Peardonville Fellowship Chapel (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)
The Peardonville Fellowship Chapel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, began as an outreach of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. Services began about 1969, and formally organized in 1970. There were eight founding members and the founding leader of this group was Ben D. Reimer.
In 1980 there were 34 members. Church ministries included both Sunday School and youth work and a strong emphasis on outreach. Pastoral leadership included the following: Ben D. Reimer (1969–1973), Dan Koop (1973–1974), and Arnold Fast (1977–1980).
The congregation dissolved in 1981. It had been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. The language of worship was English.
The congregation met at 112-32923 Brundige Avenue, Abbotsford, BC.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (31 December 1969): 6.
EMC Yearbook, 1981.
©1996-2013 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.
MLA style: Steiner, Sam and Hugo Friesen. "Peardonville Fellowship Chapel (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2006. Web. 25 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/P435.html.
APA style: Steiner, Sam and Hugo Friesen. (2006). Peardonville Fellowship Chapel (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/P435.html.
