Our Mission
We are a Christ-centered community cultivating compassion, integrity and respect for aging well and living fully.
Our Values
A History Of Nursing Home Care, Rooted In Faith & Family
Our founder George B. Showalter was a businessman, innovator and man of faith. George set aside a portion of his estate for the purpose of providing assisted living and nursing home care in a faith-based retirement setting. A man ahead of the times, it was 30 years later that Mark (M.C.) Showalter was elected chairman of the Virginia Mennonite Home Corp. to see his father’s vision realized.
George’s vision to help others age well in a faith-based assisted living and nursing community came to fruition with the Virginia Mennonite Home. Today, we honor our origins as a Christ-centered organization rooted in Anabaptist traditions while welcoming persons of all faiths, backgrounds and beliefs. Read more on Spiritual Life at VMRC.
VMRC was voted as a finalist for the Best Retirement Community, Best Assisted Living, and Best Nursing Home in 2023 by the readers of the Daily News-Record. Listeners of the Harrisonburg Radio Group voted VMRC as a finalist for the Shenandoah Valley Best Retirement Community in 2023 and 2022. In addition, our community received Virginia Living magazine’s Best of Virginia recognition for 2023
Core Values
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Mennonite Ethic
We are guided by a Mennonite ethic of service, justice, peacebuilding and stewardship.
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Belonging
We value differences and strive to create a place of belonging.
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Collaboration
We lead collaboratively to inspire hope, meaning and growth in aging.
Our Vision
Faith Based Instead Of For Profit
Every day we are working to expand possibilities for aging well.
Community With Impact
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Affordable Housing
We provide affordable housing to individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Heritage Haven, our HUD subsidized housing, represents approximately 36 percent of our independent living residents. The majority of apartments in Park Place within our Parks community have entrance fees under $200,000.
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Refugee Assistance
VMRC provided temporary housing to several Afghan families in coordination with Church World Service. Residents and employees helped provide furniture and other settling in supplies.
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Surplus Donations
Surplus items from refurbishments are donated to Mercy House, Gift and Thrift and for the rebuilding of homes in West Virginia and Kentucky through the organization, SWAP (Sharing With Appalachian People). We also work with local contractors who remodel homes for people in need in our community.
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The Farm
The Farm at Willow Run has donated excess produce grown to the food pantry Patchwork Pantry.
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Funds & Endowments
The Good Samaritan Fund and the Compassion Endowment supported an average of 26 residents in Supportive Living who have outlived their personal resources.
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Valley Program for Aging Services
Residents and employees serve monthly Meals on Wheels lunches to persons in our neighborhood through Valley Program for Aging Services.
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Employee Emergency Fund
Volunteers operate the VMRC Bargain Center which sells furniture and household goods with proceeds benefiting an employee emergency fund.
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United Way
We partner with United Way as a collection site for its Stuff the Bus campaign; collect for United Way’s Greatest Needs Drive to assist local nonprofits, and volunteer on a United Way Day of Action Team to better our local community.
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School Partnerships
Our partnerships with Harrisonburg City Schools, the Boys and Girls Club and Eastern Mennonite University allow us to cultivate intergenerational and multi-cultural learning experiences.