Horse Lake Mennonite Church (Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Box 278, Duck Lake, SK, S0K 1J0. (306) 467-4814. Located southwest 1/4 Sec. 2 Township 45 Route 3 west of 3rd Meridian. Pastor Walter E. Jantzen served in 2001 as a non-salaried congregational leader. In 1950 there were 75 members; in 1965, 29; in 1975, 17; in 1985, 26; in 1995, 13; in 2000, 18. The congregation has been affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1941-) and General Conference Mennonite Church (1941-1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.

The congregation began services in 1938, and formally organized in 1941. The first building was occupied in 1941, with a subsequent building program in 1958. J. Regier is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Tiefengrund Mennonite Church.

The congregation was formerly part of the Rosenort church group. The 1958 building was purchased from the Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church.

Bibliography

Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Rosenort."

Canadian Mennonite (17 October 1958): 1.

Mennonite Reporter (6 January 1991): 9.

Rempel, J. G. Die Rosenorter Gemeinde in Saskatchewan. 1950, 183 pp.

History of the church in Duck Lake History Book, 1988.

Photocopied records at Mennonite Heritage Centre.

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MLA style: Epp, Marlene. "Horse Lake Mennonite Church (Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 1989. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 May 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/H678.html>

APA style: Epp, Marlene. (July 1989). "Horse Lake Mennonite Church (Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 May 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/H678.html>

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