Grossweide Mennonite Brethren Church (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)

Plum Coulee, Manitoba. Located 4 miles north of Horndean. Minister Dave Hiebert served in 1963 as a non-salaried congregational leader. In 1950 there were 120 members; in 1963, 93. The congregation dissolved in 1964. It had been affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba (1925), the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1925), and the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1925). The language of worship was German.

The congregation began services in 1896, and formally organized in 1925. The first building was occupied in 1896, with a subsequent building program in 1953. Henry Klassen and John Warkentin are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church.

Grossweide's first church building burned down in January 1953. The congregation merged with the Mennonite Brethren mission at Horndean to become Horndean Mennonite Brethren Church in 1964.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite (24 November 1964): 2.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975: 156.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Neufeld, John J. and Marlene Epp. "Grossweide Mennonite Brethren Church (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 1989. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 06 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/G769.html>

APA style: Neufeld, John J. and Marlene Epp. (January 1989). "Grossweide Mennonite Brethren Church (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 06 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/G769.html>

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