Crestwood Mennonite Brethren Church (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada)
The Crestwood Mennonite Brethren congregation was founded in 1965 by the Alberta Mennonite Brethren Home Missions. In 1968 the congregation officially organized and joined the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. They met in rented facilities until 1969 when they completed construction of their own meeting house. They allowed inter-Mennonite individual membership from 1975.
The congregation received members of the Seven Persons Church when that congregation dissolved in 1975.
Bibliography
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 4; (13 September 1991): 16; (10 November 1995): 16; (4 February 2005).
Mennonite Reporter (23 February 1976): 3.
Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1987.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975: 167.
Archival Records
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 337.
Additional Information
Address: 2348 Dunmore Rd. SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 2A2
Phone: 403-526-5596
Denominational Affiliations:
Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1968-present)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1968-present)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1968-2002)
Crestwood Mennonite Brethren Church Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| Abe Martens | 1965-1970 |
| W. Epp | 1970-1973 |
| Walter Wiens | 1973-1977 |
| D. Rempel | 1977-1978 |
| Jacob Penner | 1978-1981 |
| Elmer Thiessen (interim) | 1982 |
| David Rempel | 1983 |
| Ken Esau (interim) | 1984 |
| David Funk | 1984-1989 |
| Mark Jantzen | 1990-1997 |
| Murray Schmidt | 1998-2004 |
| Jim Miller | 2005-2006 |
| John Willems | 2007-2015 |
| Kevin Koop | 2015-present |
Crestwood Mennonite Brethren Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 61 |
| 1985 | 74 |
| 1995 | 97 |
| 2000 | 100 |
| 2010 | 86 |
| 2015 | 83 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | March 2016 |
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