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Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church (Kleefeld, Manitoba, Canada)

Box 129, Kleefeld, MB, R0A 0V0. (204) 377-4773. Located SE 32-6-5e. Pastor Darryl Klassen served in 2001 as a salaried congregational leader. In 1965 there were 168 members; in 1975, 145; in 1985, 248; in 1995, 306. The congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference since 1874. The language of worship is English; transition from German occurred in the 1970s.

The congregation began services and formally organized in 1874. The first building was occupied in 1939 with a subsequent building program in 1980. Peter Baerg is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Russia.

Bibliography

Mennonite Reporter (5 January 1981): 10.

"Historical Flashback." unpublished typescript, 6 pp. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada collection, Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

Archival Records kept at the church.

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Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church

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MLA style: Reimer, David P. and Marlene Epp. "Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church (Kleefeld, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 1986. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/K544ME.html.

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