Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church (Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite congregation at Laird, SK began services in 1894, and formally organized in 1895. The first building was occupied in 1910, with a subsequent building program in 1958. Peter Regier is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from West Prussia in 1894.
Tiefengrund was part of the Rosenort church group. The Horse Lake congregation bought the congregation's building that was replaced in 1958.
In 1965 there were 146 members; in 1975, 142; in 1985, 147; in 1995, 151; in 2000, 141. The congregation has been affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada and General Conference Mennonite Church (until 1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
The leaders of the congregation have included Johannes Regier (1911-1945), Johann Friesen (1930-1968), Arthur Regier (1951-1966), Henry Klaassen (1967-1969), Robert Friesen (1970-1981), Arthur E. Regier (1982), Richard Bucher (1983-1993), Les Regier (1994), Roy Kauffman (1995-1998), Barbara Friesen (1999-2000), Lorne Epp (2001- ).
The congregation's address is Box 57, Laird, SK, S0K 2H0. (306) 223-4340. The church is located 7.5 km north of Laird.
Bibliography
Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Laird", "Rosenort."
Mennonite Reporter (8 December 1980): 4; (28 October 1985): 17; (7 January 1991): 9; (5 February 1996): 12.
Rempel, J. G. Die Rosenorter Gemeinde in Saskatchewan in Wort und Bild. Rosthern, SK: D.H. Epp, 1950, 183 pp.
Regier, Waldemar. "Tiefengrund." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1959, 26 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Klassen, Reg and Laurel. "History of the Tiefengrund Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1977, 35 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Regier, Sylvia, ed. Three Score Years and Ten with God in Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church, 1910-1980, Reaching to its Roots, 1893. Tiefengrund, SK: Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church, 1980, 247 pp.
Church records at Mennonite Heritage Centre.
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