Capeland Mennonite Church (Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Main Centre, SK. Located 2 miles west of Main Centre. In 1925 there were 16 members; in 1950, 65. The congregation dissolved in 1962. It had been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1943-1962) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (1941-1962). The language of worship was English; the transition from German occurred in 1940-45.

The congregation formally organized in 1940. John J. Nickel is considered the founding leader of the group. Capeland was an affiliate of Herbert Mennonite until 1940, when the church separated because it wished to practice both forms of baptism , pouring as well as immersing. It left the General Conference in 1962 and joined the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren.

Bibliography

Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Capeland."

Additional Information

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 511-512. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Nickel, J.W. and Marlene Epp. "Capeland Mennonite Church (Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 1989. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C422.html>

APA style: Nickel, J.W. and Marlene Epp. (February 1989). "Capeland Mennonite Church (Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C422.html>

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