Mennville Evangelical Mennonite Church (Riverton, Manitoba, Canada)
Mennville Evangelical Mennonite Church in Riverton, Manitoba began services about 1950, and formally organized in 1954. The first building was occupied in 1956. Peter P. Friesen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from rural Manitoba and outreach by the Evangelical Mennonite Conference.
The congregation sponsors Mennville Christian School, grades kindergarten to ten. The district was known as Washow Bay until 1960 when it was changed to Mennville.
The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1970s.
Bibliography
Loewen, Royden. Blumenort: a Mennonite Community in Transition 1874-1982. Blumenort: Blumenort Mennonite Historical Society, 1983.
Messenger (24 March 1989): 7.
Additional Information
Address: Box 403, Riverton, MB R0C 2R0
Phone: 204-378-2985
Denominational Affiliation:
Evangelical Mennonite Conference
Mennville EMC Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 140 |
| 1975 | 160 |
| 1985 | 146 |
| 1995 | 138 |
| 2000 | 155 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | March 2012 |
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Epp, Marlene. "Mennville Evangelical Mennonite Church (Riverton, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2012. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennville_Evangelical_Mennonite_Church_(Riverton,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=140729.
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Epp, Marlene. (March 2012). Mennville Evangelical Mennonite Church (Riverton, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennville_Evangelical_Mennonite_Church_(Riverton,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=140729.
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