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The [[Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario]] in 1948 purchased a church building lot at 64 Tiago Street in the Morningside area of [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] that was rapidly developing in the post-World War II era. Initially there was was minimal programming in the Morningside community, though some children were bused to the [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] for Sunday school. In 1951 a Summer Bible School program was held in Morningside, and the basement for a church was finally built. Sunday school and regular preaching began at that time.
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</td> </tr>  The [[Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario|Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario]] in 1948 purchased a church building lot at 64 Tiago Street in the Morningside area of [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] that was rapidly developing in the post-World War II era. Initially there was was minimal programming in the Morningside community, though some children were bused to the [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] for Sunday school. In 1951 a Summer Bible School program was held in Morningside, and the basement for a church was finally built. Sunday school and regular preaching began at that time.
 
  
 
Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27.
 
Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27.
  
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Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: [[McDowell, Emerson (1918-1976)|Emerson McDowell]] (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), [[Grove, Merlin R. (1929-1962)|Merlin &amp; Dorothy Grove]] (1955-1956), Glen &amp; Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), Paul Martin (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973).
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Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: [[McDowell, Emerson (1918-1976)|Emerson McDowell]] (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), [[Grove, Merlin R. (1929-1962)|Merlin &amp; Dorothy Grove]] (1955-1956), Glen &amp; Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), [[Martin, V. Paul (1925-2012)|Paul Martin]] (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973).
  
 
Morningside was affiliated with the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] throughout its history.
 
Morningside was affiliated with the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] throughout its history.
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= Bibliography =
 
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Calendar of Appointments Mennonite Church of Ontario </em><span class="gameo_bibliography">(1946/47-1973)</span><em class="gameo_bibliography">.
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<em>Calendar of Appointments Mennonite Church of Ontario </em>(1946/47-1973).
  
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<em>Canadian Mennonite</em> (3 May 1957): 1.
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Canadian Mennonite</em> (3 May 1957): 1.
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<em>Gospel Herald</em> (30 July 1957): 691.
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Church records at [http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/mao/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario].
 
  
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Church records at [https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario].
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Revision as of 14:51, 26 February 2014

Morningside Mennonite Church, 11 October 1959. Glen Brubacher speaking. Photo by David Hunsburger, 11 October 1959.
Source: Mennonite Archives of Ontario
Morningside Mennonite Church exterior. Photo by David Hunsburger.
Source: Mennonite Archives of Ontario

The Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario in 1948 purchased a church building lot at 64 Tiago Street in the Morningside area of Toronto, Ontario that was rapidly developing in the post-World War II era. Initially there was was minimal programming in the Morningside community, though some children were bused to the Danforth Mennonite Church for Sunday school. In 1951 a Summer Bible School program was held in Morningside, and the basement for a church was finally built. Sunday school and regular preaching began at that time.

Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27.

Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: Emerson McDowell (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), Merlin & Dorothy Grove (1955-1956), Glen & Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), Paul Martin (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973).

Morningside was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario throughout its history.

Bibliography

Calendar of Appointments Mennonite Church of Ontario (1946/47-1973).

Canadian Mennonite (3 May 1957): 1.

Gospel Herald (30 July 1957): 691.

Church records at Mennonite Archives of Ontario.


Author(s) Sam Steiner
Date Published March 2011

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Steiner, Sam. "Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2011. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Morningside_Mennonite_Church_(Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=114228.

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Steiner, Sam. (March 2011). Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Morningside_Mennonite_Church_(Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=114228.



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