Taber Mennonite Church (Taber, Alberta, Canada)
The Taber Mennonite congregation in Taber, AB began services in 1949, and formally organized in 1963. The first building was occupied in 1953, with a subsequent building program in 1985. David Nickel is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by Coaldale Mennonite Church among Old Colony Mennonites near Taber.
The need for an organized church community among the Old Colony of Taber became known when a young boy died and there was no local church or spiritual leadership to help with funeral arrangements. Assistance was sought from Coaldale Mennonite which began to send ministers and teachers to Taber and eventually helped to organize the church.
In 1965 there were 47 members; in 1985, 59; in 1995, 55. The congregation had been affiliated with Conference of Mennonites in Alberta (1964-1998), Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1971-1998) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (1986-1998). The language of worship is English.
The congregation dissolved in September 1998 because of diminishing membership and financial difficulties.
The congregation's address was 5005-56 Ave., Taber, AB. Minister Nick A. Dyck served in 1996 as the congregational leader.
Bibliography
Unpublished congregational history, 1960, 2 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Canadian Mennonite (5 November 1963): 1.
Mennonite Reporter (28 October 1985): 18.
Canadian Mennonite (18 January 1999): 30.
Dick, C. L. The Mennonite Conference of Alberta: a History of its Churches and Institutions. Edmonton: The Mennonite Conference of Alberta, 1981: 91-93.
Archives held by Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta
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