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East Cardston Hutterite Colony (Cardston, Alberta, Canada)

The East Cardston Hutterite Bruderhof near Cardston, Alberta, was founded in 1918 by members of the Hopson (Montana) Bruderhof. Their preachers in 1947 were David Hofer, chosen by the Jamesville (South Dakota) Bruderhof in 1911, and Joseph Hofer and Jakob Hofer, chosen in East Cardston in 1927 and 1933. In 1947 the Bruderhof numbered 76 souls with 28 baptized members.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 118. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: Decker, David. "East Cardston Hutterite Colony (Cardston, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/E23810.html.

APA style: Decker, David. (1953). East Cardston Hutterite Colony (Cardston, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/E23810.html.
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