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The Marquette Mennonite Brethren Church traces its beginning to 1925 when a number of recently arrived Mennonite families from the Soviet Union bought farms between Poplar Point and Marquette in Manitoba. After worshiping with an Alliance group for a several years, the group elected Johann Thiessen as a leader in 1935 and proceeded to build their church. It became a member of the Manitoba Provincial and the Canadian conferences. The families were poor and the church was also never very strong. They were often serviced by the North End Mennonite Brethren Church of Winnipeg. During the 1940s they lost a number of families who moved to Ontario or British Columbia for economic reasons. A few newly arrived Mennonite immigrant families joined after World War II. In 1954 they had 23 members. The Church dissolved around in 1978 and its members were encouraged to transfer their membership to the Elmwood (formerly North End) Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Herman Neufeld
	Jon Isaak
	Alf Redekopp
Date Published	April 2020

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Marquette MB Church." Web. 20 October 2011. http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/manitoba_archives/marquette_mennonite_brethren_church_archives/.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975: 162. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.

Unruh, A. H. Die Geschichte der Mennoniten Bruedergemiende, 1860-1954. Hillsboro, KS: The General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America, 1955: 508.

Archival Records

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 439, Reel 86.

Additional Information

Denominational Affiliations

Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Marquette MB Church Leaders

Minister	Years
Isaak Penner	1933–1938
Jacob Esau	1938–1939
Peter Epp	1939–1942
Johann Thiessen	1942–1943
Isaak Penner	1943–1951
Franz Falk	1951–1953
Nick Thiessen	1953–1978

Marquette MB Church Membership

Year	Members
1954	22
1965	19

Cite This Article

MLA style

Neufeld, Herman, Jon Isaak and Alf Redekopp. "Marquette Mennonite Brethren Church (Marquette, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2020. Web. 26 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Marquette_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Marquette,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=167170.

APA style

Neufeld, Herman, Jon Isaak and Alf Redekopp. (April 2020). Marquette Mennonite Brethren Church (Marquette, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Marquette_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Marquette,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=167170.

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-The Marquette Mennonite Brethren Church held its first service in 1925 and was officially organized in 1934 as a branch of the [[Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|North End (Elmwood) Mennonite Brethren Church]] in Winnipeg. The first building was occupied in 1934. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. Eventually, the church dissolved and transferred their membership to the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church in 1978.
+The Marquette Mennonite Brethren Church traces its beginning to 1925 when a number of recently arrived Mennonite families from the [[Soviet Union]] bought farms between Poplar Point and Marquette in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]. After worshiping with an Alliance group for a several years, the group elected Johann Thiessen as a leader in 1935 and proceeded to build their church. It became a member of the [[Manitoba Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Manitoba Provincial]] and the [[Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Canadian conference]]s.  The families were poor and the church was also never very strong. They were often serviced by the [[North End Mennonite Brethren Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|North End Mennonite Brethren Church of Winnipeg]].  During the 1940s they lost a number of families who moved to  [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] or [[British Columbia (Canada)|British Columbia]] for economic reasons.  A few newly arrived Mennonite immigrant families joined after World War II. In 1954 they had 23 members.  The Church dissolved around in 1978 and its members were encouraged to transfer their membership to the Elmwood (formerly North End) Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg.
 = Bibliography =
 Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Marquette MB Church." Web. 20 October 2011. [http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/manitoba_archives/marquette_mennonite_brethren_church_archives/ http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/manitoba_archives/marquette_mennonite_brethren_church_archives/].
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