Pikangikum Mennonite Church (Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada)
The Pikangikum Mennonite congregation began services and formally organized in 1953. The first building was occupied in 1957. Irwin and Susan Shantz are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by Northern Light Gospel Mission.
In 1965 there were 63 members; in 1975, 39; in 1985, 13; in 1995, 10. The congregation has been affiliated with the Christian Anishinabec Fellowship since 1953. The conference was earlier known as the Northern Light Gospel Mission and the Native Mennonite Conference. The languages of worship are Ojibway and English.
Minister Sam Quill served in 1997 as a congregational leader. After his death in 2001 the congregation ceased to exist, though the building was still used in 2002 as a youth drop-in centre.
Bibliography
Horst, Mary. A Brief History of Northern Light Gospel Mission. Northern Light Gospel Mission, 1977, 15 pp.
Correspondence from LeMar Weaver, 1 October 2002.
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