Lakeside Hutterite Colony (Cranford, Alberta, Canada)
Lakeside Hutterite Bruderhof, located near Cranford, Alberta, was founded in 1935. Their preacher, Peter Hofer, who was chosen in the Wolf Creek Bruderhof in 1926, moved to the Wolf Creek commune near Stirling, Alberta, and from there went with several families to found the Lakeside Bruderhof. Joseph Wipf was chosen to the ministry here in 1944. In 1947 the commune numbered 162 souls, with 64 baptized members.
In 2012 the Lakeside Hutterite Colony was a Dariusleut colony. The minister was Dave Wipf and the manager was Joe Wipf.
Additional Information
Location: Cranford, Alberta (coordinates: 49.668611, -112.3625 [49° 40' 07" N, 112° 21' 45" W])
Address: Box 9, Cranford, AB T0K 0R0
Telephone: 403-320-4507
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