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Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church (Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)Box 127, Rabbit Lake, SK, S0M 2L0. (306) 824-2025. Located 2 km south, 1.5 km west of Rabbit Lake. Minister Don Unger served in 2002 as a congregational leader. In 1965 there were 25 members; in 1975, 22; in 1985, 24; in 1995, 20; in 2000, 24. The congregation has been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1931-) and General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s. The congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1928. The first building was occupied in 1929. P.H. Plenert is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union. The group was known as Rabbit Lake Mennonite Church until 1935 when the name was changed to Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite. The Hoffnungsfelder church group had five settlement centers: Mayfair, Mullingar, Rabbit Lake, Bournemouth, and Glenbush, of which Rabbit Lake was the main one. BibliographyMennonite Encyclopedia, "Rabbit Lake." CMC Nexus (November 1996): 4-5. "Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church at Rabbit Lake, Sask," translation by Frank H. Epp from "Kirchenbuch der Hoffnungsfelder Mennoniten-Gemeinde bei Rabbit Lake, Sask." by A. A. Friesen. Mennonites in Canada Files - Rabbit Lake, 1920, Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Unpublished congregational history, 1978, 16 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre. Additional Information©1996-2009 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Epp, Marlene. "Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church (Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February1989. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/H6517.html> APA style: Epp, Marlene. (February1989). "Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church (Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/H6517.html> Document Actions |
