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The Oak Lake congregation began services in 1928, and formally organized in 1929. The congregation met in rented facilities until 1949 when they built their own meeting house. In 1990 they built a new meeting house in the town site. P.C. Penner is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].
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[[File:Oak Lake Mennonite Church.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Oak Lake Mennonite Church. <br />
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Source: http://www.oaklakeandarea.com/cim/63C355_550T29665T551T29731T3T30735.dhtm]]
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The Oak Lake Mennonite Church began with a group of immigrants from the [[Soviet Union]] that began holding worship services in 1928. They were formally organized in 1929 as an affiliate of the [[Schoenwiese Mennonite Church group (Manitoba)|Schoenwieser Mennonite Church group]]. This congregation was located the farthest west in the province of [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] of any of the worshipping groups of the Schoenwieser Mennonite group. The congregation met in homes for the first ten years and then they rented the Pleasant Plains school until they built their own meeting house in 1949, located at the SE quarter of section 28 in township 9, range 24 west of first meridian (SE28-9-24-W1). Due to the new four-lane highway proposed by the Provincial Department of Highways, the final service in this building occurred on 18 March 1990. A new church building at 200 Oxcart Trail East, in the town of Oak Lake, became the next worship location on 1 April 1990.
  
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The congregation was formerly part of the [[Schoenwiese Mennonite Church group (Manitoba)|Schoenwiese church group]]; it became independent of Schoenwieser in 1978.
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The congregation followed the pattern of having lay ministers. Peter Penner was considered to be the founding leader of the group. In 1974, Oak Lake Mennonite congregation was the last worshipping group to separate and become independent from the Schoenwieser Mennonite church group.
  
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In 1975 there were 71 members; in 1985, 70; in 1995, 59; in 2000, 43. The congregation has been affiliated with [[Mennonite Church General Conference|Mennonite Church Manitoba]], [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] / [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]] and General Conference Mennonite Church (until 1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
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From the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, the congregation added a boys and girls ministry, a Sunday school, and a Christian Service Committee.
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The language of worship transitioned from German to English in 1961. In 1982 a decision was made to allow lay members to deliver the opening at the Sunday morning services once a month, affirming the role of lay leadership. The leading minister in 2015 was David Sawatzky.
  
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The leaders of the congregation have included Peter Penner (1929-1945), Jacob Enns (1956-1963), and Jacob Sawatzky (1956- ).
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Reporter</em> (15 September 1986): 14; (4 September 1989): 16.
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Ens, Anna. ''In Search of Unity: Story of the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba''. Winnipeg, MB: CMBC Publications, 1996: 186.
  
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Enns, Egon. "History of the Oak Lake Mennonite Church to January 1967." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967, 18 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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Enns, Egon. "History of the Oak Lake Mennonite Church to January 1967." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967: 18 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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Klassen, Is. ''Dem Herrn die Ehre: Schoenwieser Mennoniten Gemeinde von Manitoba, 1924-1968''. Altona, MB: The Conference, 1969: 29-37.
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''Mennonite Reporter'' (15 September 1986): 14; (4 September 1989): 16.
 
= Additional Information =
 
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<strong>Address</strong>: Box 39, Oak Lake MB R0M 1P0; located SE 28-9-24-W1
 
<strong>Address</strong>: Box 39, Oak Lake MB R0M 1P0; located SE 28-9-24-W1
  
 
<strong>Telephone</strong>: 204-855-2445
 
<strong>Telephone</strong>: 204-855-2445
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<strong>Oak Lake Mennonite Church Ministers</strong>
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! Ministers !! Years of Service
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| Peter Penner|| 1929-1945
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| Isaac Tiessen|| 1945-?
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| Jacob Enns|| 1956-1963
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| Jacob Sawatzky|| 1956-1988
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| Dan Sawatzky|| 1988-
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| David Sawatzky|| 1988-
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<Strong>Oak Lake Mennonite Church Membership</strong>
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! Year !! Membership
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| 1930|| (20 families)
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| 1975|| 71
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| 1985|| 70
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| 1995|| 59
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| 2000|| 43
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[[Category:Mennonite Church Manitoba Congregations]]
 
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Revision as of 02:47, 4 December 2015

Oak Lake Mennonite Church.
Source: http://www.oaklakeandarea.com/cim/63C355_550T29665T551T29731T3T30735.dhtm

The Oak Lake Mennonite Church began with a group of immigrants from the Soviet Union that began holding worship services in 1928. They were formally organized in 1929 as an affiliate of the Schoenwieser Mennonite Church group. This congregation was located the farthest west in the province of Manitoba of any of the worshipping groups of the Schoenwieser Mennonite group. The congregation met in homes for the first ten years and then they rented the Pleasant Plains school until they built their own meeting house in 1949, located at the SE quarter of section 28 in township 9, range 24 west of first meridian (SE28-9-24-W1). Due to the new four-lane highway proposed by the Provincial Department of Highways, the final service in this building occurred on 18 March 1990. A new church building at 200 Oxcart Trail East, in the town of Oak Lake, became the next worship location on 1 April 1990.

The congregation followed the pattern of having lay ministers. Peter Penner was considered to be the founding leader of the group. In 1974, Oak Lake Mennonite congregation was the last worshipping group to separate and become independent from the Schoenwieser Mennonite church group.

From the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, the congregation added a boys and girls ministry, a Sunday school, and a Christian Service Committee.

The language of worship transitioned from German to English in 1961. In 1982 a decision was made to allow lay members to deliver the opening at the Sunday morning services once a month, affirming the role of lay leadership. The leading minister in 2015 was David Sawatzky.

Bibliography

Ens, Anna. In Search of Unity: Story of the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: CMBC Publications, 1996: 186.

Enns, Egon. "History of the Oak Lake Mennonite Church to January 1967." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967: 18 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Klassen, Is. Dem Herrn die Ehre: Schoenwieser Mennoniten Gemeinde von Manitoba, 1924-1968. Altona, MB: The Conference, 1969: 29-37.

Mennonite Reporter (15 September 1986): 14; (4 September 1989): 16.

Additional Information

Address: Box 39, Oak Lake MB R0M 1P0; located SE 28-9-24-W1

Telephone: 204-855-2445

Oak Lake Mennonite Church Ministers

Ministers Years of Service
Peter Penner 1929-1945
Isaac Tiessen 1945-?
Jacob Enns 1956-1963
Jacob Sawatzky 1956-1988
Dan Sawatzky 1988-
David Sawatzky 1988-

Oak Lake Mennonite Church Membership

Year Membership
1930 (20 families)
1975 71
1985 70
1995 59
2000 43


Author(s) Marlene Epp
Alf Redekopp
Date Published November 2015

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