Blumenort Mennonite Church (Gnadenthal, Manitoba, Canada)
Gnadenthal, MB. The congregation dissolved in 1971. It had been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1926-71) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (1927-71).
The congregation began services in 1924. The first building was occupied in 1942. Jacob J. Klassen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The Gnadenthal congregation merged with Blumenort central church at Rosenort in 1971.
Bibliography
Mennonite Encyclopedia. "Blumenort"
Zacharias, Peter D. Footprints of a Pilgrim People: Story of the Blumenort Mennonite Church. Gretna: Blumenort Mennonite Church, 1985, 291 pp.
Gnadenthal 1880-1980. Winkler: Gnadenthal History Book Committee, 1982, 232 pp.
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