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Yarrow United Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)

The Yarrow United Mennonite congregation in Yarrow (now a part of Chilliwack), British Columbia began services in 1928 with a group of 21 individuals.  In the early years Yarrow United Mennonite was a branch of the First Mennonite Church Greendale congregation. The congregation formally organized on 25 October 1938. The first building was occupied in 1938, with a subsequent building program in 1959. J. J. Klassen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from Manitoba. Because of church growth in the 1940s and early 1950s a building program took place and a new church was dedicated in 1959.  Lack of work opportunities in later years resulted in a reduction of members from a high of 210 members in the 1950s to 102 in 1977.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite (24 November 1961): 12.

Churches in Profile. Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia, 1978: 109-113.

Kehler, Peter. "The History of the General Conference Church at Yarrow, British Columbia." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1951, 28 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Klassen, Agatha E., ed. Yarrow: a Portrait in Mosaic. Yarrow, BC, 1976. 124 pp.

Lehn, Cornelia. Frontier Challenge: A Story of the Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia. Clearbrook, BC: Conference of Mennonites in British Columbia, 1990.

Yarrow United Mennonite Church 25th Anniversary booklet, 1938-1963.

Additional Information

Address: 4336 Eckert Rd., Chilliwack BC V2R 5J5

Phone: 604-823-4451

Denominational Affiliations:

Mennonite Church British Columbia (1939-    )

Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1939-    )

General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1999).

Yarrow United Mennonite Church Pastors

Pastor Years
John J. Klassen 1938-1957
Peter W. Dyck 1957-1970
Henry Claassen 1970-1979
Henry T. Klassen (interim) 1979
Henry H. Epp 1979-1982
Arnold Fast 1982-1986
John Unrau 1986-1989
Dan Rempel 1989-2000
Ron Braun 2000-2007
Barry Lesser
 2007-present 

Yarrow United Mennonite Membership

Year
 Membership
1950 152
1965 189
1975 110
1985 103
1995 96
2006 77
2007   62

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