History
2009–2014 | Planting
In 2009 a group of Elkton area residents began meeting weekly for small group Bible study and prayer. For several years they worshiped together at The Church of the Incarnation in Harrisonburg. There they discovered a common love for strong teaching of the Scriptures integrated with the simplicity and beauty of liturgical worship.
2014–2018 | Growing
In November 2014 this group began discerning whether God was leading them to become a church. With much excitement and the blessing of Incarnation, they soon committed themselves to being planted as a new congregation, Church of the Lamb.
In 2016, we renovated the first floor and basement of the old Elkton Mill and this became our home for the next three years. These years were rich in our formation as a church body. We grew in familial intimacy while also adding people to our family.
2018–2019 | Discerning
In 2018, having grown from a small group of about 20 people to a church of close to 75, we began to discern that Lamb was becoming a regional presence. The people who gathered for worship from week to week lived scattered throughout East Rockingham, from Penn Laird and McGaheysville to Grottoes and Elkton. This led us to reconsider our long-term vision and the need for a larger location. After another season of discernment, we determined that the long-term vision of Church of the Lamb is to be a church that serves the larger region of East Rockingham County.
2019–Current | Envisioning
This led to us relocate our worship service to Redeemer Classical School in Keezletown beginning in September 2019. In March 2021 we purchased 31 acres of property in Penn Laird! Our offices moved to the property that summer, and we began to worship there in our renovated barn in May 2023. We are working toward building a long-term worship space there. We hope disciples of King Jesus nurture this place as one of rest and active love for generations to come.
Check out our abbey vision for this place God entrusted to us.