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The Whitewater Mennonite congregation at Boissevain, Manitoba, began services in 1925, and formally organized on 18 April 1927. The first building was occupied in 1939 with a subsequent building program in 1960. [[Enns, Franz F. (1871-1940)|Franz F. Enns]] is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. The [[Whitewater Mennonite Church Group (Manitoba, Canada)|Whitewater church]] had seven branch congregations: Whitewater, [[Rivers Mennonite Church (Rivers, Manitoba, Canada)|Rivers]], [[Ninga Mennonite Church (Ninga, Manitoba, Canada)|Ninga]], [[Lena Mennonite Church (Lena, Manitoba, Canada)|Lena]], [[Crystal City Mennonite Church (Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada)|Crystal City]], [[Manitou Mennonite Church (Manitou, Manitoba, Canada)|Manitou]], and [[Mather Mennonite Church (Mather, Manitoba, Canada)|Mather]].
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Whitewater Mennonite Church was established by immigrants fleeing persecution in [[Russia]] and Western Europe. They moved to Canada, many starting farms in the rural area. Originally settling around the village of Whitewater, [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. As urbanization started to pick up steam in rural Manitoba, many moved their business to Boissevain. This led the village to die out, and all the businesses and the church moved to Boissevain.
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The Whitewater Mennonite congregation at Boissevain, Manitoba, began services in 1925, and formally organized on 18 April 1927. The first stone church was built in 1925 and used until 1939. The country church was built two miles east of Whitewater and used until 1960 when the current church in Boissevain was built.  
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[[Enns, Franz F. (1871-1940)|Franz F. Enns]] is considered the founding leader of the group.
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The [[Whitewater Mennonite Church Group (Manitoba, Canada)|Whitewater church]] had seven branch congregations: Whitewater, [[Rivers Mennonite Church (Rivers, Manitoba, Canada)|Rivers]], [[Ninga Mennonite Church (Ninga, Manitoba, Canada)|Ninga]], [[Lena Mennonite Church (Lena, Manitoba, Canada)|Lena]], [[Crystal City Mennonite Church (Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada)|Crystal City]], [[Manitou Mennonite Church (Manitou, Manitoba, Canada)|Manitou]], and [[Mather Mennonite Church (Mather, Manitoba, Canada)|Mather]].
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Canadian Mennonite</em> (14 October 1960): 5.
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''Canadian Mennonite'' (14 October 1960): 5.
  
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Dyck, Robert. "The History of the Whitewater Mennnonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1980, 35 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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Dyck, Robert. "The History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1980, 35 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church, Boissevain, Manitoba, 1927-1987. </em>1987.
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''History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church, Boissevain, Manitoba, 1927-1987.'' Boissevain, Man.: The Church, 1987. Available in full electronic text at: https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm%3A2367022.
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Reporter</em> (16 May 1977): 4.
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''Mennonite Reporter'' (16 May 1977): 4.
  
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Neufeld, G. G. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Die Geschichte der Whitewater Mennoniten Gemeinden in Manitoba, Canada 1925-1965.</em> Altona: D. W. Friesen, 1967, 242 pp.
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Neufeld, G. G. ''Die Geschichte der Whitewater Mennoniten Gemeinden in Manitoba, Canada 1925-1965.'' Altona: D. W. Friesen, 1967, 242 pp.
  
 
Peters, Alvin H. "A History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967, 13 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
 
Peters, Alvin H. "A History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967, 13 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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Tiessen, Valentine. "The Whitewater Mennonite Settlement." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1956, 25 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
 
Tiessen, Valentine. "The Whitewater Mennonite Settlement." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1956, 25 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/index.htm  Mennonite Heritage Centre].
  
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<h3> Archival Records</h3>
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== Archival Records==
 
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, Winnipeg, MB: [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/holdings/MB/MB_WhitewaterMC.htm Volumes 40, 661, 2633, 2934, 3918, 4447, 5316].
 
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, Winnipeg, MB: [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/holdings/MB/MB_WhitewaterMC.htm Volumes 40, 661, 2633, 2934, 3918, 4447, 5316].
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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<strong>Mailing Address</strong>: Box 715, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0
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'''Mailing Address''': Box 715, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0
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'''Location''': 158 Aberdeen Street, Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0
  
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<strong>Location</strong>: 158 Aberdeen Street, Boissevain, Manitoba
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'''Telephone''': 204-534-6889
  
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<strong>Telephone</strong>: 204-534-2996
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'''Website''': https://whitewatermc.ca/
  
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<strong>Denominational Affiliations</strong>:
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'''Denominational Affiliations''':
  
 
[[Mennonite Church Manitoba|Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba / Mennonite Church Manitoba]]
 
[[Mennonite Church Manitoba|Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba / Mennonite Church Manitoba]]
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[[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1929-1999)
 
[[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1929-1999)
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=== Whitewater Mennonite Church Ministers ===
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<h3>Whitewater Mennonite Church Ministers</h3> <table class="vertical listing">
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<tr> <th>Minister</th> <th>Years of Service</th> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Franz F. Enns</td> <td align="right">1931-1939</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Gerhard G. Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1930-1995</td> </tr>
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!Minister
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<tr> <td>Peter Janzen</td> <td align="right">1931-1942</td> </tr>
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!Years of Service
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<tr> <td>Abr. Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1931-1936</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Gerhard G. Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1931-1949</td> </tr>
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|Franz F. Enns
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<tr> <td>Jacob Born</td> <td align="right">1932-1964</td> </tr>
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|1931-1939
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<tr> <td>Peter Harms</td> <td align="right">1950-1957</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Bernhard Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1950-1974</td> </tr>
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|Gerhard G. Neufeld
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<tr> <td>Ed Cornelsen</td> <td align="right">1958-1965</td> </tr>
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|1930-1995
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<tr> <td>Jacob Harms</td> <td align="right">1958-1970</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Jake Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1967-1994</td> </tr>
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|Peter Janzen
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<tr> <td>Peter Peters</td> <td align="right">1971-1989</td> </tr>
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|1931-1942
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<tr> <td>Werner Neufeld</td> <td align="right">1972-1973</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Henry Harder</td> <td align="right">1982-1983</td> </tr>
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|Abr. Neufeld
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<tr> <td>Reuben Siemens</td> <td align="right">1985-1986</td> </tr>
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|1931-1936
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<tr> <td>Valery Isbicki</td> <td align="right">1987-1989</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Al Rempel</td> <td align="right">1995-2000</td> </tr>
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|Gerhard G. Neufeld
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<tr> <td>Peter Janzen</td> <td align="right">2001-2002</td> </tr>
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|1931-1949
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<tr> <td>Wally Kroeker</td> <td align="right">1999-2011</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>Judith Froese Doell</td> <td align="right">2002-2011</td> </tr>
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|Jacob Born
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<tr> <td>Erwin Warkentin, interim</td> <td>2011-2013</td> </tr>
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|1932-1964
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<tr> <td>Wes Goertzen</td> <td>2014-present</td> </tr>
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</table>
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|Peter Harms
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<h3>Whitewater Mennonite Church Membership</h3> <table class="vertical listing">
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|1950-1957
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<tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Members</th> </tr>
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<tr> <td>1965</td> <td align="right">230</td> </tr>
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|Bernhard Neufeld
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<tr> <td>1975</td> <td align="right">255</td> </tr>
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|1950-1974
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<tr> <td>1985</td> <td align="right">265</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td>1995</td> <td align="right">192</td> </tr>
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|Ed Cornelsen
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<tr> <td>2000</td> <td align="right">180</td> </tr>  </table>
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|Jacob Harms
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|1958-1970
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|Jake Neufeld
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|1967-1994
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|Peter Peters
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|1971-1989
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|Werner Neufeld
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|1972-1973
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|Henry Harder
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|1982-1983
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|Reuben Siemens
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|1985-1986
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|Valery Isbicki
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|1987-1989
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|Al Rempel
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|1995-2000
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|Peter Janzen
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|2001-2002
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|Wally Kroeker
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|1999-2011
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|Judith Froese Doell
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|2002-2011
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|Erwin Warkentin, interim
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|2011-2013
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|Wes Goertzen
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|2014-present
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=== Whitewater Mennonite Church Membership ===
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|1965
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|230
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|1975
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|255
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|1985
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|265
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|1995
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|192
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|2000
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|180
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|2020
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|60
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 30 June 2021

Whitewater Mennonite Church was established by immigrants fleeing persecution in Russia and Western Europe. They moved to Canada, many starting farms in the rural area. Originally settling around the village of Whitewater, Manitoba, Canada. As urbanization started to pick up steam in rural Manitoba, many moved their business to Boissevain. This led the village to die out, and all the businesses and the church moved to Boissevain.

The Whitewater Mennonite congregation at Boissevain, Manitoba, began services in 1925, and formally organized on 18 April 1927. The first stone church was built in 1925 and used until 1939. The country church was built two miles east of Whitewater and used until 1960 when the current church in Boissevain was built.

Franz F. Enns is considered the founding leader of the group.

The Whitewater church had seven branch congregations: Whitewater, Rivers, Ninga, Lena, Crystal City, Manitou, and Mather.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite (14 October 1960): 5.

Dyck, Robert. "The History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1980, 35 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church, Boissevain, Manitoba, 1927-1987. Boissevain, Man.: The Church, 1987. Available in full electronic text at: https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm%3A2367022.

Mennonite Reporter (16 May 1977): 4.

Neufeld, G. G. Die Geschichte der Whitewater Mennoniten Gemeinden in Manitoba, Canada 1925-1965. Altona: D. W. Friesen, 1967, 242 pp.

Peters, Alvin H. "A History of the Whitewater Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1967, 13 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Tiessen, Valentine. "The Whitewater Mennonite Settlement." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1956, 25 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Archival Records

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, Winnipeg, MB: Volumes 40, 661, 2633, 2934, 3918, 4447, 5316.

Additional Information

Mailing Address: Box 715, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0

Location: 158 Aberdeen Street, Boissevain, Manitoba R0K 0E0

Telephone: 204-534-6889

Website: https://whitewatermc.ca/

Denominational Affiliations:

Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba / Mennonite Church Manitoba

Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1928-present)

General Conference Mennonite Church (1929-1999)

Whitewater Mennonite Church Ministers

Minister Years of Service
Franz F. Enns 1931-1939
Gerhard G. Neufeld 1930-1995
Peter Janzen 1931-1942
Abr. Neufeld 1931-1936
Gerhard G. Neufeld 1931-1949
Jacob Born 1932-1964
Peter Harms 1950-1957
Bernhard Neufeld 1950-1974
Ed Cornelsen 1958-1965
Jacob Harms 1958-1970
Jake Neufeld 1967-1994
Peter Peters 1971-1989
Werner Neufeld 1972-1973
Henry Harder 1982-1983
Reuben Siemens 1985-1986
Valery Isbicki 1987-1989
Al Rempel 1995-2000
Peter Janzen 2001-2002
Wally Kroeker 1999-2011
Judith Froese Doell 2002-2011
Erwin Warkentin, interim 2011-2013
Wes Goertzen 2014-present

Whitewater Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1965 230
1975 255
1985 265
1995 192
2000 180
2020 60


Author(s) Marlene Epp
Date Published June 2021

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