Migration to Vancouver in the 1940s and 1950s caused the new Vancouver Mennonite Brethren Church building to overflow. Consequently, 238 people from that congregation took initiative and purchased land in southern Vancouver on the corner of 59th Avenue and Culloden Street for the purposes of constructing a new building and organizing another Mennonite Brethren congregation. Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church was officially established, the dedication taking place in November 1954. The first official organizational meeting took place on 29 January 1955, and the congregation joined the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches later that year.

David Vogt and John Neufeld were elected as the congregation's first leaders. Soon, Peter R. Toews was called as the first pastor of the church in 1955.  

Discussions with Vancouver MB Church regarding the construction of a much-needed new building did not bring about the intended results, so Fraserview decided to organize a new congregation, Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church, and built the latter's sanctuary in 1961 in order to accommodate Fraserview's overflow.  In 1960, still in need of space, Fraserview expanded its facilities with subsequent renovations occurring in 1967-1968.  Membership continued to increase, and some families left to form Richmond Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church in 1971. 

In 1977 construction began on a new sanctuary in Richmond, south of the Fraser River, with the completed structure dedicated in May 1979.

In 2010 the congregation's membership was 216 with an average weekly attendance of approximately 300.

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Additional Information

Address: 11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond, BC, V6X 1L8

Telephone: 604-270-4211

Website: Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church

Denominational Affiliations:

British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches (1955-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1955-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1955-2003)

Fraserview MB Church Leading Ministers

Fraserview MB Church Membership

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