Tofield Mennonite Church (Tofield, Alberta, Canada)
The Tofield Mennonite congregation at Tofield, Alberta began services in 1929, and formally organized on 15 June 1936. The first building was occupied in 1937. David A. Heidebrecht is considered the founding leader of the group having served as minister beginning in 1929 and elder from 1942. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
Tofield was originally known as Schoenwieser Mennonite Gemeinde zu Tofield or the Schönsee Mennonite Church. In 1958 the leader was Johann Neufeld, and the assisting ministers were David Boese, Abraham Epp, Peter Regehr, Gerhard Franz, and Abraham Heidebrecht.
In 1958 there were 189 members; in 1965, 155; in 1985, 120; in 1995, 127; in 2000, 124. The congregation has been affiliated with the Mennonite Church Alberta (1936-), Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1937-) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1999). The language of worship is English and German; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.
The congregation's address is 5631 47 St., Box 598, Tofield, AB, T0B 4J0. (780) 662-3166. Minister Bob Crosland served in 2002 as a congregational leader.
Bibliography
Baergen, Louise. "The History of the Tofield Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1965, 27 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Dick, C. L. The Mennonite Conference of Alberta: a History of its Churches and Institutions. Edmonton: The Mennonite Conference of Alberta, 1981, 147 pp.
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