

To begin your personal/family or congregational membership, contact our office.

Now Available -- "A Life of Peace in a Time of War"
The Civilian Public Service story, "A Life of Peace in a Time of War," which was shown on WVPT in 2004, is available for $19.95 (plus $2 for shipping and handling) from WVPT, 298 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. More information on this documentary and the award winning press kit created using portions of it is available for download in Microsoft Word format.