Box 237, Hepburn, SK, S0K 1Z0. (306) 947-2085. Located at 2nd St. S. Pastor Ross Penner served in 2000 as a congregational leader. In 1925 there were 312 members; in 1950, 260; in 1965, 209; in 1975, 257; in 1985, 235; in 1994, 211; in 2000, 174. The congregation has been affiliated with the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-), Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-) and General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1940s.

The congregation began services and formally organized in 1910. The first building was occupied in 1910, with subsequent building programs in 1917 and 1967. P.J. Friesen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Nebraska. There were 78 charter members in 1910.

Leading ministers have been: P.J. Friesen (1910-1926), Peter Nickel (1926), David Schmor (1927-1936 and 1939-), J.B. Toews (1937-1938), G.D. Huebert (1941), Henry Fast (1942-1944), F.J. Baerg (1945-1946, 1949-1950), Jacob P. Dyck (1947-1948), Jacob H. Epp (1951), Peter R. Toews, Walter Wiebe (1956-1958), Jacob Bergen (1958-1964), George D. Geddert (1964-1965), John F. Froese (1965-1974), Henry M. Willems (1974, 1981-1983), J.E. Klassen (1974-1981), Frank F. Froese (1984), Abe Block (1985-1987), David Nightingale (1988), Ralph Gliege (1989-1992), Len Doerksen (1993-1996) and Ross Penner (1997-).

The church housed Bethany Bible Institute when it was first founded in 1927. A church building was erected in 1910 and enlarged in 1917. A new church was built in 1966. The Hepburn M.B. Church frequently obtained ministerial help from Bethany Bible School teachers.

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