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Big Ben Hutterite Colony (Wolford, Alberta, Canada)

Big Ben, a Hutterite Bruderhof near Wolford, Alberta, founded in 1922 by members of the New Elm Springs Bruderhof of Ethan, South Dakota, with their preacher Johann Entz, who had been chosen to the ministry in 1911 at the New Elm Springs Bruderhof. Jacob J. Entz was chosen preacher in 1940. In 1947 the Bruderhof numbered 135 souls, with 52 baptized members.

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MLA style: Decker, David. "Big Ben Hutterite Colony (Wolford, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1954. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 October 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B54015.html>

APA style: Decker, David. (1954). "Big Ben Hutterite Colony (Wolford, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 October 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B54015.html>
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