Kelowna Gospel Fellowship (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)

Kelowna Gospel Fellowship
Source: Church website

The congregation began services in 1960 and was formally organized in 1961 as Kelowna Mennonite Mission Church. Some members left Kelowna First Mennonite in order to increase outreach by using English exclusively in worship. The first building was occupied in 1966, with a subsequent building program in 1979. Jacob H. Enns and John P. Vogt are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation withdrew from Mennonite Church Canada in 2000 and Mennonite Church British Columbia in 2004 over the issue of homosexuality. The congregation joined the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 2004.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite (10 February 1961): 3; (14 June 2004).

Churches in Profile. Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia, 1978: 68-72.

Mennonite Brethren Herald (11 June 2004).

Mennonite Reporter (7 January 1991): 4; (15 April 1996): 10.

Additional Information

Address: 3714 Gordon Dr., Kelowna, BC V1W 4M8

Phone: 250-763-6553

Website: http://www.kgfchurch.org/

Denominational Affiliations:

Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia (1961-2004)

Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1962-2000)

British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2004-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2004-present)

Kelowna Gospel Fellowship Leading Ministers

Minister	Years
Jacob H. Enns	1961-1977
John P. Vogt	1961-1971
Harold Dirks	1971-1973
Ronald Daku	1974-1979
Malvin Braun	1980-1988
Doug Epp (interim)	1988-1989
Larry Schram	1989-2006
Kelly Dean Cochrane	2007-

Kelowna Gospel Fellowship Membership

Year	Members
1965	35
1975	77
1985	171
1995	185
2000	199
2005	196

To cite this page:

MLA style: Epp, Marlene and Hugo Friesen. "Kelowna Gospel Fellowship (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2006. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/K446.html>

APA style: Epp, Marlene and Hugo Friesen. (August 2006). "Kelowna Gospel Fellowship (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/K446.html>

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