Island Gospel Fellowship (Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada)
Box 145, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0. (250) 692-7551. Located on Gerou Island, Burns Lake. Pastor Henry Plett served in 2001 as a congregational leader. In 1965 there were 39 members; in 1975, 57; in 1985, 100; in 1995, 77; in 2000, 82. The congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference since 1960. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in 1965.
The congregation began services and formally organized about 1959. The first building was occupied about 1959. The congregation originated through division from the Old Colony Mennonite Church.
Bibliography
The Canadian Mennonite (15 May 1959): 1.
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