Springvale Hutterite Bruderhof of the Dariusleut branch, located near Rockyford, Alberta, was founded in 1918 by the Jamesville Bruderhof in South Dakota. The preachers were Jakob Würz, chosen in 1913, confirmed in 1915, and Paul Hofer, chosen in 1915 and confirmed in 1921 in Canada. In 1936 the Springvale Bruderhof established Sandhill, near Beiseker. In 1950 the Bruderhof numbered 77 baptized members.

In 2012 the Springvale Hutterite Colony was a Dariusleut colony. The minister was Daniel Gross and the manager was Andy Gross.

Additional Information

Location: Rockyford, Alberta (coordinates: 51.323056, -113.151389 [51° 19' 23" N, 113° 09' 05" W])

Address: Box 248, Rockyford, AB T0J 2R0

Telephone: 403-533-2105

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 604. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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