Sommerfeld Mennonite Church (La Crete, Alberta, Canada)

The Sommerfeld Mennonite Gemeinde at La Crete, AB began services in 1959, and formally organized in 1964. The congregation originated through colonization from Manitoba. The closest settlement is Buffalo Head Prairie, Alberta.

Bishop Henry Kroeker served in the 1980s-1990s as a congregational leader. The congregation is not affiliated with the Sommerfelder Mennonite Church of Manitoba. The language of worship is German.

In the early 1990s the Gemeinde has several churches with a combined membership of 703, and a total population of almost 1,600.

Bibliography

Bergen, Peter. History of the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church : That is the Background and First Hundred Years of the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church. Altona, MB: The Church, 2001: 213.

Loewen, Robert. "La Crete Old Colony Mennonite Church." Old Colony Mennonites in Canada: 1875 to 2000, edited by Delbert F. Plett. Steinbach, MB: Crossway Publications, 2001: 156-158.

Reimer, Margaret L. One Quilt, Many Pieces. Waterloo, ON: Mennonite Publishing Service, 1983: 42, 37.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Epp, Marlene. "Sommerfeld Mennonite Church (La Crete, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2008. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S662.html>

APA style: Epp, Marlene. (December 2008). "Sommerfeld Mennonite Church (La Crete, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S662.html>

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