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Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stogi,_Pomeranian_Voivodeship Wikipedia Commons]'']]
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The British Columbia Provincial Mennonite Brethren Conference was organized on 31 October 1931 with three local churches, Agassiz, Sardis, and Yarrow, having an approximate total membership of 170. Attracted by the mild climate and large farm incomes, the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] membership of this area increased until 1948, after which a recession occurred, due to economic difficulties and floods. In 1949 there were 13 churches in the conference with a total membership of 3,077. The churches were located in the southwest part of [[British Columbia (Canada)|British Columbia]], with eleven in the [[Fraser Valley (British Columbia, Canada)|Fraser Valley]], one in the Okanagan Valley, and one on Vancouver Island, in an area stretching about 200 miles eastward from the Pacific coast along the [[United States of America|United States]] border.
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Heubuden (once known as Hejbudy and now known as Stogi; coordinates: 54.064254, 18.976622 [54° 4′ 34″ N 18° 58′ 31″ E]; population in 1904, 413, in 1929, 395; in 2012, 430) is located approximately 7 kilometres (4 miles) north-west of Malbork ([[Marienburg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Marienburg]]) and 40 km. (25 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk ([[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]]). In 2012 it was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
 
  
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Heubuden was a village in the former [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]], three miles northwest of [[Marienburg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Marienburg]], the seat of the former Mennonite congregation Heubuden-Marienburg, which was the largest rural congregation of East Germany. In 1929, the membership was 1,092 besides 358 children under 15. The members were mostly farmers and owned a total of over 25,000 acres. Most of them lived in the southern part of the Gross-Werder, a smaller part in Marienburg and east of the Nogat in former [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], and several at [[Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dirschau]] (Tczew) west of the Vistula on Polish territory. The ancestors were almost exclusively Dutch immigrants. In 1565 there were in the area of Heubuden some Mennonite renters who were making their payments to the Koczelitzki. Until the middle of the 17th century the congregation apparently had no preacher and was served by the ministers of other congregations, especially Danzig. In 1662 [[Herrenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Herrenhagen]] was settled. Mennonite settlers with hereditary leases settled on the former estates of the Teutonic Knights such as [[Leske (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Leske]], Diebau, Kaminke, [[Kalthof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Kalthof]], [[Klein Montau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Klein-Montau]], [[Sandhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Sandhof]], [[Laase (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Laase]], and Schroop; similarly on lands owned by Marienburg in Dammfelde and Stadtfelde; they also purchased pieces of land in the <em>freikölmisch</em> villages or bought new estates on lands farther removed from the villages. So there were at a very early time Mennonites in [[Warnau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Koczelitzki]], [[Altenau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Altenau]], Klein-Lesewitz, [[Halbstadt (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Halbstadt]], [[Traalau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tralau]], [[Groß Lichtenau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Lichtenau]], [[Simonsdorf (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Simonsdorf]], [[Gnojau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gnojau]], [[Kunzendorf (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Kunzendorf]], [[Alt Münsterberg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Altmünsterberg]], [[Mielenz (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Mielenz]], [[Schönau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Schönau]], and [[Wernersdorf (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Wernersdorf]].
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Activities in the conference at that time included Bible conferences, youth conferences, tract mission work, radio broadcasts, a city mission in Vancouver, and widespread daily vacation Bible school work. The institutions of the conference included a girls' home in Vancouver, the [[West Coast Children’s Mission of British Columbia|West Coast Children's Mission]], three Bible schools in [[Elim Bible School (Yarrow, British Columbia, Canada)|Yarrow]], [[Columbia Bible College (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|South Abbotsford]], and [[East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Bible School (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|East Chilliwack]], and a high school in North Abbotsford. The conference was active in the resettling of European refugees and in the support of the relief program of the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]]. [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|C. C. Peters]], secretary of the conference after 1948, contributed much to the establishment of the conference. -- ''G. H. Suckau''
  
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The manager of the estate belonging to the Marienburg castle about 1584 settled a number of immigrants from Brabant and Schottland on the estate lands. Among them there were some Mennonites. Upon the complaints of the citizens and the command of [[Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1566-1632)|Sigismund III]], these were denied all civil rights; but the manager in spite of manifold objections from the citizens settled craftsmen and tradesmen here again and again. Especially after 1672 the lowlands around the castle were settled by foreign, particularly Mennonite, tavernkeepers, <em>Höcker,</em> and craftsmen. In Kalthof the manager rented out lands owned by the city and permitted Mennonite potters and merchants to set up business there; thus in 1767 a Mennonite established a vinegar brewery. In the Werder gristmills were built, the oldest ones in 1747 at Koczelitzki and Leske. In 1748 the city of Marienburg leased the castle lowlands, and the Mennonites were now given the rights of citizenship.
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The British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches was organized in 1931. [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]], [[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]] and [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]] significantly shaped the Conference in its formative years.
  
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Frequently the delegates at the various Landtags protested against toleration of the Mennonites (Mannhardt). As late as 1700 a resolution was drawn up forbidding Mennonite meetings in the Vorschloss (a street in Marienburg) and in the castle warehouse.
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From its inception, the conference emphasized evangelism and Christian [[Education, Mennonite|education]]. The earliest outreach activities included establishing a city mission in [[Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)|Vancouver]], and by 1945, support of the West Coast Children's Mission. Simultaneously, much emphasis was placed on Bible conferences, Sunday School conventions, and music festivals.
  
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The Mennonite worship services were not public. In the 17th century they likely sang little at their meetings; but they had hymnbooks such as [[Mander, Karel van (1548-1606)|van Mander’s]] [[Gulden Harpe, De|<em>Gulden Harpe</em>]]. In 1724 and 1752 Dutch hymnbooks were printed at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] for the Prussian congregations. After the beginning of the 18th century there was singing at their meetings, the singing conducted by a chorister. For their meetings they chose "either in the wintertime large rooms on the farms or in the summer good barns and large cow stables which were carefully cleaned and decorated with greenery. The preacher, when he preaches, sits on a high-backed chair and the hearers sit about him" (Hartwich). "The preacher delivered his long address of two hours in the Dutch language seated and without an outline before him." It was the custom that each sermon was delivered on three Sundays. Already in 1671 Georg Hansen wrote that the youth could read German better than Dutch; nevertheless the Dutch language remained in use until 1750-1760. In those years a beginning was made in preaching in German from notes and in a standing position. In 1767 German hymnbooks were introduced; nevertheless soon after the beginning of the 18th century Lobwasser’s <em>Deutsche Psalmen</em> were used, which were incorporated into the first editions of the German Mennonite hymnal.
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During the 1970s and 1980s, priority was given to [[Church Planting|church planting]], including congregations among non-English ethnic groups. The conference also supports [[Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre (Lindell Beach, British Columbia, Canada)|Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre]], and together with the [[Mennonite Church British Columbia|Mennonite Church British Columbia]], co-sponsors [[Columbia Bible College (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)| Columbia Bible College]] in Abbotsford.
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| [[File:Heubuden9.jpg|300px|thumb|center|''A house in Heubuden built in 1798 for Johann Epp.<br />
 
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Source: Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland website.'']]
 
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Source: Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland website.'']]
 
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Source: Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland website.'']]
 
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In the wars between [[Sweden|Sweden]] and [[Poland|Poland]] the Mennonites "suffered severely under many war disturbances and extortion of money by Swedes, Russian, Saxons, and Poles, but always preserved their freedom of conscience and religion as far as was permitted in Catholic countries" (Donner). On 18 July 1626 the Marienburg castle surrendered to the Swedes. In 1656 Marienburg was besieged by the Swedes, in 1659 by the Poles. In 1698 began the quartering of soldiers in the third Swedish-Polish War, which continued in this region until 1715. The people of Heubuden had to deliver horses, grain, and other produce, as well as money payments. Marienburg and the Werder were occupied and plundered in turn by Swedish, Polish, Russian, and Saxon troops. In 1765 the people of Heubuden protested against oppressive Russian quartering which was illegally imposed on them.
 
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Breaks in the dikes of the Vistula and Nogat caused great floods—1622 and 1652 at Wernersdorf, 1717 at Kalthof, 1786 at [[Gross Montau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Gross-Montau]], 1816 at Wernersdorf, 1839 at Kalthof, 1845 at Schönau, and the last and greatest on 28 March 1855 at Gross-Montau.  In 1620 a plague raged in Marienburg, in 1624 in the Klein-Werder, and in 1710 in the Gross-Werder.
 
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In 1638 the [[Jesuits (1957)|Jesuits]] had acquired the clerical lands in Koczelitzki. On 12 December 1701 the Jesuit priest registered a complaint to the royal judge in Marienburg that the people living at Heubuden were refusing to pay the tithe, asserting that they had never paid it and besides paid conscientiously the fees for baptism, marriage, and burial, and in every respect submitted to the community law. On 7 July 1755 there was again a complaint, since according the rescript of 2 August, on 3 April 1699, the Mennonites were to pay the pastoral fees for the liberty to baptize, marry, and bury, and especially they were to present within a week from the birth of a child the permission for baptism. They were ordered to pay the fees of one florin for permission to baptize and for the right to marry and bury, as had been customary from olden times. "But with regard to the forbidden burial of unbaptized children among the baptized in the Mennonite cemetery, a special place beside the regular one where baptized Mennonites are buried shall be assigned to them and shall be fenced off by a fence." According to Hartwich, they buried their dead quietly in the Catholic cemeteries about 1700; they had to pay a high price for the lots to the Catholic priest. Not until 1775 were they released from payment of fees to the Catholic priests. The cemetery beside the church at Heubuden is mentioned for the first time in 1755. It was plotted and kept up by Mennonite owners of the land in the surrounding villages. In 1905 the congregation took over the burial place.
 
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Until 1728 the congregation was served by the elders of [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and the Werder; by the Danzig elder demonstrably since 1694, while Elder Dirk Siemens of the Werder served the Elbing congregation. In 1728 [[Dyck, Jacob (1661-1748)|Jacob Dyck]] was chosen as the first elder in Heubuden and confirmed in the office by Isaak de Veer of Danzig. He died in 1748. As early as 1741 upon the wish of the 81-year-old Elder Dyck, another elder, [[Bergen, Gerhard van (1704-1771)|Gerhard von Bergen]], had been chosen. In addition to the two elders there were now six preachers and one or two deacons in service. After the death of Elder von Bergen in 1771, [[Regier, Cornelius (1743-1794)|Cornelius Regier]] was chosen as elder. He was succeeded in 1795 by Peter Braun. Preachers to be chosen were first called as deacons. From the ranks of the deacons the preachers were then chosen in the second stage of the election, and from among the preachers the elder was chosen. The right to vote was possessed by all male members above 21. According to the constitution adopted when the congregation became incorporated, preachers were to be chosen from among the membership.
 
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By 1744 the congregation was so large "that they had preaching at two places on Sunday." For the members living further removed from Heubuden, services were held in the homes of members in Marienburg (Sandhof), Wernersdorg, Klein Lichtenau and Lesewitz in rotation every fourth Sunday and on the first of the holiday days. In 1774 when 14 Mennonite families had been settled by [[Friedrich II, King of Prussia (1712-1786)|King Frederick II]] in Czattkau near Dirschau, these families joined the Heubuden congregation in 1778. Among them, as in the other outside locations, services were regularly held, so that there were now services every Sunday at two places, every fourth Sunday at three places, and on the first holiday day at six places. After 1700 the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonites]] living among the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisians]] in the vicinity of Stuhm and Marienwerder became a subsidiary congregation, Jerczewo, united with the Heubuden congregation (see [[Pastwa (West Prussia)|Pastwa]]). This congregation had its own preachers and deacons but was served by the elder of the Heubuden congregation and had a common treasury with Heubuden. In 1854, the congregation built a church in Pastwa. This sub-congregation with 81 members and over 20 children united with the Frisian congregation of [[Tragheimerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tragheimerweide]] in 1899.
 
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A Privilegium granted by the Bishop of Culm on 17 June 1768 gave the Heubuden congregation and three other Mennonite congregations the right to build a church of wood 40 ells long, 22 ells wide, with walls 7 ells high, with a thatched roof and a chimney towering over the roof. The building was begun on 19 July 1768, but after considerable progress had already been made, it was forbidden by the bishop and after renewed efforts and expenses released again on 2 November (see [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]]). When the work was halted, members of the congregation took individual parts of the church home and worked on them, so that rapid progress was made when the building was renewed and services were held in it at Christmas time. In 1853 the church was lengthened 14 feet and jacked up two feet and a masonry foundation laid. In its final stage it seated an audience of 800.
 
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The congregation owned two houses, each containing four apartments known as "hospitals" for poor members. They are listed for the first time in 1773 in the Prussian land records. An area of 6 ½ acres of cultivated land belonged to the "hospitals."
 
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The Heubuden congregation, like those of Danzig, Gross-Werder, and [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]], belonged to the Old Flemish branch ([[Danzig Old Flemish Mennonites|Danzig Old Flemish]]). In the 18th century or perhaps at the end of the 17th, these congregations formed a Flemish conference with seven congregations in Holland, namely, [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], Haarlem, Rotterdam, [[Blokzijl (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Blokzijl]], [[Zuidveen (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Zuidveen]], [[Giethoorn (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Giethoorn]] Northside, and [[Oldemarkt (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Oldemarkt]]. The Dutch language was used for church services in Heubuden until about 1770. The oldest confession of faith, as far as is known, was that of Georg Hansen, published in 1667 in the Dutch language. In 1730 it was sign by the elders and preachers of the Danzig, Heubuden, Gross-Werder, and Elbing congregations, then sent to the Dutch congregations in the conference, where it was copied and returned.  They declared, "Although we have been parted for more than 100 years, nevertheless our confession has remained unchanged." This confession was printed in German in 1768 and used in the congregation until 1861. Beginning in 1862, the congregation used the confession of 20 articles worked out by [[Wiebe, Gerhard (1725-1796)|Gerhard Wiebe]] of Elbing-Ellerwald in 1792. On 14 February 1897 the congregation decided to adopt the confession worked out together by the Flemish and Frisian congregations.
 
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For the instruction of baptismal candidates the congregation used the [[Elbing Catechism|(Elbing) catechism]] compiled in 1778 by the elders [[Donner, Heinrich (1735-1805)|Heinrich Donner]] of Orlofferfelde and Gerhard Wiebe of Elbing-Ellerwald, in 1929 in its ninth almost unchanged edition, in 1935 in a 10th (shortened) edition, there were, however, as early as 1700 instruction books in the form of questions and answers.
 
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In the union of the Flemish congregations of 1730 one of the stipulations was that no one should be accepted in the brotherhood without baptism unless he had already been baptized in one of these united congregations. Members of a Frisian congregation were therefore rebaptized before being received into the Heubuden congregation. This custom was maintained until 1770, when the person to be received was admitted by simply answering some questions before the congregation if he had already been baptized. After 1819, an admission into the congregation was simply announced to the congregation. If anyone from another creed under the Polish government wished to unite with the Heubuden congregation, he had to travel to the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], be baptized there, and return as a Mennonite. After 1744 the latter could also be baptized in [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]], since there was a Mennonite elder there. Under the Prussian government the Mennonites were free to take in members of other confessions with the government’s permission. This was later made almost impossible by the edict of 30 July 1789, according to which a person transferring from the state church no longer could retain all the privileges of citizenship (<em>kantonfrei</em>); however, in 1824 and 1828 concessions including all the rights of the <em>kantonfrei</em> Mennonites were still made. In 1910 in a meeting of the congregation, it was decided to admit persons of other Christian churches at their request without baptism.
 
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[[Marriage|Marriage]] with members of other churches was not permitted, and until 1775 marriage with Frisian Mennonites only when the latter joined the congregation. In the time of the strictest church discipline, a broken engagement was dealt with so severely "that not only was marriage forbidden to both, but the one breaking the engagement was excommunicated and not received again until the other died." A widower was also not permitted to marry the sister of his wife; if it happened, he was excommunicated as long as the marriage continued. This rule was dropped in 1826. Remarriage of divorced persons was not permitted. In the 1920s, however, several instances occurred in which the innocent member remarried.
 
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[[Feetwashing|Feetwashing]] was practiced until about 1750, and especially "when an elder or teacher was called or sent into another congregation by God, so that his feet are washed when he arrived; also when a member of one congregation enters another congregation to remain."
 
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[[Discipline, Church|Church discipline]] was carefully administered. In several meetings at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, it was decided "to see to it that no member betray the smallest article of our faith unpunished." In cases of lesser disobedience, the one concerned had to appear before the church officers, in more serious instances, before the brotherhood; if there was no improvement, or if there were grievous offences, [[Excommunication|excommunication]] followed. A list of excommunicated members kept by the elder in 1805-1899 still existed in 1929. After that, excommunication was not practiced.
 
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"It was not customary for us to keep a systematic church book, and not necessary because the Polish government never demanded birth or death lists or birth, marriage, or death certificates. Each elder listed only as much as he needed for his own system." In 1775 the congregations were ordered by the Marienburg government "to draw up a list of those who were born in our congregation, had died, were married, or had attended communion." The church possessed a list of those baptized since 1771, church books on births, marriages, and deaths since 1 December 1771, and a list of participants in communion since 1851. In the summer of 1799 they received instructions from the government to report all births, marriages, and deaths to the pastor of the state church. This regulation remained in effect until the introduction of the civil register in 1874.
 
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"Since all of Polish Prussia was occupied by the King of Prussia on 3 December 1772, and a day of homage was to be observed in Marienburg on 27 December following, Peter Regier called the West Prussian congregations to a meeting at Tralauerfeld, to which the Flemish as well as the Frisian teachers came." Until then the officers of the Frisian and Flemish congregations had usually held separate meetings. Only at special occasions, as, for example, the granting of the [[Privileges (Privilegia)|Privilegia]] of the Polish kings and bishops, did they appear together, because this was always very expensive. From this time on there were regular meetings for both areas, often several in the year. Because of the central location of the Heubuden Church most of the meetings were held in its territory. Of the two meetings in 1802 and the eight in 1813, six were held in the Heubuden Church.
 
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On 22 August 1774 the first taxes were collected by Preacher Hans Klaassen in Heubuden from all East and West Prussian congregations. Of the total of 13,495 souls, 1,831 were from Heubuden without Jerczewo. 503 of the 2,170 parcels (<em>Hufen</em>) of land were from Heubuden, and of the total sum of 30,624 guilders, 5,343 were from Heubuden. In the village of Heubuden, 67 Mennonite homes occupied 63 2/3 parcels of land.
 
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The 1776 Prussian census lists 47 Mennonite families in Heubuden with the following surnames: Bickert, Born, Brun, Claasen, Conrad, Dick, Dickmann, Dircksen, Ens, Epp, Fast, Friesen, Giesbrecht, Gunter, Hamm, Harder, Kosdorff, Loewen, Mattis, Neufeldt, Pauls, Peters, Regehr, Toews, Van Bergen, Warckentin, and Wulff. In 1820 Heubuden had 301 inhabitants, of which 202 were Mennonite. In the 2nd half of the 19th century, the village had 137 włókas (2,460 hectares) of land, 45 houses, 154 Catholics and Lutherans, and 176 Mennonites. 
 
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In 1788, 17 families left the congregation with the first immigrants to [[Russia|Russia]]. No record was kept of further emigrations. According to the treasurer's books, there were frequent contributions for immigrants to Russia, especially in 1803, 1819, 1858, and 1869. On 14 March 1794, [[Regier, Cornelius (1743-1794)|Elder Cornelius Regier]] and the preacher (Lehrer) [[Warkentin, Cornelius (1740-1809)|Cornelius Warkentin]] traveled to South Russia to organize and establish the newly formed congregations there. Regier died on 30 May in South Russia. In 1795 the Heubuden congregation chose Peter Braun as elder. After his death on 11 June 1803, [[Regier, Abraham (1774-1851)|Abraham Regier]] was chosen as elder on 6 January 1804. After he had faithfully served the congregation for over 47 years, he died on 8 August 1851. On 20 May 1852, [[Penner, Gerhard (1805-1878)|Gerhard Penner]] was chosen as elder, serving until his immigration to America on 30 May 1877. Wilhelm Fast served from 28 October 1877 to his death on 6 September 1903. He was followed by Bernhard Klaassen from 31 January 1904 to 8 March 1927. Heinrich Dyck served 1924-1935, and Bruno Ewert 1935-1945. Gustav Reimer served as deacon 1919-1945.
 
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In 1807 began for the congregation the difficult times of the French occupation. Heubuden village had to raise 22,249 florins from 6 June 1807 to 5 June 1809 for the French occupation forces; in addition the individual families were heavily burdened by quartering French and Russian troops. For the fund of 187,439 florins for the release of Mennonites from duty in the army, Heubuden had to pay 28,582 florins according to the assessment that took place in the church. With such a burden, there were but few funds for the congregation itself.
 
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The contributions for congregational needs were raised according to land acreage owned by the members; those who lived in towns were taxed according to their wealth and the size of their businesses, in proportion to the charge on the land. In 1794, the assessment per Hufe was 4 florins, in 1796, 6 florins, in 1820, 3 florins, in 1852, 2 talers per <em>Hufe</em>. After 1873 congregational funds were raised by assessments through taxes on land, buildings, trade, and income. In business affairs all male members who made financial contributions had the right to vote; independent women who contributed to the congregation could be represented by a male member who had a right to vote.
 
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The great religious and intellectual movement of the early 19th century had also affected wide circles of the congregation. As early as 1817, connections were established with the Bible Society in Berlin, and contributions were sent in. In 1822 contributions were received for foreign missions. In 1823 the English Baptist missionary [[Angas, William Henry (1781-1832)|Willian Angas]] visited the West Prussian Mennonite congregations in order to gain their participation in the work of foreign missions; they sent 635 talers to London. On 7 November 1826 the Christian school at Rodlofferhuben (Kalthof), founded by members of the congregations of Heubuden and Danzig, was dedicated by Elder Jakob van der Smissen of Danzig. Here Mennonite boys were trained in a positive Christian atmosphere. The first teacher, Lange, was very competent. The school was transferred to [[Bröskerfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Bröskerfelde]] in 1836. In the school at Rodlofferhuben, soon after its opening, monthly missionary meetings were instituted which were kept up in the homes of the members after the transfer of the school. The Missionary Association formed by Mennonites and some Protestants celebrated its first anniversary in the school in 1830. From 1837 to 1884 these celebrations were held at the homes of members in the barns or granaries, and from 1885 to 1891 in the Protestant chapel in Marienburg. Participation was active. These festivities for a long time furnished a gathering point for many friends of mission work from near and far. In addition there existed an association for home missions (a Bible, Tract, and Abstinence Association). The contributions were contributed to the Protestant mission until 1854, when they were sent to the Dutch Mennonite missions in [[Java (Indonesia)|Java]] and [[Sumatra (Indonesia)|Sumatra]]. In 1892 the first missionary festival was celebrated in the church of Heubuden. From now on missionary activity was applied to the [[Doopsgezinde Zendingsraad|Dutch Mennonite Mission]], for which the congregation had instituted collections ever since 1880. The monthly missionary meetings were held from 1895 to 1923 in the church, and after 1924 with very great participation again in private homes. Besides the collections the members of the congregation furnished the salary for two native missionary helpers in Sumatra.
 
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In 1836 a Christian Reading Circle was organized in Heubuden by Jacob Regehr together with Mennonite friends and two Protestant teachers. Originally mostly missionary periodicals were read, but soon books were procured, chiefly entertaining literature on a Christian basis. By 1929 there were 1,100 volumes on hand in addition to a number of bound periodicals on family, missions, and Mennonite subjects. In 1886 there were 36 members in this association; in 1929, 52 members. In 1905 a library of Mennonite publications was established in the congregation.
 
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After the middle of the 19th century singing was cultivated by means of special choirs. In January 1865 it was decided to compile a new hymnal. The old hymnal ([[Geistreiches Gesangbuch|<em>Geistreiches Gesangbuch</em>]], 1780), now 100 years old, had become quite voluminous through several appendices in nine editions. A committee was chosen to select the hymns; after completion, the new songbook ([[Gesangbuch für Mennonitengemeinden in Kirche und Haus|<em>Gesangbuch für Mennoniten-Gemeinden</em>]], 1869) was accepted into use on the first Advent Sunday of 1869. In 1890 the first organ was installed.
 
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−
In the first decades of the 19th century, the members of the congregation who held pieces of land in perpetual lease (emphyteutic) had very great difficulty in maintaining them. According to the legal stipulations of 1811 to 1816 the emphyteuse was to be turned into private property, but the authorities did not allow the Mennonites who were exempt from military service to acquire this land and even threatened to withdraw the pieces of land from them if they would not assume military duties. After much negotiation, therefore, the king extended the lease contracts by the Order of Cabinet of 13 February 1825, first until 1845, and on 3 December 1838, finally to the end of 1864. Meanwhile on the basis of a new law of land purchase clearance the Mennonites succeeded in acquiring ownership of these emphyteutic pieces of land. The clearance fee expired in Heubuden in 1912 after 56 years.
 
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−
The cancellation of release from military service through the law of 9 November 1857 called forth a serious crisis in the West Prussian congregations, which, especially in the Heubuden congregation, lasted a long time and became very divisive. The elder, preachers, and a section of the congregation rejected the acceptance of military duty in any form in the hope that the military law could still be changed. The largest part of the congregation, however, was ready to assume [[Military Participation|noncombatant military service]] in the form designated in the Order of Cabinet of 3 March 1868. Thus a deep, painful gash was torn into the congregation; from autumn 1874 to summer 1876, no communion services were held. In 1876 there were only five baptismal candidates, the others having been baptized in other congregations. On 30 May 1877, [[Penner, Gerhard (1805-1878)|Elder Gerhard Penner]] immigrated to Nebraska; the preachers and all but two of the deacons, the choristers and a part of the congregation left the church and began to hold services in private homes. The rest of the congregation, under the leadership of Elder Claass Friesen of Rosenort, chose preachers and deacons on 28 October 1877, and on that date decided that the members of the congregation should be permitted to fulfill their military duties according to the stipulation of the order of cabinet. As elder they chose Wilhelm Fast on 25 October 1878. From 1876 to 1892, 55 families and 29 individuals from the congregation moved to [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]]. Therewith the emigration which had lasted over 100 years came to its conclusion.
 
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−
In consequence of the opening of railway bridges at Marienburg and Dirschau in 1857 and still more by means of the building of paved highways, the church could be easily reached at any time even by members who lived rather far away. Upon their wish services were discontinued in Czattkau in 1897, in Wernersdorf and Lesewitz in 1907, in Klein-Lichtenau in 1911. For the members living in and around Marienburg a meetinghouse with a seating capacity of 350 was built in Marienburg in 1906-1907, and dedicated on 23 June 1907. In 1919 there were 333 members of the congregation living here in 122 households.
 
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−
During [[World War (1914-1918)|World War I]], 257 members were drafted. On the battlefield 25 brethren lost their lives, in whose memory a monument was erected in the cemetery in 1920. During the war and after, several other brethren died in consequence of military service. As a consequence of the treaty of Versailles the members of the congregation were living in three different countries ([[Danzig, Free City of|Free State Danzig]], [[Germany|Germany]], and [[Poland|Poland]]) with compulsory passport regulations at the borders and several kinds of money. Thereby communication was made very difficult. Members from Germany could not come to Poland without an expensive visa, and vice versa; nevertheless the feeling of belonging together did not diminish, but was rather strengthened.
 
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−
The centuries-old conflict with the Protestant State Church parishes on account of the tax requirements levied on Mennonite property owners was revived in 1920. A decision by the jurists of the University of Königsberg, arrived at in 1929 on a scientific basis, put an end to any such obligation.
 
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−
The congregation was a member of the [[Konferenz der ost- und westpreussischen Mennonitengemeinden|Conference of the West Prussian Mennonite Congregations]], and after 1913 of the [[Vereinigung der deutschen Mennonitengemeinden (Union of German Mennonite Congregations)|Vereinigung der Mennoniten Gemeinden im Deutschen Reich]]. It was incorporated in 1904. In the churches at Heubuden and Marienburg worship services were held (in 1929) on every Sunday and holiday. Communion was observed twice a year, and baptism on the second holiday of Pentecost at Heubuden. The congregation was served (in 1929) by an elder, six preachers, and three deacons. Financial and legal matters were managed by a committee of 12 district leaders with 6-year terms.
 
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−
The number of souls in the congregation in the course of the century has been subject to great variations.  The figures were as follows:
 
  
 +
= 2016 Update =
 +
In 2015 the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches had 106 congregations and 20,106 members. Those congregations had an average weekly attendance of 29,089. In 2010 the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches had 104 congregations and 19,698 members. The following congregations were members of the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 2015:
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
 +
! Congregation
 +
! City
 +
! Members
 +
! Average Weekly <br />
 +
Attendance
 +
|-
 +
| [[East Abbotsford Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Abbotsford Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |70
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |85
 +
|-
 +
| [[Alderbrook Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Alderbrook Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |34
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |150
 +
|-
 +
| All Nations Korean Church
 +
|Port Coquitlam
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |35
 +
|-
 +
| [[Abbotsford Arabic Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Arabic Evangelical Church Abbotsford]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |60
 +
|-
 +
| [[Arabic Evangelical Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Arabic Evangelical Church Surrey]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |35
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
|-
 +
| [[Armstrong Bible Chapel (Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada)|Armstrong Bible Chapel]]
 +
|Armstrong
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |26
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |43
 +
|-
 +
| [[Arnold Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Arnold Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |161
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |220
 +
|-
 +
| [[Artisan Vancouver Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Artisan Vancouver Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |47
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |300
 +
|-
 +
| [[Bakerview Hispanic Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Bakerview Hispanic Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |18
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |30
 +
|-
 +
| [[Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |695
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |530
 +
|-
 +
| [[Beacon Communities Church (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)|Beacon Communities]]
 +
|Victoria
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |15
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |30
 +
|-
 +
| [[Bethel Chinese Christian Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Bethel Chinese Christian Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |235
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |280
 +
|-
 +
| [[Black Creek Mennonite Brethren Church (Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada)|Black Creek Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Black Creek
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |218
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |151
 +
|-
 +
| [[Boundary Community Church (Midway, British Columbia, Canada)|Boundary Community Church]]
 +
|Midway
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |24
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |38
 +
|-
 +
| [[Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Chilliwack
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |254
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |270
 +
|-
 +
| [[Burnaby Pacific Grace Chinese Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Burnaby Pacific Grace Church]]
 +
|Burnaby
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |243
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |300
 +
|-
 +
| [[Cariboo Bethel Church (Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada)|Cariboo Bethel Church]]
 +
|Williams Lake
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |138
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |192
 +
|-
 +
| [[Cedar Park Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada)|Cedar Park Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Delta
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |180
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |225
 +
|-
 +
| [[Central Community Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Central Community Church]]
 +
|Chilliwack
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |392
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |630
 +
|-
 +
| [[Central Heights Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Central Heights Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |805
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |698
 +
|-
 +
| [[Christ City Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Christ City Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |0
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |220
 +
|-
 +
| [[Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |287
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |383
 +
|-
 +
| [[Coast Hills Community Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Coast Hills Community Church]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |62
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |160
 +
|-
 +
| [[Cornerstone Mennonite Brethren Church (Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada)|Cornerstone Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Prince Rupert
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |21
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |43
 +
|-
 +
| [[Crossridge Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Crossridge Church]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |110
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |270
 +
|-
 +
| [[Culloden Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Culloden Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |166
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |108
 +
|-
 +
| [[Deaf Community Christian Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Deaf Community Christian Church]]
 +
|Burnaby
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |20
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |20
 +
|-
 +
| [[Discovery Church of Ridge Meadows (Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada)|Discovery Church of Ridge Meadows]]
 +
|Maple Ridge
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |52
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |65
 +
|-
 +
| [[Discovery Community Church (Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada)|Discovery Community Church]]
 +
|Campbell River
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |47
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |73
 +
|-
 +
| [[Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)|Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship]]
 +
|Coquitlam
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |144
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |212
 +
|-
 +
| [[Epic Church (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)|Epic City Church]]
 +
|Kelowna
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |55
 +
|-
 +
| [[Esperanza Multicultural Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Esperanza Multicultural Church]]
 +
|Richmond
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |30
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
|-
 +
| [[Faithwerks (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Faithwerks]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |36
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |34
 +
|-
 +
| [[Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)|Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Richmond
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |196
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |230
 +
|-
 +
| [[Gateway Community Church (Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada)|Gateway Community Church]]
 +
|Port Alberni
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |16
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |40
 +
|-
 +
| [[Gospel Chapel Fellowship (Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada)|Gospel Chapel]]
 +
|Grand Forks
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |135
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |226
 +
|-
 +
| [[Grace Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Grace Ethiopian Evangelical Church]]
 +
|Burnaby
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |85
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |85
 +
|-
 +
| [[Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada)|Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Penticton
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |64
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |54
 +
|-
 +
| [[Gracepoint Community Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Gracepoint Community Church]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |445
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |438
 +
|-
 +
| [[Greendale Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Greendale Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Chilliwack
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |251
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |254
 +
|-
 +
| [[Harrison Gospel Chapel (Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada)|Harrison Gospel Chapel]]
 +
|Harrison Hot Springs
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |36
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |77
 +
|-
 +
| [[Heritage Mountain Community Church (Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada)|Heritage Mountain Community Church]]
 +
|Port Moody
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |44
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |70
 +
|-
 +
| [[Highland Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Highland Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |138
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |114
 +
|-
 +
| [[Hindi Punjabi Gospel Chapel (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Hindi Punjabi Fraserview Gospel Chapel]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |70
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |70
 +
|-
 +
| [[House For All Nations International Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|House for All Nations]]
 +
|Coquitlam
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |0
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |185
 +
|-
 +
| [[Hyde Creek Community Church (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)|Hyde Creek Community Church]]
 +
|Port Coquitlam
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |64
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |59
 +
|-
 +
| [[Imago Dei Christian Community (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Imago Dei Christian Community Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |N/A
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |225
 +
|-
 +
| [[Jericho Ridge Community Church (Langley, British Columbia, Canada)|Jericho Ridge Community Church]]
 +
|Langley
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |101
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |165
 +
|-
 +
| [[Kelowna Gospel Fellowship (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)|Kelowna Gospel Fellowship]]
 +
|Kelowna
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |359
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |639
 +
|-
 +
| [[Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |97
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |99
 +
|-
 +
| [[King Road Mennonite Brethren Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|King Road Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |590
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |226
 +
|-
 +
| [[Lao Christian Mennonite Brethren Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Lao Christian Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |20
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
|-
 +
| [[Promontory Ministries (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Main Street Church]]
 +
|Chilliwack
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |325
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |823
 +
|-
 +
| [[Maple Ridge Community Church (Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada)|Maple Ridge Community Church]]
 +
|Maple Ridge
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |128
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |229
 +
|-
 +
| [[Meta Communities (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Meta Communities]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |N/A
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |35
 +
|-
 +
| [[Metro Community Church (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)|Metro Community Church]]
 +
|Kelowna
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |125
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |250
 +
|-
 +
| [[Ministerio Cristiano Broadway (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Ministerio Cristiano Broadway]]
 +
|Chilliwack
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |25
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |30
 +
|-
 +
| [[Mountain Park Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Mountain Park Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |180
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |275
 +
|-
 +
| [[Nechako Community Church (Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada)|Nechako Community Church]]
 +
|Vanderhoof
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |86
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |130
 +
|-
 +
| [[Neighbourhood Church (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)|Neighbourhood Church of Nanaimo]]
 +
|Nanaimo
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |110
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |148
 +
|-
 +
| [[New Hope Christian Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada)|New Hope Christian Church]]
 +
|Delta
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |161
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |84
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Fraser Community Church (Lake Errock, British Columbia, Canada)|North Fraser Community Church]]
 +
|Lake Errock
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |25
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |34
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Langley Community Church (Langley, British Columbia, Canada)|North Langley Community Church]]
 +
|Langley
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |552
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |1,130
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church (Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada)|North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Fort St John
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |171
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |235
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|North Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |32
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |45
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Shore Pacific Grace Mandarin Church (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|North Shore Pacific Grace Mandarin Church]]
 +
|North Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |77
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |73
 +
|-
 +
| [[North Shore Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|North Shore Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|North Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |136
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |137
 +
|-
 +
| [[Northgate Anabaptist Fellowship (Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada)|Northgate Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Dawson Creek
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |6
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |7
 +
|-
 +
| [[Northview Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Northview Community Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |1,518
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |3,340
 +
|-
 +
| [[Pacific Grace Mandarin Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Pacific Grace Mandarin Church]]
 +
|Burnaby
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |75
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |180
 +
|-
 +
| [[Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |263
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |340
 +
|-
 +
| [[Pemberton Christian Fellowship (Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada)|Pemberton Community Church]]
 +
|Pemberton
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |55
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |80
 +
|-
 +
| [[Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |54
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |34
 
|-
 
|-
−
|'''Year'''
+
| [[Port Moody Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada)|Port Moody Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
−
|'''Souls'''
+
|Port Moody
−
|'''Births'''
+
| style="text-align: right;" |317
−
|'''Baptisms'''
+
| style="text-align: right;" |419
−
|'''Marriages'''
 
−
|'''Deaths'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1774 '''
+
| [[Real Life Community Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Real Life Community Church]]
−
|1,831
+
|Surrey
−
|64
+
| style="text-align: right;" |21
−
|32
+
| style="text-align: right;" |100
−
|15
 
−
|32
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1789'''
+
| [[Reality Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Reality Vancouver]]
−
|1,441
+
|Vancouver
−
|56
+
| style="text-align: right;" |100
−
|29
+
| style="text-align: right;" |200
−
|13
 
−
|40
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1804'''
+
| [[Richmond Bethel Church (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)|Richmond Bethel Church]]
−
|1,643
+
|Richmond
−
|67
+
| style="text-align: right;" |150
−
|30
+
| style="text-align: right;" |85
−
|24
 
−
|29
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1846'''
+
| [[Richmond Chinese Mennonite Brethren Church (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)|Richmond Chinese Mennonite Brethren Church]]
−
|1,225
+
|Richmond
−
|41
+
| style="text-align: right;" |423
−
|29
+
| style="text-align: right;" |170
−
|10
 
−
|29
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1864'''
+
| [[Richmond Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)|Richmond Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
−
|1,309
+
|Richmond
−
|62
+
| style="text-align: right;" |238
−
|21
+
| style="text-align: right;" |250
−
|14
 
−
|30
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1881'''
+
| [[River of Life Community Church (Sorrento, British Columbia, Canada)|River of Life Community Church]]
−
|1,142
+
|Blind Bay
−
|37
+
| style="text-align: right;" |93
−
|35
+
| style="text-align: right;" |140
−
|15
 
−
|20
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1910'''
+
| [[Ross Road Community Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Ross Road Community Church]]
−
|1,520
+
|Abbotsford
−
|53
+
| style="text-align: right;" |388
−
|41
+
| style="text-align: right;" |410
−
|8
 
−
|14
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1929'''
+
| [[Saanich Community Church (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)|Saanich Community Church]]
−
|1,450
+
|Victoria
−
|16
+
| style="text-align: right;" |63
−
|36
+
| style="text-align: right;" |67
−
|14
 
−
|18
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''' 1941'''
+
| [[Sardis Community Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Sardis Community Church]]
−
|1,500
+
|Chilliwack
−
| 
+
| style="text-align: right;" |174
−
| 
+
| style="text-align: right;" |209
−
| 
+
|-
−
| 
+
| [[Sayward Christian Fellowship (Sayward, British Columbia, Canada)|Sayward Christian Fellowship]]
 +
|Sayward
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |20
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |30
 +
|-
 +
| [[Silver Valley Community Church (Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada)|Silver Valley Community Church]]
 +
|Maple Ridge
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |42
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |68
 +
|-
 +
| [[Similkameen Christian Fellowship (Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada)|Similkameen Christian Fellowship]]
 +
|Keremeos
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |42
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |48
 +
|-
 +
| [[South Abbotsford Mennonite Brethren Church (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|South Abbotsford Church]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |743
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |597
 +
|-
 +
| [[South Langley Mennonite Brethren Church (Langley, British Columbia, Canada)|South Langley Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Langley
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |229
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |300
 +
|-
 +
| [[South Vancouver Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|South Vancouver Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |283
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |300
 +
|-
 +
| [[SunRidge Community Church (Westside, British Columbia, Canada)|SunRidge Community Church]]
 +
|Kelowna
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |50
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |130
 +
|-
 +
| [[Surrey Pacific Grace Mandarin Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Surrey Grace Mandarin Church]]
 +
|Surrey
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |39
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |36
 +
|-
 +
| [[Fire, The (New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada)|The Fire]]
 +
|New Hazelton
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |11
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |21
 +
|-
 +
| [[Life Centre, The (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|The Life Centre]]
 +
|Abbotsford
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |N/A
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |180
 +
|-
 +
| [[Rock Church, The (Squamish, British Columbia, Canada)|The Rock Church]]
 +
|Squamish
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |39
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |75
 +
|-
 +
| [[Tri-City Chinese Christian Church (Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada)|Tri-City Christian Church]]
 +
|Port Moody
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |60
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |110
 +
|-
 +
| [[Valleyview Bible Church (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)|Valleyview Bible Church]]
 +
|Kamloops
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |118
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |111
 +
|-
 +
| [[Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Brethren]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |135
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |190
 +
|-
 +
| [[Vancouver Christian Logos Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Vancouver Christian Logos Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |67
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |110
 +
|-
 +
| [[Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |25
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |35
 +
|-
 +
| [[Westside Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Westside Church]]
 +
|Vancouver
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |350
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |1,100
 +
|-
 +
| [[Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada)|Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Prince George
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |243
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |570
 +
|-
 +
| [[Whistler Community Church (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada)|Whistler Community Church]]
 +
|Whistler
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |45
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |80
 +
|-
 +
| [[Willingdon Church (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)|Willingdon Church]]
 +
|Burnaby
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |2,828
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |4,995
 +
|-
 +
| [[Willow Park Church (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)|Willow Park Church]]
 +
|Kelowna
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |1,038
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |1,040
 +
|-
 +
| [[Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church]]
 +
|Yarrow
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |201
 +
| style="text-align: right;" |95
 +
|-
 +
| '''Totals'''
 +
|
 +
| style="text-align: right;" | '''20,106'''
 +
| style="text-align: right;" | '''29,089'''
 
|}
 
|}
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
−
Under Hitler the congregation experienced great changes under the influence of the current political and social philosophy. However, only eight families left the church. During [[World War (1939-1945) - Germany|World War II]], 200 to 250 young men were in service—they received a monthly bulletin from the congregation. Of this number about 100 died as war casualties and about as many were taken prisoner or were missing at the end of the war. When the Russian army occupied the community in early 1945 nearly all the men left at home and many of the girls and women were sent into forced labor in Siberia. Some later returned and reached West Germany. Numerous members of the congregation fled to [[Denmark|Denmark]] during the approach of the Red army, and from there went to West Germany, [[Uruguay|Uruguay]], and [[Canada|Canada]]. The last elder of the congregation, Bruno Ewert (1935-1945), as well as the deacon, Gustav Reimer, Sr., immigrated to Uruguay in 1950. The church building was turned into a Catholic church.
 
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−
The Heubuden Church had a branch (with meetinghouse) in Marienburg. It had two homes for the aged and two cemeteries. Before World War II the total Mennonite population of the congregation was around 1,500, of whom 360 were children.
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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Crous, Ernst. "Vom Pietismus bei den alt¬preussischen Mennoniten . . . ." <em>Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter</em> (1954).
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<em>Minutes of the Annual Meetings</em> (1931-1996). Clearbrook [Abbotsford], B.C.: B.C. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, published annually.
  
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Ewert, Bruno. "Four Centuries of Prussian Mennoiütes." <em>Mennonite Life</em> 3 (April 1948): 10-18.
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Klassen, Agatha E. <em>Yarrow: A Portrait in Mosaic</em>. Yarrow: A.E. Klassen, 1976.
  
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Ewert, Bruno. "From Danzig to Denmark." <em>Mennonite Life</em> 1 (January 1946): 37.
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Penner, Peter. <em>Reaching the Otherwise Unreached</em>. Clearbrook: West Coast Children's Mission 1959.
  
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"Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Hans-Jürgen Wolf. Web. 29 September 2012. [http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=2509 http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=2509].
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Toews, John A. <em>History of the Mennonite Brethren Church</em>, ed. A.J. Klassen. Fresno, Calif.: Mennonite Brethren Board of Literature and Publication, 1975, index, esp. 167-71.
 +
= Additional Information =
 +
'''Address''': 101-32310 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1X1
  
−
Hartwich, A.  <em>Landesbeschreibung der drei Werder</em>. Königsberg, 1722.
+
'''Phone''': 604-853-6959
  
−
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 306-312.
+
'''Website''': [http://www.bcmb.org/qry/page.taf BC Conference of MB Churches]
  
−
Mannhardt, W.  <em>Die Wehrfreiheit der Altpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Marienburg, 1863.
+
=== British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Executive ===
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+
{| class="wikitable"
−
<em>Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (1941): 143.
+
|-
−
 
+
! Date of Election
−
Nottarp, H. <em>Die Mennoniten in den Marienburger Werdern, eine kirchenrechtliche Untersuchung</em>. Halle, 1929.
+
! Moderator
−
 
+
! Assistant Moderator
−
Nottarp, H. <em>Ergänzungsgutachten</em>. Königsberg, 1931.
+
! Secretary
−
 
+
|-
−
Penner, Horst. <em>Die ost- und westpreussischen Mennoniten in ihrem religiösen und sozialen Leben in ihren kulturellen und wirtschaftlichen Leistungen</em>, 2 vols. Weierhof, Germany: Mennonitischer Geschichtsverein, 1978-1987: 251.
+
| 1931 June 21
−
 
+
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
−
Reiswitz and Wadzeck. <em>Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Mennonitengemeinden in Europa und Amerika</em>. Berlin, 1821.
+
|  
−
 
+
| [[Harder, Jacob Bernhard (1900-1975)|Jacob B. Harder]]
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Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Stogi." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 15 December 2012. [http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&amp;id=449&amp;lang=en http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&amp;id=449&amp;lang=en].
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[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
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+
|-
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Wikipedia. "Stogi, Pomeranian Voivodeship." Web. 4 October 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stogi,_Pomeranian_Voivodeship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stogi,_Pomeranian_Voivodeship].
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| 1931 October 25
−
= Additional Information =
+
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
−
=== Elders of the Heubuden Mennonite Church ===
+
|    
−
                                             
+
| [[Martens, Petrus J. (1887-1969)|Petrus Martens]]<br>
−
{| border="1"
+
[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1932 June 19
 +
| K. A. Klassen
 +
|  
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]<br>
 +
[[Martens, Petrus J. (1887-1969)|Petrus Martens]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1932 November 17
 +
| K. A. Klassen
 +
|  
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]<br>
 +
[[Martens, Petrus J. (1887-1969)|Petrus Martens]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1933 June 11
 +
| K. A. Klassen
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Bauman, Alexander (1893-1983)|Alexander Baumann]]<br>
 +
[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1933 November 26
 +
| K. A. Klassen
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Jacob Bernhard (1900-1975)|Jacob B. Harder]]<br>
 +
[[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1934 May 27
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
|  
 +
|  
 +
|-
 +
| 1934 August 12
 +
| K. A. Klassen
 +
|  
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]<br>
 +
[[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1934 November 25
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]<br>
 +
[[Harder, Jacob Bernhard (1900-1975)|Jacob B. Harder]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1935 November 10
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]<br>
 +
[[Harder, Jacob Bernhard (1900-1975)|Jacob B. Harder]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1936 November 8
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]<br>
 +
[[Harder, Jacob Bernhard (1900-1975)|Jacob B. Harder]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1937 November 21
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]<br>
 +
[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1938 November 27
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]<br>
 +
[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1939 November 11
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1940 November 10
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1941 November 2
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]<br>
 +
[[Loewen, Peter D. (1902-1993) |Peter D. Loewen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1942 November 15
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1943 November 21
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1944 November 25
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1945 November 3
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1946 November 16
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Braun, Johann P. (1885-1959)|Johann P. Braun]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1947 November 8
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1948 August 14
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1949 June 11
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Toews, Aron A. (1884-1969)|Aron A. Toews]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1950 October 28
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1951 June 9
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1952 June 7
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1953 June 6
 +
| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
 +
| [[Redekop, Jacob F. (1895-1959)|Jacob F. Redekop]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1954 June 12
 +
| [[Dueck, Heinrich G. "Henry" (1901-1978)|Heinrich G. Dueck]]
 +
| [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1955 June 18
 +
| [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]]
 +
| [[Thielmann, Gerhard G. "George" (1909-1991)|Gerhard Thielmann]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1956 June 9
 +
| [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]]
 +
| [[Thielmann, Gerhard G. "George" (1909-1991)|Gerhard Thielmann]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1957 June 9
 +
| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
 +
| [[Thielmann, Gerhard G. "George" (1909-1991)|Gerhard Thielmann]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1958 June 7
 +
| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
 +
| [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]]
 +
| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1959 June 6
 +
| [[Voth, Herman (1915-2010)|Herman Voth]]
 +
| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
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| [[Harder, Johannes A. (1897-1964) &amp; Harder, Katharina "Tina" (1890-1991)|Johannes A. Harder]]
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|-
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| 1960 June 10
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| [[Voth, Herman (1915-2010)|Herman Voth]]
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| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
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| Abram Goerz
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|-
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| 1961 June 9
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| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
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| [[Tiessen, Isaac Henry (1904-1999)|Isaac H. Tiessen]]  
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| [[Konrad, George G. (1929-1998)|George Konrad]]
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|-
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| 1962 June 8
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| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
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| [[Voth, Herman (1915-2010)|Herman Voth]]
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| [[Friesen, David A. (1913-1990)|David A. Friesen]]
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|-
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| 1963 June 7
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| [[Brucks, Henry (1918-1987)|Henry Brucks]]
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| Herbert J. Brandt
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1964 June 5
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| [[Brucks, Henry (1918-1987)|Henry Brucks]]
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| [[Willems, Nickolei Milton "Nick" (1920-2008)|Nick Willems]]
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1965 June 11
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| Herbert J. Brandt
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| [[Willems, Nickolei Milton "Nick" (1920-2008)|Nick Willems]]
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1966 June 10
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| Herbert J. Brandt
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| [[Neumann, David (1916-2001)|David H. Neumann]]
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1967 June 2
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| [[Quiring, Jacob H. (1913-2004)|Jacob H. Quiring]]
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| [[Neumann, David (1916-2001)|David H. Neumann]]
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| [[Jantz, Hugo W. (1930-2006)|Hugo W. Jantz]]
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|-
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| 1968 June 7
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| [[Quiring, Jacob H. (1913-2004)|Jacob H. Quiring]]
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| [[Toews, Peter Reginald "P. R." (1916-2005)|Peter R. Toews]]
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| [[Neumann, John Henry (1926-1997)|John H. Neumann]]
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|-
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| 1969 June 6
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| [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]]
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| [[Quiring, Jacob H. (1913-2004)|Jacob H. Quiring]]
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| [[Neumann, John Henry (1926-1997)|John H. Neumann]]
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|-
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| 1970 June 5
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| [[Quiring, Jacob H. (1913-2004)|Jacob H. Quiring]]
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| Herbert J. Brandt
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| [[Neumann, John Henry (1926-1997)|John H. Neumann]]
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|-
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| 1971 June 11
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| [[Quiring, Jacob H. (1913-2004)|Jacob H. Quiring]]
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| Rudie Willms
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| Harry E. Pankratz
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|-
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| 1972 June 9
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| Herbert J. Brandt
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| Rudie Willms
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| Harry E. Pankratz
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|-
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| 1973 June 16
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| Loyal A. Funk
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| Rudie Willms
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| Leonard Doerksen
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|-
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| 1974 June 14
 +
| Loyal A. Funk
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| Harold Ratzlaff
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| Frank Peters
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|-
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| 1975 June 13
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| Loyal A. Funk
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| Harry Heidebrecht
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| Frank Peters
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|-
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| 1976 June 11
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| Loyal A. Funk
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| Harry Heidebrecht
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| Frank Peters
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|-
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| 1977 June 10
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| Loyal A. Funk
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| Harry Heidebrecht
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1978 June 9
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| Harry Heidebrecht
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| Herbert D. Neufeld
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1979 June 8
 +
| Harry Heidebrecht
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1980 June 13
 +
| Harry Heidebrecht
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
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| Henry J. Unger
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|-
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| 1981 June 12
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
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| [[Schmidt, John P. (1938-2008)|John Schmidt]]
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| Robert J. Friesen
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|-
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| 1982 June 12
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| Herbert D. Neufeld
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| [[Schmidt, John P. (1938-2008)|John Schmidt]]
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| Robert J. Friesen
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|-
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| 1983 June 10
 +
| Harry Heidebrecht
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| [[Boschman, Rudolph “Rudy” (1923-2012)|Rudy Boschman]]
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| Robert J. Friesen
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|-
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| 1984 June 9
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| Harry Heidebrecht
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| Robert J. Friesen
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| Peter Enns
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|-
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| 1985 June 14
 +
| Harry Heidebrecht
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Peter Enns
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|-
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| 1986 June 13
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| Harry Heidebrecht
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Peter Enns
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|-
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| 1987 June 12
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
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| [[Wiebe, William Abram "Bill" (1919-2006)|Bill A. Wiebe]]
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| Peter Enns
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|-
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| 1988 June 10
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| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| [[Wiebe, William Abram "Bill" (1919-2006)|Bill A. Wiebe]]
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| Peter Enns
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|-
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| 1989 June 9
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Peter Nikkel
 +
| John Lenzmann
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|-
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| 1990 June 8
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
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| Peter Nikkel
 +
| John Lenzmann
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|-
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| 1991 June 14
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| John Lenzmann
 +
|-
 +
| 1992 June 12
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| John Lenzmann
 +
|-
 +
| 1993 June 11
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| Mark Burch
 +
|-
 +
| 1994 June 10
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| Mark Burch
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|-
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| 1995 April 21
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| Robert J. Friesen
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| 
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| Mark Burch
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|-
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| 1996 May 3
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Mark Burch
 +
| John Lenzmann
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|-
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| 1997 May 2
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Peter Nikkel
 +
| Peter Enns
 +
|-
 +
| 1998 May 1  
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| 
 +
| Peter Enns
 +
|-
 +
| 1999 April 30
 +
| Robert J. Friesen
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Peter Enns
 +
|-
 +
| 2000
 +
| Arnie Peters
 +
| Herbert D. Neufeld
 +
| Peter Enns
 +
|-
 +
| 2001 May 4
 +
| Arnie Peters
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| Reg Toews
 +
|-
 +
| 2002 May 3
 +
| Christopher Douglas
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 +
| Reg Toews
 +
|-
 +
| 2003 May 2
 +
| Christopher Douglas
 +
| Ron van Akker
 +
| Reg Toews
 +
|-
 +
| 2004
 +
| Ron van Akker
 +
| Arnie Peters
 +
| Reg Toews
 
|-
 
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| 2005 April 29
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| Ron van Akker
 +
| Arnie Peters
 +
| Ron Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Dyck, Jacob (1661-1748)|Jacob Dyck]] (1661-1748)
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| 2006 April 29
−
|4 Jul 1728–1748
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| Ron van Akker
 +
| Larry Schram
 +
| Ron Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Bergen, Gerhard van (1704-1771)|Gerhard van Bergen]] (1704-1771)
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| 2007 May 5
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|13 Aug 1741–21 Jan 1771
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| Reg Toews
 +
| Tim Williams
 +
| Ron Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Regier, Cornelius (1743-1794)|Cornelius Regier]] (1743-1794)
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| 2008 May 3
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|3 Mar 1771–30 May 1794
+
| Reg Toews
 +
| Tim Williams
 +
| Ron Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Peter Braun (1748-1803)
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| 2009 May 2
−
|17 Sep 1795–11 Jun 1803
+
| Reg Toews
 +
| Ron van Akker
 +
| John H. Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Regier, Abraham (1774-1851)|Abraham Regier]] (1774-1851)
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| 2010 May 1
−
|6 Jan 1804–8 Aug 1851
+
| Rob Thiessen
 +
| Ron van Akker
 +
| John H. Redekop
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Penner, Gerhard (1805-1878)|Gerhard Penner]] (1805-1878)
+
| 2011 April 30
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|20 May 1852–1877
+
| Rob Thiessen
 +
| Ron van Akker
 +
| Lorraine Dick
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Wilhelm Fast (1843-1903)
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| 2012 May 5
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|25 Aug 1878–6 Sep 1903
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| Ron van Akker
 +
| Steve Wiens
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Bernhard Klaassen (1843-1927)
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| 2013 May 4
−
|31 Jan 1904–8 Mar 1927
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| Ron van Akker
 +
| Steve Wiens
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Heinrich Dyck (1862-1935)
+
| 2014 May 3
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|17 Aug 1924–13 Feb 1935
+
| Michael Dick
 +
| Lee Francois
 +
| Reuben Pauls
 
|-
 
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|Bruno Ewert (1886-1961)
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| 2015 May 2
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1955 Article

The British Columbia Provincial Mennonite Brethren Conference was organized on 31 October 1931 with three local churches, Agassiz, Sardis, and Yarrow, having an approximate total membership of 170. Attracted by the mild climate and large farm incomes, the Mennonite Brethren membership of this area increased until 1948, after which a recession occurred, due to economic difficulties and floods. In 1949 there were 13 churches in the conference with a total membership of 3,077. The churches were located in the southwest part of British Columbia, with eleven in the Fraser Valley, one in the Okanagan Valley, and one on Vancouver Island, in an area stretching about 200 miles eastward from the Pacific coast along the United States border.

Activities in the conference at that time included Bible conferences, youth conferences, tract mission work, radio broadcasts, a city mission in Vancouver, and widespread daily vacation Bible school work. The institutions of the conference included a girls' home in Vancouver, the West Coast Children's Mission, three Bible schools in Yarrow, South Abbotsford, and East Chilliwack, and a high school in North Abbotsford. The conference was active in the resettling of European refugees and in the support of the relief program of the Mennonite Central Committee. C. C. Peters, secretary of the conference after 1948, contributed much to the establishment of the conference. -- G. H. Suckau

1990 Article

The British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches was organized in 1931. Johannes A. Harder, Peter D. Loewen and Cornelius C. Peters significantly shaped the Conference in its formative years.

From its inception, the conference emphasized evangelism and Christian education. The earliest outreach activities included establishing a city mission in Vancouver, and by 1945, support of the West Coast Children's Mission. Simultaneously, much emphasis was placed on Bible conferences, Sunday School conventions, and music festivals.

During the 1970s and 1980s, priority was given to church planting, including congregations among non-English ethnic groups. The conference also supports Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre, and together with the Mennonite Church British Columbia, co-sponsors Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford.

2016 Update

In 2015 the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches had 106 congregations and 20,106 members. Those congregations had an average weekly attendance of 29,089. In 2010 the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches had 104 congregations and 19,698 members. The following congregations were members of the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 2015:

Congregation City Members Average Weekly

Attendance

Abbotsford Community Church Abbotsford 70 85
Alderbrook Community Church Abbotsford 34 150
All Nations Korean Church Port Coquitlam 50 35
Arabic Evangelical Church Abbotsford Abbotsford 50 60
Arabic Evangelical Church Surrey Surrey 35 50
Armstrong Bible Chapel Armstrong 26 43
Arnold Community Church Abbotsford 161 220
Artisan Vancouver Church Vancouver 47 300
Bakerview Hispanic Church Abbotsford 18 30
Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church Abbotsford 695 530
Beacon Communities Victoria 15 30
Bethel Chinese Christian Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 235 280
Black Creek Mennonite Brethren Church Black Creek 218 151
Boundary Community Church Midway 24 38
Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church Chilliwack 254 270
Burnaby Pacific Grace Church Burnaby 243 300
Cariboo Bethel Church Williams Lake 138 192
Cedar Park Mennonite Brethren Church Delta 180 225
Central Community Church Chilliwack 392 630
Central Heights Church Abbotsford 805 698
Christ City Church Vancouver 0 220
Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church Abbotsford 287 383
Coast Hills Community Church Surrey 62 160
Cornerstone Mennonite Brethren Church Prince Rupert 21 43
Crossridge Church Surrey 110 270
Culloden Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 166 108
Deaf Community Christian Church Burnaby 20 20
Discovery Church of Ridge Meadows Maple Ridge 52 65
Discovery Community Church Campbell River 47 73
Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship Coquitlam 144 212
Epic City Church Kelowna 50 55
Esperanza Multicultural Church Richmond 30 50
Faithwerks Vancouver 36 34
Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church Richmond 196 230
Gateway Community Church Port Alberni 16 40
Gospel Chapel Grand Forks 135 226
Grace Ethiopian Evangelical Church Burnaby 85 85
Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Penticton 64 54
Gracepoint Community Church Surrey 445 438
Greendale Mennonite Brethren Church Chilliwack 251 254
Harrison Gospel Chapel Harrison Hot Springs 36 77
Heritage Mountain Community Church Port Moody 44 70
Highland Community Church Abbotsford 138 114
Hindi Punjabi Fraserview Gospel Chapel Surrey 70 70
House for All Nations Coquitlam 0 185
Hyde Creek Community Church Port Coquitlam 64 59
Imago Dei Christian Community Church Vancouver N/A 225
Jericho Ridge Community Church Langley 101 165
Kelowna Gospel Fellowship Kelowna 359 639
Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 97 99
King Road Mennonite Brethren Church Abbotsford 590 226
Lao Christian Mennonite Brethren Church Surrey 20 50
Main Street Church Chilliwack 325 823
Maple Ridge Community Church Maple Ridge 128 229
Meta Communities Vancouver N/A 35
Metro Community Church Kelowna 125 250
Ministerio Cristiano Broadway Chilliwack 25 30
Mountain Park Community Church Abbotsford 180 275
Nechako Community Church Vanderhoof 86 130
Neighbourhood Church of Nanaimo Nanaimo 110 148
New Hope Christian Church Delta 161 84
North Fraser Community Church Lake Errock 25 34
North Langley Community Church Langley 552 1,130
North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church Fort St John 171 235
North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church North Vancouver 32 45
North Shore Pacific Grace Mandarin Church North Vancouver 77 73
North Shore Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church North Vancouver 136 137
Northgate Mennonite Brethren Church Dawson Creek 6 7
Northview Community Church Abbotsford 1,518 3,340
Pacific Grace Mandarin Church Burnaby 75 180
Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 263 340
Pemberton Community Church Pemberton 55 80
Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship Vancouver 54 34
Port Moody Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Port Moody 317 419
Real Life Community Church Surrey 21 100
Reality Vancouver Vancouver 100 200
Richmond Bethel Church Richmond 150 85
Richmond Chinese Mennonite Brethren Church Richmond 423 170
Richmond Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Richmond 238 250
River of Life Community Church Blind Bay 93 140
Ross Road Community Church Abbotsford 388 410
Saanich Community Church Victoria 63 67
Sardis Community Church Chilliwack 174 209
Sayward Christian Fellowship Sayward 20 30
Silver Valley Community Church Maple Ridge 42 68
Similkameen Christian Fellowship Keremeos 42 48
South Abbotsford Church Abbotsford 743 597
South Langley Mennonite Brethren Church Langley 229 300
South Vancouver Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 283 300
SunRidge Community Church Kelowna 50 130
Surrey Grace Mandarin Church Surrey 39 36
The Fire New Hazelton 11 21
The Life Centre Abbotsford N/A 180
The Rock Church Squamish 39 75
Tri-City Christian Church Port Moody 60 110
Valleyview Bible Church Kamloops 118 111
Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Brethren Vancouver 135 190
Vancouver Christian Logos Church Vancouver 67 110
Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite Brethren Church Vancouver 25 35
Westside Church Vancouver 350 1,100
Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church Prince George 243 570
Whistler Community Church Whistler 45 80
Willingdon Church Burnaby 2,828 4,995
Willow Park Church Kelowna 1,038 1,040
Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church Yarrow 201 95
Totals 20,106 29,089

Bibliography

Minutes of the Annual Meetings (1931-1996). Clearbrook [Abbotsford], B.C.: B.C. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, published annually.

Klassen, Agatha E. Yarrow: A Portrait in Mosaic. Yarrow: A.E. Klassen, 1976.

Penner, Peter. Reaching the Otherwise Unreached. Clearbrook: West Coast Children's Mission 1959.

Toews, John A. History of the Mennonite Brethren Church, ed. A.J. Klassen. Fresno, Calif.: Mennonite Brethren Board of Literature and Publication, 1975, index, esp. 167-71.

Additional Information

Address: 101-32310 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1X1

Phone: 604-853-6959

Website: BC Conference of MB Churches

British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Executive

Date of Election Moderator Assistant Moderator Secretary
1931 June 21 Johannes A. Harder   Jacob B. Harder

Peter D. Loewen

1931 October 25 Heinrich G. Dueck   Petrus Martens

Peter D. Loewen

1932 June 19 K. A. Klassen   Cornelius C. Peters

Petrus Martens

1932 November 17 K. A. Klassen   Cornelius C. Peters

Petrus Martens

1933 June 11 K. A. Klassen Johannes A. Harder Alexander Baumann

Peter D. Loewen

1933 November 26 K. A. Klassen Heinrich G. Dueck Jacob B. Harder

Cornelius C. Peters

1934 May 27 Heinrich G. Dueck    
1934 August 12 K. A. Klassen   Johannes A. Harder

Cornelius C. Peters

1934 November 25 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Peter D. Loewen

Jacob B. Harder

1935 November 10 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Peter D. Loewen

Jacob B. Harder

1936 November 8 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Peter D. Loewen

Jacob B. Harder

1937 November 21 Johannes A. Harder Heinrich G. Dueck Cornelius C. Peters

Peter D. Loewen

1938 November 27 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters

Peter D. Loewen

1939 November 11 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1940 November 10 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1941 November 2 Johannes A. Harder Heinrich G. Dueck Cornelius C. Peters

Peter D. Loewen

1942 November 15 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1943 November 21 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1944 November 25 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1945 November 3 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder Cornelius C. Peters
1946 November 16 Jacob F. Redekop Johann P. Braun Cornelius C. Peters
1947 November 8 Jacob F. Redekop Heinrich G. Dueck Cornelius C. Peters
1948 August 14 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder David A. Friesen
1949 June 11 Jacob F. Redekop Aron A. Toews David A. Friesen
1950 October 28 Jacob F. Redekop Heinrich G. Dueck David A. Friesen
1951 June 9 Heinrich G. Dueck Jacob F. Redekop David A. Friesen
1952 June 7 Heinrich G. Dueck Johannes A. Harder David A. Friesen
1953 June 6 Johannes A. Harder Jacob F. Redekop David A. Friesen
1954 June 12 Heinrich G. Dueck Herman Lenzmann David A. Friesen
1955 June 18 Herman Lenzmann Gerhard Thielmann David A. Friesen
1956 June 9 Herman Lenzmann Gerhard Thielmann David A. Friesen
1957 June 9 Peter R. Toews Gerhard Thielmann David A. Friesen
1958 June 7 Peter R. Toews Herman Lenzmann David A. Friesen
1959 June 6 Herman Voth Peter R. Toews Johannes A. Harder
1960 June 10 Herman Voth Peter R. Toews Abram Goerz
1961 June 9 Peter R. Toews Isaac H. Tiessen George Konrad
1962 June 8 Peter R. Toews Herman Voth David A. Friesen
1963 June 7 Henry Brucks Herbert J. Brandt Henry J. Unger
1964 June 5 Henry Brucks Nick Willems Henry J. Unger
1965 June 11 Herbert J. Brandt Nick Willems Henry J. Unger
1966 June 10 Herbert J. Brandt David H. Neumann Henry J. Unger
1967 June 2 Jacob H. Quiring David H. Neumann Hugo W. Jantz
1968 June 7 Jacob H. Quiring Peter R. Toews John H. Neumann
1969 June 6 Herman Lenzmann Jacob H. Quiring John H. Neumann
1970 June 5 Jacob H. Quiring Herbert J. Brandt John H. Neumann
1971 June 11 Jacob H. Quiring Rudie Willms Harry E. Pankratz
1972 June 9 Herbert J. Brandt Rudie Willms Harry E. Pankratz
1973 June 16 Loyal A. Funk Rudie Willms Leonard Doerksen
1974 June 14 Loyal A. Funk Harold Ratzlaff Frank Peters
1975 June 13 Loyal A. Funk Harry Heidebrecht Frank Peters
1976 June 11 Loyal A. Funk Harry Heidebrecht Frank Peters
1977 June 10 Loyal A. Funk Harry Heidebrecht Henry J. Unger
1978 June 9 Harry Heidebrecht Herbert D. Neufeld Henry J. Unger
1979 June 8 Harry Heidebrecht Herbert D. Neufeld Henry J. Unger
1980 June 13 Harry Heidebrecht Herbert D. Neufeld Henry J. Unger
1981 June 12 Herbert D. Neufeld John Schmidt Robert J. Friesen
1982 June 12 Herbert D. Neufeld John Schmidt Robert J. Friesen
1983 June 10 Harry Heidebrecht Rudy Boschman Robert J. Friesen
1984 June 9 Harry Heidebrecht Robert J. Friesen Peter Enns
1985 June 14 Harry Heidebrecht Robert J. Friesen Peter Enns
1986 June 13 Harry Heidebrecht Robert J. Friesen Peter Enns
1987 June 12 Robert J. Friesen Bill A. Wiebe Peter Enns
1988 June 10 Robert J. Friesen Bill A. Wiebe Peter Enns
1989 June 9 Robert J. Friesen Peter Nikkel John Lenzmann
1990 June 8 Robert J. Friesen Peter Nikkel John Lenzmann
1991 June 14 Herbert D. Neufeld Reuben Pauls John Lenzmann
1992 June 12 Herbert D. Neufeld Reuben Pauls John Lenzmann
1993 June 11 Herbert D. Neufeld Reuben Pauls Mark Burch
1994 June 10 Herbert D. Neufeld Reuben Pauls Mark Burch
1995 April 21 Robert J. Friesen Mark Burch
1996 May 3 Robert J. Friesen Mark Burch John Lenzmann
1997 May 2 Robert J. Friesen Peter Nikkel Peter Enns
1998 May 1 Robert J. Friesen Peter Enns
1999 April 30 Robert J. Friesen Herbert D. Neufeld Peter Enns
2000 Arnie Peters Herbert D. Neufeld Peter Enns
2001 May 4 Arnie Peters Reuben Pauls Reg Toews
2002 May 3 Christopher Douglas Reuben Pauls Reg Toews
2003 May 2 Christopher Douglas Ron van Akker Reg Toews
2004 Ron van Akker Arnie Peters Reg Toews
2005 April 29 Ron van Akker Arnie Peters Ron Redekop
2006 April 29 Ron van Akker Larry Schram Ron Redekop
2007 May 5 Reg Toews Tim Williams Ron Redekop
2008 May 3 Reg Toews Tim Williams Ron Redekop
2009 May 2 Reg Toews Ron van Akker John H. Redekop
2010 May 1 Rob Thiessen Ron van Akker John H. Redekop
2011 April 30 Rob Thiessen Ron van Akker Lorraine Dick
2012 May 5 Ron van Akker Steve Wiens Reuben Pauls
2013 May 4 Ron van Akker Steve Wiens Reuben Pauls
2014 May 3 Michael Dick Lee Francois Reuben Pauls
2015 May 2 Michael Dick Lee Francois Reuben Pauls


Author(s) G. H. Suckau
Herbert J. Brandt
Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published December 2016

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Suckau, G. H., Herbert J. Brandt and Richard D. Thiessen. "British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2016. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=155494.

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Suckau, G. H., Herbert J. Brandt and Richard D. Thiessen. (December 2016). British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=British_Columbia_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=155494.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 431; vol. 5, p. 101. All rights reserved.


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