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Alberta Mennonite Relief Society was organized in 1946 at the instigation of [[Klassen, Cornelius Franz "C. F." (1894-1954)|C. F. Klassen]] to aid Russian Mennonite refugees stranded in [[Germany|Germany]], but later devoted itself to aiding the settling of these refugees in [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]], and to collecting money for relief needs in [[Paraguay|Paraguay]]. It served both the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] groups throughout Alberta. | Alberta Mennonite Relief Society was organized in 1946 at the instigation of [[Klassen, Cornelius Franz "C. F." (1894-1954)|C. F. Klassen]] to aid Russian Mennonite refugees stranded in [[Germany|Germany]], but later devoted itself to aiding the settling of these refugees in [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]], and to collecting money for relief needs in [[Paraguay|Paraguay]]. It served both the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] groups throughout Alberta. | ||
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Alberta Mennonite Relief Society was organized in 1946 at the instigation of C. F. Klassen to aid Russian Mennonite refugees stranded in Germany, but later devoted itself to aiding the settling of these refugees in Alberta, and to collecting money for relief needs in Paraguay. It served both the Mennonite Brethren and General Conference Mennonite groups throughout Alberta.
| Author(s) | Jacob J Klassen |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Klassen, Jacob J. "Alberta Mennonite Relief Society." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alberta_Mennonite_Relief_Society&oldid=79185.
APA style
Klassen, Jacob J. (1959). Alberta Mennonite Relief Society. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alberta_Mennonite_Relief_Society&oldid=79185.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1057. All rights reserved.
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