Glenbush Mennonite Brethren Church (Medstead, Saskatchewan, Canada)
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| Glenbush MB Church Source: Saskatchewan MB Conference website |
The Glenbush Mennonite Brethren Church, located near the village of Glenbush in northern Saskatchewan, a member of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, was organized on 15 July 1928, under the leadership of N. H. Pauls, with a membership of 17. Its membership in 1954 was 136, and the congregation was still served by its first pastor, N. H. Pauls. The church building was erected in 1930 and was been enlarged four times by the 1950s. In the early years the Mennonite Brethren and General Conference Mennonites met together.
The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
In July 2003 over 200 people gathered to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the church.
Bibliography
"Glenbush MB Church." Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Web. 31 July 2011. http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/saskatchewan_archives/glenbush_mennonite_brethren_church_archives/.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 69; (24 October 2003): http://www.mbherald.com/42/14/news-5.en.html; (December 2008): http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/publications/mb_herald/mb_herald_december_2008/people_and_events/transitions/; (March 2011): http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/publications/mb_herald/march_2011/pe/transitions/.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975): 163.
Archival Records
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 612, Reel 13.
Additional Information
Address: Box 228, Medstead SK S0M 1W0
Phone: 306-342-2139
Denominational Affiliations:
Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Glenbush MB Church Leading Ministers
| Minister |
Years |
|---|---|
| Nikolai H. Pauls |
1928-1956 |
| Abe Pauls |
1956-1962 |
| Abe J. Klassen |
1963-1965 |
| Abe Pauls |
1966-1980 |
| Victor Nickel |
1982-1987 |
| Lawrence Redekopp |
1988 |
| Lorne Willms |
1989-1991 |
| Gordon Willison |
1992-1998 |
| John D. Klassen |
1998-2008 |
| Terry Wicks |
2008-2010 |
| Monty Buhler | 2013-present |
Glenbush MB Church Membership
| Year |
Members |
|---|---|
| 1930 | 17 |
| 1950 | 134 |
| 1965 | 102 |
| 1985 | 72 |
| 1993 | 57 |
| 2000 | 66 |
| 2010 | 72 |
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 525. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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