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[[File:StrawberryHillMBChurch1950.jpg|350px|thumbnail|''Strawberry Hill Mennonite Brethren Church, 1949-1950.<br />
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)<br />
Digitized by Hiebert Library. [http://callimachus.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15008coll27/id/29/rec/184 Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies]''.]]
[[File:Kennedy Heights.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|''New Hope Christian Church, 2010.<br />
Source: D. Giesbrecht''.]]
Kennedy Heights [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church (formerly known as Strawberry Hill Mennonite Brethren Church) originated in 1944. A number of members of the [[Vancouver Mennonite Brethren Church (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)|Vancouver Mennonite Brethren]] and other Fraser Valley churches had set up residence in Surrey and Delta Municipal Districts. They met in the Kennedy Hall in order to organize a new congregation. Rev. David Quapp chaired the first meeting on 11 November 1944. The congregation joined the [[British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches]] in 1945, as well as purchased the Kennedy Hall, including 5 acres of land. The original building was added to many times and then in 1970, a new building was erected on the same property. The sanctuary seated about 400 people.

In 2002 the [[Indo-Canadian Community Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Indo-Canadian Community Church]] that had been meeting in Surrey disbanded and the congregation merged with Kennedy Heights. Later that year the congregation decided to conclude its ministry and asked the provincial conference to utilize the church for a new church plant. In the spring of 2003 the congregation ceased to exist and those members who remained joined together with [[Cornerstone Community Church (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)|Cornerstone Community Church]] to form [[New Hope Christian Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada)|New Hope Christian Church]]. The new congregation met in the newly renovated Kennedy Heights sanctuary and was led by Cornerstone's pastor, Michael Brown.
= Bibliography =
BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. <em>Directory 2003-04 &amp; Annual Convention Minutes, May 2 &amp; 3, 2003, Central Heights Church, Abbotsford, BC</em>. Abbotsford: BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, 2003.

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. "New Hope Christian Church." [http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/british_columbia_archives/new_hope_christian_church_archives/ http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/british_columbia_archives/new_hope_christian_church_archives/] (accessed 6 January 2009).

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' (27 May 1988): 21; (11 November 1994): 18; (27 September 1996): [http://old.mbconf.ca/mb/mbh3518/personal.htm http://old.mbconf.ca/mb/mbh3518/personal.htm] (accessed 6 January 2009); (2 March 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/personalia.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/personalia.html?view=p] (accessed 6 January 2009); (1 May 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-19/personalia.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-19/personalia.html] (accessed 6 January 2009); (8 March 2002): [http://old.mbherald.com/41-05/news-5.html http://old.mbherald.com/41-05/news-5.html?view=p] (accessed 6 January 2009); (13 June 2003): [http://www.mbherald.com/42/08/news-1.en.html http://www.mbherald.com/42/08/news-1.en.html] (accessed 6 January 2009).
= Additional Information =
'''Address''': 11838-88th Ave., Delta, BC V4C 3C5

'''Phone''': 604-596-8178

'''Denominational Affiliations''':

<span class="link-external">[http://www.bcmb.org/ British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]</span> (1945-2003)

[http://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches] (1945-2003)

[[General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]
=== Kennedy Heights Leading Ministers ===
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
!Minister
!Years
|-
|Gerhard Wiens
|1945
|-
|A. H. Toews
|1945-1947
|-
|H. D. Friesen
|1947-1950
|-
|Paul Wiebe
|1950-1960
|-
|[[Willems, Nickolei Milton "Nick" (1920-2008)|Nick Willems]]
|1961-1967
|-
|Rudy Janzen
|1967-1970
|-
|Calvin J. Buehler
|1970-1985
|-
|Art Willms
|1986-1988
|-
|Henry Wiebe
|1988-1991
|-
|Ken Dyck
|1992-1996
|-
|Rey Nickel
|1997-2000
|-
|Warren Schmidt
|2001-2003
|} 
=== Kennedy Heights Membership ===
                                          
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Members
|-
|1944
|52
|-
|1950
|94
|-
|1955
|109
|-
|1958
|123
|-
|1965
|142
|-
|1975
|171
|-
|1985
|175
|-
|1995
|147
|-
|2000
|138
|}
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