Fiske Mennonite Church (Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Box 88, Fiske, SK, S0L 1C0. (306) 377-2017. Pastors Claire Fisher and Garth Ewert-Fisher served in 2000 as congregational leaders. In 1965 there were 48 members; in 1975, 42; in 1985, 38; in 1995, 41; in 2000, 38. The congregation has been affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1926-) and General Conference Mennonite Church (1926-1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
The congregation began services and formally organized in 1925. The first building was occupied in 1941. Jacob B. Wiens and Gerhard Wiens are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The group was formerly part of the Ebenfeld congregational group with churches at Herschel, Superb, Fiske and Glidden.
Bibliography
Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Ebenfeld."
Zacharias, Gordon. "Congregational Research of Fiske Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1979, 53 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
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