Old Colony Mennonite Church (La Crete, Alberta, Canada)
The Old Colony Mennonite congregation at La Crete, AB began services in 1936, and formally organized in 1939. The first building was occupied in 1952. The congregation originated through colonization from Saskatchewan.
The Old Colony church at La Crete has four meetingplaces: Blumenort, Reinland (La Crete), Rosenfeld (Buffalo Head Prairie), and Neanlage (Thompkins Landing). The buildings were constructed / acquired on the following dates: Blumenort - school used in 1952 / Aug. 26, 1984; Reinland - July 6, 1951 / Sept. 26, 1982; Rosenfeld - Nov. 3, 1957; Neuanlage - June 29, 1986. The total size of the group in 1987 was 2,163 (includes children).
The congregation has been affiliated with the Old Colony Mennonite group. The language of worship is German and Low German.
Aeltester Johann Klassen served in the 1980s as a non-salaried congregational leader.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (9 November 1965): 8.
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