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The Oakridge Hutterite Colony was founded in 1969 (Hofer says 1967) as a division from the Barrickman Hutterite Colony.

A daughter colonies of the Oakridge Hutterite Colony is the Kamsley Hutterite Colony (Somerset, Manitoba, Canada).

In 2017 the Oakridge Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony.

Additional Information

Author(s)	Bert Friesen
Date Published	October 2017

Location

Holland, Manitoba (coordinates: 49.599167 N, 98.798611 W [49˚35′ 57″ N, 98˚47′ 55″ W])

Address

Box 279, Holland, Manitoba R0G 0X0

Switchboard Phone

204-526-2186

Managers and Ministers

Manager	Minister	Years
Jonty Tschetter	Harry Hofer	2006
Jonty Tschetter	Harry Hoferr	2017utt

Cite This Article

MLA style

Friesen, Bert. "Oakridge Hutterite Colony (Holland, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2017. Web. 24 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oakridge_Hutterite_Colony_(Holland,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=155472.

APA style

Friesen, Bert. (October 2017). Oakridge Hutterite Colony (Holland, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oakridge_Hutterite_Colony_(Holland,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=155472.

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+The Oakridge [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] Colony was founded in 1969 (Hofer says 1967) as a division from the [[Barickman Hutterite Colony (Cartier, Manitoba Canada)|Barrickman Hutterite Colony]].
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-[[File:Richmond Park MB Church.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|''Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church building, 2017.<br/>Source: Bert Friesen.'']]
-The Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church in Brandon, [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] began in 1954 as the Gospel Light Mission, a ministry to rural people who sought employment in the city of Brandon. Under the leadership of Abe Froese evening services were initially conducted in a rented house. On 21 November 1954 a dedication took place. In spring 1956, Lawrence Warkentin became the pastor and the services were moved to the Forresters Hall. On 20 August 1957 the church had a sod-turning ceremony for a new building. The first baptismal service was held in June 1959.
+A daughter colonies of the Oakridge Hutterite Colony is the [[Kamsley Hutterite Colony (Somerset, Manitoba, Canada)|Kamsley Hutterite Colony]] (Somerset, Manitoba, Canada).
-The church was accepted into the [[Manitoba Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba]] in 1960 as the Brandon Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1973 the [[Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church (Alexander, Manitoba, Canada)|Alexander Mennonite Brethren]] Church joined membership with the Richmond Park MB Church.
+In 2017 the Oakridge Colony was a [[Schmiedeleut|Schmiedeleut]] Group 2 colony.
-The congregation was formerly known as Brandon Gospel Light Mission, Hillside Mission, and Brandon Mennonite Brethren.
-= Bibliography =
-''Canadian Mennonite'' (6 May 1955): 5.
-Klassen, Peter G. "The Development of a New Frontier." 1970, 2 pp. [http://www.mbconf.ca/mbstudies/index.en.html Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies].
-Loewen, Henry. "History of the Gospel Light Mission of Brandon." n.d., 3 pp. [http://www.mbconf.ca/mbstudies/ Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies].
-<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Brethren Herald </em>(27 May 1988): 37.
-Penner, David J. "RPMB History 1954-2004." Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church. [http://www.richmondparkchurch.ca/history.htm http://www.richmondparkchurch.ca/history.htm] (accessed 2 March 2009)
 = Additional Information =
-'''Address:''' 1525 26th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7B 3C2
+== Location ==
+Holland, Manitoba (coordinates: 49.599167 N, 98.798611 W [49˚35′ 57″ N, 98˚47′ 55″ W])
-'''Phone:''' 204-571-4444
+== Address ==
+Box 279, Holland, Manitoba R0G 0X0
-<strong>Website:</strong> [http://www.richmondparkchurch.ca/ Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church]
+== Switchboard Phone ==
+-526-2186
-<strong>Denominational Affiliation:</strong>
+== Managers and Ministers ==
+{| class="wikitable"
-[http://mb.mbconf.ca/ Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba] (1960-present)
+! Manager !! Minister !! Years
-[http://www.mbconf.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches] (1960-present)
-General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1960-2002)
-=== Richmond Park MB Church Leading Ministers ===
-{| border="1"
-|-
-!Minister
-!Years
-|-
-|Abe Froese
-|1954-1956
-|-
-|Lawrence Warkentin
-|1956-1959
-|-
-|Harvey Goossen
-|1960-1964
-|-
-|Henry Willms
-|1965-1974
-|-
-|Albert Baerg
-|1975-1980
-|-
-|Harold Krahn
-|1982-1984
-|-
-|David Bergen
-|1985-1987
-|-
-|John Unger
-|1989-1999
-|-
-|Dave Ens
-|2001-2009
-|-
-|Roger Thiessen (interim)
-|2009-2010
-|-
-|Ben Kramer
-|2010-2014
-|}
-=== Richmond Park MB Church Membership ===
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
-|-
-!Year
-!Members
-|-
-|1965
-|71
-|-
-|1985
-|218
 |-
-|2000
+| Jonty Tschetter || Harry Hofer || 2006
-|198
 |-
-|2010
+| Jonty Tschetter || Harry Hoferr || 2017utt
-|180
 |}
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-[[Category:Churches]]
+[[Category:Hutterite Colonies]]
-[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba Congregations]]
+[[Category:Manitoba Hutterite Colonies]]
-[[Category:Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]]
+[[Category:Canadian Hutterite Colonies]]
-[[Category:General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]]
-[[Category:Manitoba Congregations]]
-[[Category:Canadian Congregations]]

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