Welcome Inn Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
The Welcome Inn Church in Hamilton, ON began services in 1966, and formally organized about 1978. The first building was occupied in 1966 with a subsequent building program in 1989/90. Menno and Margarete Ediger are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada. The congregation began in 1966 as a inner city mission project and voluntary service unit. Regular worship services began in 1978.
In 1995 there were 41 members; in 2000, 58. The congregation has been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church Eastern Canada since 1988. The language of worship is English.
The congregation's address is 40 Wood St. E, Hamilton, ON, L8L 3Y3. (905) 525-5824. The church is located 1.5 km north of downtown, John St. north to Wood St. Pastor Marvin Friesen served in 2004 as a congregational leader.
Bibliography
Mennonite Reporter (9 June 1975): 4; (27 June 1977): 9; (30 May 1983): 4; (21 August 1989): 15; (16 April 1990): 16; (28 May 1990): 5.
CMC Nexus (November 1995): 7.
Willms, Albert, ed. Welcome Inn - VS Inner City Ministry, Hamilton, 1966-1977. Hamilton, ON: Welcome Inn, 1977, 83 pp.
Neufeld, Tim. "A History of the Welcome Inn Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1987, Mennonite Heritage Centre
Welcome Inn Community Centre and Church 1966-1986. 1986, 90 pp.
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