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Highland Mennonite Brethren Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Alberta Mennonite Brethren Missions started a city mission in Calgary in the 1950s. From this emerged the Calgary Mennonite Brethren Church in 1956 with 41 charter members. Jacob A. Froese is considered the founding leader of the group. They met in rented facilities until 1962, when they completed their own sanctuary. Later an educational wing was added. In 1980 the membership stood at 311. In 1983 they divided the congregation to form the Dalhousie Mennonite Brethren Church.

Bibliography

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 6; (21 February 1992): 13; (December 2008); (February 2012): 29.

Mennonite Observer (25 May 1956): 3.

Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1987, 178 pp.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975: 166.

Archival Records

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 328.

Additional Information

Address: 4018 Centre B Street NW, Calgary AB T2K 0W2

Telephone: 403-276-9396

Website: Highland MB Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1956-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1956-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1956-present)

Highland MB Church Leading Ministers

Minister
 Years
Abram H. Rempel
 1956-1958
Abram Regier
 1959-1962
Henry Willms
 1963
J. Bergen
 1964-1965
J. Schmidt
 1966
A. L. Klassen
 1967-1973
Alfred Quiring
 1974
Henry Willms
 1975-1982
Heinz Ratzlaff
 1983-1989
Jim Shantz
 1990-1994
Harry Heidebrecht
 1995-2004
Rob Reimer
 2004-2007
Don Shuiling
 2007-2008
Steve Pahl
 2008-2011
Ken Dueck (interim)
 2011-present

Highland MB Church Membership

Year
 Members
1965 179
1980
 311
1985 248
1995 211
2000 232
2010
 198

 

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