Herbert Mennonite Brethren Church (Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Box 577, Herbert, SK, S0H 2A0. (306) 784-2612. Pastor Ed Schmidt served in 2000 as a congregational leader. In 1950 there were 166 members; in 1965, 232; in 1975, 231; in 1985, 221; in 1994, 207; in 2000, 207. The congregation has been affiliated with the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.
The congregation began services in 1904, and formally organized in 1905. The first building was occupied in 1908, with a subsequent building program in 1957. Jacob J. Martens is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The congregation was instrumental in founding Herbert Bible School in 1913 which merged with Bethany Bible Institute in 1958. In the early years, the Mennonite Brethren and General Conference Mennonites shared a schoolhouse as a place of worship.
An honorarium was paid to the pastor H.A. Neufeld beginning in 1919, although a full-time salaried position did not come into effect until 1944.
Bibliography
Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Herbert."
Canadian Mennonite (29 November 1957): 3.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 63.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975, 160.
The History of the Herbert Mennonite Brethren Church 1905-1980. Herbert: Herbert MB Church, 1980, 61 pp.
Archives collection at Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
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