The Bethesda Mennonite Health Society, Yarrow, British Columbia, organized ca. 1935, was serving approximately 850 families in the Lower Fraser Valley 20 years later. It covered medical and hospital expenses, paying out approximately $30,000 in 1953.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1066. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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