Domain Mennonite Brethren Church (Domain, Manitoba, Canada)
Box 31, Domain, MB, R0G 0M0. In 1965 there were 53 members; in 1975, 52. The congregation dissolved in 1981. It had been affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba, the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The language of worship was English; the transition from German to English occurred in the 1960s.
The congregation began services and formally organized in 1926. The first building was occupied in 1929. Jacob A. Penner is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The congregation reorganized with the Osborne and the La Salle Mennonite Brethren Churches in 1952 into a new building at Domain.
Bibliography
"History of the Domain Mennonite Brethren Church," 1965, 3 pp. Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Neufeld, William. From Faith to Faith: The History of the Manitoba Mennonite Brethren Church. Winnipeg: Kindred Press, 1989: 50.
Pauls, Jac. J. "Mennonites at Osborne, Domain, La Salle, 1925-1965." 1965, 3 pp. Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975: 162.
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