New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)
New Elm Springs Hutterite Bruderhof, near Magrath, Alberta, was founded in 1918 as a relocation of the New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony near Ethan, South Dakota, who sold all their land and bought the New Elm site. Their preachers in the early decades were Johann P. Entz, chosen in 1923, and Jakob J. Waldner, chosen a few years later. In 1947 the Bruderhof numbered 107, with 40 baptized members.
Daughter colonies of the New Elm Springs Hutterite Colony include: Big Bend Hutterite Colony (Cardston, Alberta, Canada); Crystal Springs Hutterite Colony(Magrath, Alberta, Canada); Birch Creek Hutterite Colony (Valier, Montana, USA); Tompkins Hutterite Colony (Tompkins, Sasakatchewan, Canada); and Ponderosa Hutterite Colony (Grassy Lake, Alberta, Canada).
In 2017 the New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Magrath, Alberta (coordinates: 49.296389, -112.873056 [49° 17' 47" N, 112° 25' 23" W])
Address
Box 130, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
Switchboard Phone
Phone: 403-758-3255
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Entz | Peter Entz | 2006 |
| Edward Entz | Peter Entz | 2017 |
| Edward Entz | Jacob Entz | 2018 |
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | April 2018 |
Cite This Article
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Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2018. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=160197.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (April 2018). New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=160197.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 861. All rights reserved.
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