Breslau Mennonite Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)
226 Woolwich St., Breslau, ON, N0B 1M0. (519) 648-2501. Pastors Laurence Martin and Susan Allison Jones served in 2000 as congregational leaders. In 1925 there were 125 members; in 1950, 148; in 1965, 149; in 1975, 121; in 1985, 134; in 2000, 200. The congregation was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario from 1826-1988; it joined the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada in 1988. Denominationally Breslau Mennonite was part of the Mennonite Church (1898-1999) and Mennonite Church Canada,(1995- ).
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| The 1856 Cressman Church |
The language of worship is English; language transition occurred in the 1890s. The congregation began services in 1815, and formally organized in 1826. The first building was occupied in 1834, with a second building in 1856, and a third in 1908. A major addition to and renovation of the 1908 building took place in 1990.
Joseph Hagey is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through emigration from Pennsylvania. The church was known as Cressman Mennonite until 1908 because it was on land originally owned by a Cressman family. The first church building was the 1813 log church built by Benjamin Eby in Berlin which was moved in 1834 to Breslau.
Bibliography
Mennonite Encyclopedia. "Cressman."
Mennonite Reporter (9 July 1984): 11; (18 February 1991): 12.
Burkholder, Oscar. Cressman Mennonite Church. Breslau, ON: The Church, 1955, 24 pp.
Mennonites in Canada collection. "(1830-Cressman)." Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Congregational Records at Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
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