Maple View Church of God in Christ (St. Mary's Ontario, Canada)
2162 Pert Rd. 163, St. Mary's, ON, N4X 1C4. (519) 229-8703. Located two miles west, three miles north of St. Mary's. Ministers Lyle Wiebe and Robert Toews served in 2001 as non-salaried congregational leaders. In 1975 there were 75 members; in 1985, 81; in 2000, 108. The congregation has been affiliated with the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite since 1961. The language of worship is English.
The congregation began services and formally organized in 1961. The first building was occupied in 1967. Clifford Penner is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from Manitoba beginning in 1960.
The congregation operates Mapleview School.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (2 May 1967): 3.
Histories of the Congregations of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. Ste. Anne, MB: Gospel Publishers, 1975.
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