First United Mennonite Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
The congregation began services in 1935, and formally organized in 1937. The first building was occupied in 1937, with subsequent building programs in 1954 and 1969. Jacob H. Janzen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from the Prairies.
First United Mennonite is the parent church to Mountainview Mennonite (formerly Vancouver Mennonite Mission) founded in 1955 and Sherbrooke Mennonite founded in 1965. First United Mennonite and Sherbrooke operated as one until 1968 when the latter became fully independent.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (24 November 1961): 26.
Churches in Profile. Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia, 1978: 99-103.
Mennonite Reporter (24 June 1996): 12.
Harder, Henry. "A Short History of the Origins of the First United Mennonite Church, Vancouver, British Columbia." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1976, 12 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Additional Information
Address: 659 E. 52nd Ave., Vancouver, BC V5X 1G8
Phone: 604-321-2131
Denominational Affiliations:
Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia / Mennonite Church British Columbia (1936-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1937-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1999)
In 1950 there were 87 members; in 1965, 568; in 1975, 575; in 1985, 539; in 1995, 357; in 2000, 324.
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