Institutions and Related Ministries
Conference Institutions are Eastern Mennonite School, Eastern Mennonite University, Family Life Resource Center, Pleasant View, Inc., and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community.
Conference Related Ministries, organizations that choose to be affiliated with the Conference, are: Gift & Thrift, Inc., Highland Retreat, Mennonite Disaster Service of the Shenandoah Valley, Mennonite Relief Center, Mennowood Retirement Community, Roberta Webb Child Care Center, Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center (CrossRoads), Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, Warwick River Christian School, and Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center.
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