Kitchener, ON. Pastor Isaac Brown served in 1986 as the congregational leader. In 1975 there were 22 members. It has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) since 1971. The congregation is Dutch/North German in cultural identity. The language of worship is Low German and English. Language transition occurred in the 1970s.

The congregation began services in 1970, and formally organized in 1971. A building was first occupied in 1978. Bill Stoesz is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated both through division from Old Colony Mennonite Church and outreach by the EMMC.

Initially this congregation met at the former Roseville Mennonite Church (Ayr, Ont.). In 1976 they purchased an old school building in the community at Rosebank and changed their name accordingly. This school proved too large for their needs and was sold in 1982. Then the church rented facilities at Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener. The work was closed temporarily in 1983 but resumed in 1985 with help from the EMMC church at Aylmer, Ont.

At various times the congregation was known as Roseville EMMC and Rosebank EMMC.

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