Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church (Kleefeld, Manitoba, Canada)
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| Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church, Kleefeld, Manitoba Source: EMC Website |
Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church began services and formally organized in 1874. The first building was occupied in 1939 with a subsequent building program in 1980. Peter Baerg is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Russia.
The language of worship is English; transition from German occurred in the 1970s.
Bibliography
"Historical Flashback." unpublished typescript, 6 pp. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada collection, Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Mennonite Reporter (5 January 1981): 10.
Archival Records
Archival Records kept at the church.
Additional Information
Address: Box 129, Kleefeld, MB R0A 0V0; located SE 32-6-5e.
Telephone: 204-377-4773.
Website: Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation:
Evangelical Mennonite Conference (1874-present)
Kleefeld EMC Membership
| Year |
Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 168 |
| 1975 | 145 |
| 1985 | 248 |
| 1995 | 306 |
Mennonite Encyclopedia Article, Vol. 3, p. 194
Kleefeld (Manitoba) Evangelical Mennonite (Kleine Gemeinde) Church is located eight miles west of Steinbach. Its first meetinghouse was built in 1940. The Kleefeld church had a baptized membership of 140 in 1955. The church has a weekly Sunday school and a monthly Jugendverein. This is the smallest district in membership in Manitoba of the Kleine Gemeinde. The ministers are John R. Friesen and Peter K. Bartel. Gerhard S. Fast is deacon. Between 1874 and 1940 services were held in the village schools and later in a near-by church. Arnold Fast was ordained as minister of the Kleefeld church in 1955. -- David P. Reimer
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