Box 86, Main Centre, SK, S0H 2V0. (306) 784-3266. Pastor Ken Epp served in 2000 as a congregational leader. In 1965 there were 102 members; in 1985, 83; in 1994, 68; in 2000, 74. The congregation has been affiliated with the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, and the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1950s.

The congregation began services and formally organized in 1904. The first building was occupied in 1907, with subsequent building programs in 1922 and 1945. Benjamin Janz is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union and from the United States.

Main Centre was originally called the Bethel Mennonite Brethren church.

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