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| − | = 1959 Article =
| + | Oak Bluff [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] Colony in Arnaud, Manitoba, was founded in 1952 as a division from the Elm River Hutterite Colony. |
| − | The Rudnerweide Mennonite Church was a Mennonite branch found chiefly in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]. A schism occurred in the [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfeld]] Mennonite congregation in southern Manitoba in 1937, the more progressive members advocating a more active, spiritual church life, and the more conservative section strongly opposed to this movement. As a result a new more active congregation was organized, composed of former members of the Sommerfeld church, with four of the twelve Sommerfeld ministers, Isaac A. Hoeppner, George Froese, Peter S. Zacharias, and [[Falk, Wilhelm H. (1892-1976)|William H. Falk]], as ministers. Of these, William H. Falk, of Schoental, was chosen as elder or bishop. This congregation was from the beginning interested in home and foreign missions, as well as education and Bible schools. The Rudnerweide Mennonites stressed true conversion, a clean manner of life, and good fellowship in the church. They adhered to the same tenets of faith and used the same catechism as the original group, but held evangelistic gatherings and [[Bible|Bible]] and prayer meetings, as well as taking part in [[Sunday School|Sunday school]] work, young people's endeavor, and choir practice. Their elected ministers were free to deliver their sermons directly from a Bible text, instead of merely reading sermons handed down from the past as was the case in the mother Sommerfeld church. Fourteen foreign missionaries had been sent out by this congregation by the 1950s and were supported by it.
| + | Daughter colonies of the Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony include: [[Riverbend Hutterite Colony (Carberry, Manitoba, Canada)|Riverbend Hutterite Colony]] (Carberry, Manitoba, Canada), and [[Prairie Blossom Hutterite Colony (Balmoral, Manitoba, Canada)|Prairie Blossom Hutterite Colony (Balmoral, Manitoba, Canada). |
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| − | This congregational church group had not yet joined any of the existing conferences in 1958. It had in Manitoba about 600 families with 3,200 souls and 1,200 members, served by 20 ministers in 14 meetinghouses. The total baptized membership in 1958 was 1,700, with 500 scattered throughout Western Canada, not attached to any local meeting. It owned ten meetinghouses and held Sunday services also at a number of smaller stations. Twenty ministers served in circuit at all the stations of the congregation in Manitoba. In 1954 Jacob H. Friesen was elected as elder. The main meeting places, all in Manitoba, were located as follows:
| + | In 2017 the Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony was a [[Schmiedeleut|Schmiedeleut]] Group 1 colony. |
| | + | = Additional Information = |
| | + | '''Location''': Arnaud, Manitoba (coordinates: 49.345, -97.234167 [49° 20' 45" N, 97° 14' 03" W]) |
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| | + | '''Address''': Box 819, Morris, MB ROG 1KO |
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| + | '''Phone''': 204-746-8933 |
| − | {| border="1" | + | == Managers and Ministers == |
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| − | |[[Bergfeld Evangelical Church (Bergfeld, Manitoba, Canada)|Bergfeld]]
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| − | |[[Plum Coulee (Manitoba, Canada)|Plum Coulee]]
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| − | |[[Eigenhof Rudnerweider Mennonite Church (Eigenhof, Manitoba, Canada)|Eigenhof]]
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| − | |[[Glencross Mennonite Church (Morden, Manitoba, Canada)|Glencross]]
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| − | |[[Neubergthal Rudnerweider Mennonite Church (Neubergthal, Manitoba, Canada)|Neubergthal]]
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| − | |Altona
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| − | |[[Altona Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Altona, Manitoba, Canada)|Altona]]
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| − | |[[Plum Coulee Rudnerweider Mennonite Church (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)|Plum Coulee]]
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| − | |[[Plum Coulee (Manitoba, Canada)|Plum Coulee]]
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| − | |[[Reinland Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Winkler, Manitoba, Canada)|Reinland]]
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| − | |[[Winkler Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Winkler, Manitoba, Canada)|Winkler]]
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| − | |[[Rosenfeld Rudnerweider Mennonite Church (Rosenfeld, Manitoba, Canada)|Rosenfeld]] | + | | Jack Maendel || Jacob T. Maendel || 2006 |
| − | |Rosenfeld | |
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| − | |[[Gospel Mennonite Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Winnipeg]] | + | | Jack Maendel || Jacob T. Maendel || 2017 |
| − | |Winnipeg | |
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| + | = Maps = |
| − | | + | [[Map:Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony, Arnaud, Manitoba|Map:Oak Bluff Hutterite Colony, Arnaud, Manitoba]] |
| − | There were also two meetinghouses northwest of Portage La Prairie, and a branch in [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]] near Hague, founded about 1940, which in 1958 had 300 members with 3 meetinghouses.
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| − | | + | [[Category:Hutterite Colonies]] |
| − | = 1990 Update = | + | [[Category:Manitoba Hutterite Colonies]] |
| − | The Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference was formed on 1 July 1959 from the Rudnerweider Mennonite Church, which had been organized in 1937. There were a number of factors leading to this reorganization. While the centralized ministry had its strengths, many felt that a more localized leadership would be more effective. The growing diversity in the church made it difficult for all ministers functioning in the circuit to relate well to every community. Increasing urbanization, higher education, the shift to the English language, and new vocational interests among members all contributed to the call for change.
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| − | The new conference organization allowed for a greater degree of localization. Local congregations were now free to call their own ministers, function as autonomous groups, and more readily develop their own identities. However, the annual conventions tied these local congregations together in spirit and purpose as did the various conference boards made up of members from the various regions.
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| − | The change was difficult for some of the older ministers as well as some rural groups less affected by change in the larger society. The Board of Ministers and Deacons found itself quite occupied in helping congregations move to the new system and in wrestling with ethical and theological issues brought on by the changing context.
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| − | The new Board of Missions continued sponsoring a large slate of missionaries serving under various faith missions. However, in the early 1960s when the [[Western Gospel Mission|Western Gospel Mission]] dissolved, it inherited three mission stations, two in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] and one in [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]]. Then in the mid-1960s new mission opportunities arose farther afield.
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| − | In southern [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], conference evangelist John D. Friesen and others discovered a spiritual need among Mennonite immigrants returning to [[Canada|Canada]] from [[Mexico|Mexico]]. By the mid-1980s EMMC efforts had resulted in at least six church centers in the Aylmer, Leamington and [[Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener]] areas. Also by this time the [[Aylmer Bible School (Aylmer, Ontario, Canada)|Aylmer Bible School]], established to meet the unique needs of these congregations, had been in operation for about a decade.
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| − | In Central America, a new work center was begun in [[Belize|Belize]]. By the early 1980s it had become largely autonomous. Developments here included ministries in the fields of [[Education, Mennonite|education]], medical care, and German and Spanish church ministries. In [[South America|South America]] a German and Spanish ministry in the rural area of Chorovi, near Santa Cruz, [[Bolivia|Bolivia]], was begun in the late 1960s. In later years the thrust of the work shifted to education and [[Church Planting|church planting]] concerns in Pedro Dias, a suburb of Santa Cruz. In other developments new ministries were opened in Seminole, Texas and a few locations in Mexico, including Santa Rita and Nuevo Ideál.
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| − | The Board of Education and Publication was the most aggressive of the new conference boards in the early 1960s. It actively promoted (summer) vacation Bible schools, Sunday schools, youth and music ministries and publication efforts. By 1964 the English paper, the <em>EMMC Recorder</em>, had replaced <em>[[Der Leitstern (Periodical)|Der Leitstern]] </em>as the official conference paper. The most difficult issue the board faced was solidifying support for Bible school education. In 1972 this board gave up its responsibility for radio ministries when a new Board of Radio and Evangelism was formed. "[[Gospel Message (Radio Program)|The Gospel Message]]," a [[Dialect Literature and Speech, Low German|Low German]] radio broadcast, was still receiving popular support in 1986.
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| − | The Board of Christian Service promoted Christian service ministries, including that of [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]], until it was merged with the Mission Board in 1970 to create the Board of Missions and Service. The Board of Business and Administration was responsible for properties and financial transactions. In 1990 the membership of EMMC was 3,470 in 24 independent congregations and nine mission stations.
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| − | See also [[Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)|Conservative Mennonites (Dutch-Prussian-Russian)]].
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| − | = 2010 Update =
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| − | In 2010 the following congregations were members of the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference:
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| − | | [[Altona Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Altona, Manitoba, Canada)|Altona Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Altona
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Austin Evangelical Fellowship (Austin, Manitoba, Canada)|Austin Evangelical Fellowship]]
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| − | | Austin
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Aylmer Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Aylmer, Ontario, Canada)|Aylmer Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Aylmer
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| − | | Ontario
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Bagot Community Chapel (Edwin, Manitoba, Canada)|Bagot Community Chapel]]
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| − | | Edwin
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Bergfeld Evangelical Church (Bergfeld, Manitoba, Canada)|Bergfeld Evangelical Church]]
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| − | | Bergfeld
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Blenheim Mennonite Church (Blenheim, Ontario, Canada)|Blenheim Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Blenheim
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| − | | Ontario
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | Blue Creek Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church
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| − | | [[Blue Creek Colony (Belize)|Blue Creek]]
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| − | | Belize
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| − | | [[Glencross Mennonite Church (Morden, Manitoba, Canada)|Glencross Mennonite Church]]
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| − | | Morden
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Gospel Fellowship Chapel
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| − | | [[Shipyard Colony (Belize)|Shipyard]]
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| − | | Belize
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| − | | [[Gospel Fellowship Chapel (St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada)|Gospel Fellowship Chapel]]
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| − | | St. Thomas
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| − | | Ontario
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| − | | [[Gospel Fellowship Church (Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada)|Gospel Fellowship Church]]
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| − | | Steinbach
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | Gospel Mennonite Church
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| − | | Seminole
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| − | | Texas
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| − | | USA
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| − | | Gospel Mennonite Church
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| − | | Sublette
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| − | | Kansas
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| − | | USA
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| − | | [[Gospel Mennonite Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Gospel Mennonite Church]]
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| − | | Winnipeg
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | Gospel Mission Church
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| − | | Winkler
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Hague Gospel Church (Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hague Gospel Church]]
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| − | | Hague
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| − | | Saskatchewan
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | [[Hepburn Gospel Church (Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hepburn Gospel Church]]
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| − | | Hepburn
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| − | | Saskatchewan
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| − | | Canada
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| − | | Hopelchen Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church
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| − | | Hopelchen
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| − | | Campeche
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| − | | Mexico
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| − | | [[Lakeside Gospel Chapel (St. Laurent, Manitoba, Canada)|Lakeside Gospel Chapel]]
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| − | | St. Laurent
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | [[Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Leamington
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| − | | Ontario
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| − | | Lighthouse Mission Church
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| − | | Honey Grove
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| − | | Texas
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| − | | [[Morden Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Morden, Manitoba, Canada)|Morden Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Morden
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | [[Morrow Gospel Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Morrow Gospel Church]]
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| − | | Winnipeg
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Newell Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church
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| − | | Newell
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| − | | Iowa
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| − | | [[Niverville Community Fellowship (Niverville, Manitoba, Canada)|Niverville Community Fellowship]]
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| − | | Niverville
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | Spanish Lookout Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church
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| − | | [[Spanish Lookout Colony (Cayo District, Belize)|Spanish Lookout]]
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| − | | [[Sutherland Evangelical Church (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Sutherland Evangelical Church]]
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| − | | Saskatoon
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| − | | Saskatchewan
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| − | | [[Warman Gospel Church (Warman, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Warman Gospel Church]]
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| − | | Warman
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| − | | Saskatchewan
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| − | | [[Winkler Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Winkler, Manitoba, Canada)|Winkler Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church]]
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| − | | Winkler
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| − | | Manitoba
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| − | | [[Wynyard Gospel Church (Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Wynyard Gospel Church]]
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| − | | Wynyard
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| − | | Saskatchewan
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| − | = Bibliography =
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| − | Heppner, Jack. <em>Search for Renewal: The Story of the Rudnerweider/EMMC, 1937-1987</em>. Winnipeg: Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference, 1987.
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| − | <em>Mennonite World Handbook</em>, ed. Paul N. Kraybill. Lombard, Ill.: Mennonite World Conference (MWC), 1978: 319-320.
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| − | <em>Mennonite World Handbook</em>. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, Ill.: MWC, 1984: 50, 133.
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| − | <em>Mennonite World Handbook</em>, ed. Diether Götz Lichdi. Carol Stream, Ill.: MWC, 1990: 412.
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| − | Reimer, Margaret Loewen, ed. <em>One Quilt, Many Pieces</em>. Waterloo, Ont.: Mennonite Publishing Service, 1983: 45.
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| − | = Additional Information =
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| − | '''Address''': 757 St. Anne’s Road, Winnipeg, MB R2N 4G6
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| − | '''Phone''': 204-253-7929
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| − | '''Website''': [http://www.emmc.ca/ Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference]
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