Blumenthal Rudnerweider Mennonite Church (Blumenthal, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The Blumenthal Rudnerweider congregation occupied its first building in 1958. The congregation originated through outreach by the Manitoba Rudnerweider. Pastor William Stoesz served in 1962 as a congregational leader. In 1962 there were 35 members. In 1963 the congregations at Chortitz and Blumenthal merged to form Hague Gospel Chapel. Blumenthal had been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference. The language of worship was English.
The group was also known as the Venice Gemeinde.
Bibliography
EMMC Recorder (May 1984): 5.
Heppner, Jack. Search for Renewal: The Story of the Rudnerweider/Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference 1937-1987 (1987): 109.
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