Box 114, Blumenort, MB, R0A 0C0. (204) 326-1644. Located at 59 Centre Avenue. Interim Pastor Anthony Reimer served in 2006 as a congregational leader. In 1950 there were 430 members; in 1965, 399 members; in 1975, 469; in 1985, 539. The congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. The language of worship is English; the language transition from German occurred in the 1960s.

The congregation began services in 1874. For the first 44 years church meetings were held in the village schoolhouses. The first building was occupied in 1918, with later building projects in 1951 and 1981. The congregation originated through immigration from Russia.

David P. Reimer was ordained bishop in 1948 to succeed his brother, P.P. Reimer, who moved to Mexico. Preachers who served in the early 1950s were Cornelius R. Penner, John G. Barkman, Bernhard P. Doerksen, and Peter P. Friesen. The deacons were Aaron R. Reimer, Peter K. Dueck, and Cornelius R. Plett. At that time Sunday school was held every Sunday and Jugendverein every four weeks.

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