Linden Mennonite Brethren Church (Linden, Alberta, Canada)
The congregation began services in 1929, and formally organized in 1933. The first building was occupied in 1933, with a subsequent building program in 1963. N. A. Rempel is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.
Prior to 1947 the group was affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren. It was then known as Swalwell or Linden Evangelical Mennonite Brethren. The original composition of the group was Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Evangelical Mennonite Brethren, Mennonite Brethren, General Conference Mennonite and Allianz Mennonite all of whom settled in the area from the United States, Manitoba and Russia. The congregation was influenced to join the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren conference by various evangelists visiting the community.
Daniel Beutler served in 2008 as the lead minister.
Bibliography
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 7; (21 February 1992): 14.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975: 166.
50 Years, 1929-1979: Mennonite Brethren Church Linden. 1979, 23 pp.
Megli, Sam. "Historical Review of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Linden, Alberta." Unpublished typescript, 1979, 9 pp. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada collection, Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Additional Information
Address:
101 1st Ave. North
Linden, Alberta T0M 1J0
Phone:
403-546-4485
Denominational Affiliations:
Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Website:
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 350. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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