Treesbank Community Church (Wawanesa, Manitoba, Canada)
The Treesbank Evangelical Mennonite congregation at Wawanesa,
MB began services in 1966, and formally
organized in 1967. The first building was occupied in 1967, with a subsequent
building program in 1979. Dietrich Friesen is considered the founding leader of
the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Evangelical
Mennonite Conference and colonization from the Steinbach, Manitoba area.
In 1975 there were 54 members; in 1985, 62; in 1995, 61; in
2000, 53. The
congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference since
1966. The language of worship is English. The church has also been known at the
Treesbank Evangelical Mennonite Church.
The congregation's address is Box 323, Wawanesa, MB, R0K 2G0.
(204) 824-2268. Pastor Anthony Reimer served in 2001 as a congregational leader.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (27 September 1966): 1
Messenger (23 December
1988): 7.
Loewen, Royden. Blumenort: a Mennonite Community in Transition
1874-1982. Blumenort: Blumenort Mennonite Historical Society, 1983.
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