Nipawin Mennonite Brethren Fellowship (Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The Nipawin Mennonite Brethren congregation began services in 1983, and formally organized in 1985. The first building was occupied in 1985. Walter and Mary Balzer are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Saskatchewan MB Conference.
In 1985 there were 17 members. The congregation dissolved in 1989. It had been affiliated with the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1985-89), the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The language of worship was English.
306-1st St. West, Nipawin, SK. Pastor Walter Balzer served in 1989 as a congregational leader.
Bibliography
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 72; (29 September 1989): 20.
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