Zoar Mennonite Church (Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada)
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| Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Saskatchewan Source: Church website |
Mennonites had arrived in the Langham, Saskatchewan area at the turn of the 20th century mainly from Kansas, Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Zoar Mennonite Church was first organized with fourteen families in Langham in 1910. They built their own meeting house in 1911. Another congregation was organized in the Waldheim area with their own meeting house in 1911. Initially the two congregations (Langham and Waldheim) were under one organization. This church joined the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1914.
In 1943 the meeting house was expanded. In 1954 the building was expanded in part because the Bethesda Mennonite Church had dissolved in 1948 and many of its members joined the Zoar congregation in Langham. In 1960 it was again expanded.
The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.
Bibliography
Derksen, Lynda, et al. Our Heritage, Our Treasure: Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Saskatchewan, 1910-1985. Langham, SK: Zoar Mennonite Church, 1985, 108 pp.
Archival Records
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives: Zoar Mennonite Church (Langham) fonds.
Additional Information
Address: Box 285, Langham, SK S0K 2L0; the church is located on 1st Street East, Langham, Saskatchewan
Telephone: 306-283-4494
Website: Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham, Saskatchewan
Denominational Affiliations:
Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan / Mennonite Church Saskatchewan (1959-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1914-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1911-1999)
Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham Leading Ministers
| Minister |
Years |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Toews | 1910-1914 |
| Henry Wiebe | 1915-1923 |
| John G. Rempel | 1923-1935 |
| William Buhr | 1935-1937 |
| Jacob J. Nickel | 1937-1952, 1954 |
| Gerhard Zacharias | 1951 |
| Hans Dyck | 1952-1953 |
| Henry A. Wiens | 1954-1965 |
| David Friesen | 1966-1970 |
| Ruben Siemens | 1971-1973 |
| Ray Wahl | 1974-1977 |
| John Friesen | 1977-1984 |
| Abe Baergen | 1985 |
| Henry Wiens | 1986-1988 |
| Garry Janzen | 1989-1999 |
| Herman J. Wiebe | 2000-2006 |
| Abe Buhler |
2007- |
Zoar Mennonite Church, Langham Membership
| Year |
Members |
|---|---|
| 1931 | 140 |
| 1952 | 195 |
| 1958 | 180 |
| 1965 | 169 |
| 1968 | 168 |
| 1975 | 162 |
| 1985 | 176 |
| 1995 | 157 |
| 2000 |
153 |
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