Meeting Place, The (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Box 2763, 139 Smith St., Winnipeg, MB, R3C 4B4. (204) 942-1203. Pastor Paul Wartman served in 2001 as a congregational leader. In 1995 there were 176 members; in 2000, 331. The congregation has been affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba (1991-), Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The language of worship is English.

The congregation began services in 1991. The congregation began meeting in a storefront at Broadway Avenue and Maryland Street in downtown Winnipeg. The first building was occupied in December 1992. Paul Wartman is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated as an effort of local Mennonite Brethren congregations and the Manitoba Board of Missions and Church Extension.

The Meeting Place emphasized a more contemporary worship style at the time of its formation.

Bibliography

Mennonite Brethren Herald (11 January 1991): 19; (19 March 1993): 21; (31 May 1993): 12; (3 December 1993), 20.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Steiner, Sam. "Meeting Place, The (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 1997. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M448.html.

APA style: Steiner, Sam. (August 1997). Meeting Place, The (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M448.html.

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