Blumenort Mennonite Church (Reinland, Manitoba, Canada)
The Blumenort Mennonite congregation at Reinland, Manitoba began services in 1923. The first building was occupied in 1926. Cornelius B. Krahn is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The Reinland congregation merged with the central Blumenort church at Rosenort in 1968. It had been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada.
Bibliography
Zacharias, Peter D. Reinland: An Experience in Community. Reinland: Reinland Centennial Committee, 1976), 350 pp.
Zacharias, Peter D. Footprints of a Pilgrim People: Story of the Blumenort Mennonite Church. Gretna: Blumenort Mennonite Church, 1985, 291 pp.
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