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The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was the result of an integration of three [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] Mennonite groups: the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec]] (5,110 members, 1987), the [[Western Ontario Mennonite Conference|Western Ontario Mennonite Conference]] (3,195 members, 1987), and the [[Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario|Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario]] (5,192 members, 1987). The first two groups were conferences of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC). The last was a provincial conference related to the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]], which was one of the districts of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (GCM).
 
The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was the result of an integration of three [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] Mennonite groups: the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec]] (5,110 members, 1987), the [[Western Ontario Mennonite Conference|Western Ontario Mennonite Conference]] (3,195 members, 1987), and the [[Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario|Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario]] (5,192 members, 1987). The first two groups were conferences of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC). The last was a provincial conference related to the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]], which was one of the districts of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (GCM).
  
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In March 1987 delegates from the three conferences approved a structural model for the proposed integration. They also decided to become associate members of each other's North American general conferences for a six-year get-acquainted period rather than leave wider affiliations up to each individual congregation. The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was officially inaugurated on 1 March 1988. In 1997 the conference numbered 97 congregations with 13,630 members; all but one congregation hold dual conference affiliation (MC and GCM).
 
In March 1987 delegates from the three conferences approved a structural model for the proposed integration. They also decided to become associate members of each other's North American general conferences for a six-year get-acquainted period rather than leave wider affiliations up to each individual congregation. The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was officially inaugurated on 1 March 1988. In 1997 the conference numbered 97 congregations with 13,630 members; all but one congregation hold dual conference affiliation (MC and GCM).
  
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In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/ Mennonite Church] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] into Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]] (formerly [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075.
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In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/ Mennonite Church] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] into Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada| Mennonite Church Canada]] (formerly [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075.
  
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In 2010 the following 99 congregations were members of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada:
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In 2016 there were 108 congregations and church plants that were part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada with a membership of 13,206.
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= MCEC Congregations =
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{|  class="wikitable"
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| [[Agape Fellowship (London, Ontario, Canada)|Agape Fellowship]] || London, ON
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|-
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| [[Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ontario, Canada)|Avon Mennonite Church]] || Stratford, ON
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|-
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| [[Bethany Mennonite Church (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany Mennonite Church]] || Virgil, ON
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|-
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| [[Bethel Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Bethel Ethiopian Evangelical Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora, Ontario, Canada)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] || Elora, ON
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|-
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| [[Blenheim Ecumenical House Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|Blenheim Ecumenical House Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Bloomingdale Mennonite Church (Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada)|Bloomingdale Mennonite Church]] || Bloomingdale, ON
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|-
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| [[Breslau Mennonite Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)|Breslau Mennonite Church]] || Breslau, ON
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|-
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| [[Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (Brussels, Ontario, Canada)|Brussels Mennonite Fellowship]] || Brussels, ON
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|-
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| [[Calvary Church (Ayr, Ontario, Canada)|Calvary Church Ayr (Mennonite)]] || Ayr, ON
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|-
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| [[Calvary Mennonite Church (Monetville, Ontario, Canada)|Calvary Mennonite Church]] || Monetville, ON
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|-
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| [[Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Cassel Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON
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|-
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| [[Chin Christian Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Chin Christian Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Chin Christian Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Chin Christian Church]] || Ottawa, ON
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|-
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| [[Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville (Stouffville, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville]] || Stouffville, ON
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|-
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| [[Community Mennonite Fellowship (Drayton, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Fellowship]] || Drayton, ON
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|-
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| [[Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Crosshill Mennonite Church]] || Millbank, ON
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|-
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| [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON
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|-
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| [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON
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|-
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| [[Église évangélique mennonite de Joliette (Joliette, Quebec, Canada)|Église évangélique Mennonite de Joliette]] || Joliette, QC
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|-
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| [[Église Mennonite Ichtus (Québec City, Québec, Canada)|Église Mennonite Ichtus]]# || Québec, QC
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|-
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| [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira Mennonite Church]] || Elmira, ON
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|-
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| [[Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Erb Street Mennonite Church]] || Waterloo, ON
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|-
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| [[Erie View United Mennonite Church (Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada)|Erie View United Mennonite Church]] || Port Rowan, ON
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|-
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| [[Faith Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Faith Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON
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|-
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| [[First Hmong Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Hmong Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[First Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Floradale Mennonite Church (Floradale, Ontario, Canada)|Floradale Mennonite Church]] || Floradale, ON
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|-
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| [[Freedom Gospel Ethiopian Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Freedom Gospel Ethiopian Church]] || Toronto, ON
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|-
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| [[Grace Lao Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Lao Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Grace Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Mennonite Church]] || St. Catharines, ON
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|-
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| [[Grace New Life Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Grace New Life Mennonite Church]] || Hamilton, ON
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|-
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| [[Hagerman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Hagerman Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON
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|-
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| [[Hamilton Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Hamilton Mennonite Church]] || Hamilton, ON
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|-
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| [[Hanover Mennonite Church (Hanover, Ontario, Canada)|Hanover Mennonite Church]] || Hanover, ON
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|-
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| [[Harrow United Mennonite Church (Harrow, Ontario, Canada)|Harrow Mennonite Church]] || Harrow, ON
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|-
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| [[Hawkesville Mennonite Church (Hawkesville, Ontario, Canada)|Hawkesville Mennonite Church]] || Hawkesville, ON
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|-
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| [[Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Hillcrest Mennonite Church]] || New Hamburg, ON
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|-
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| [[Hochma (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Hochma]] || Montreal, QC
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|-
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| [[Hunta Mennonite Church (Hunta, Ontario, Canada)|Hunta Mennonite Church]] || Hunta, ON
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|-
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| [[Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)|Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz]] || Sherbrooke, QC
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|-
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| [[Jane Finch Faith Community (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Jane Finch Faith Community]] || Downsview, ON
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|-
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| [[Kingsfield-Clinton (Clinton, Ontario, Canada)|Kingsfield-Clinton]]# || Clinton, ON
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|-
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| [[Kingsfield-Zurich Mennonite Church (Zurich, Ontario, Canada)|Kingsfield-Zurich Mennonite Church]] || Zurich, ON
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|-
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| [[Kitchener-Waterloo House Churches (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener-Waterloo House Church]] || Waterloo, ON
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|-
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| [[Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON
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|-
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| [[Lao Christian Fellowship (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Lao Christian Fellowship]] || St. Catharines, ON
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|-
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| [[Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Leamington United Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON
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|-
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| [[Listowel Mennonite Church (Listowel, Ontario, Canada)|Listowel Mennonite Church]] || Listowel, ON
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|-
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| [[Living Water Community Christian Fellowship (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Living Water Community Christian Fellowship]] || New Hamburg, ON
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|-
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| [[Mannheim Mennonite Church (Petersburg, Ontario, Canada)|Mannheim Mennonite Church]] || Petersburg, ON
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|-
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| [[Maple View Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Maple View Mennonite Church]] || Wellesley, ON
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|-
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| [[Markham Chinese Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON
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|-
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| [[Markham Christian Worship Centre (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Christian Worship Centre]] || Markham, ON
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|-
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| [[McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship (Bancroft, Ontario, Canada)|McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship]] || Bancroft, ON
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|-
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| [[Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church]] || Toronto, ON
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|-
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| [[Meheret Evangelical Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Meheret Evangelical Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal]] || Montreal, QC
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|-
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| [[Milverton Mennonite Fellowship (Milverton, Ontario, Canada)|Milverton Mennonite Fellowship]] || Milverton, ON
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|-
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| [[Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)|Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship]] || Mississauga, ON
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|-
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| [[Nairn Mennonite Church (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada)|Nairn Mennonite Church]] || Ailsa Craig, ON
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|-
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| [[Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)|Niagara United Mennonite Church]] || Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
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|-
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| [[Nith Valley Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Nith Valley Mennonite Church]] || New Hamburg, ON
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|-
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| [[North Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|North Leamington United Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON
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|-
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| Open Table# || Hamilton, ON
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|-
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| [[Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa]]# || Ottawa, ON
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|-
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| [[Ottawa Mennonite Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Ottawa Mennonite Church]] || Ottawa, ON
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|-
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| [[Petitcodiac Mennonite Church (Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada)|Petitcodiac Mennonite Church]] || Petitcodiac, NB
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|-
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| [[Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, Mennonite (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ontario, Canada)|Poole Mennonite Church]] || Milverton, ON
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|-
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| [[Preston Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Preston Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON
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|-
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| [[Quest Christian Community (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Quest Christian Community]]# || St. Catharines, ON
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|-
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| [[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham Mennonite Church]] || Selkirk, ON
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|-
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| [[River of Life Fellowship (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|River of Life Fellowship]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Riverdale Mennonite Church]] || Millbank, ON
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|-
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| [[Rockway Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Rockway Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Rouge Valley Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON
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|-
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| [[Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Shalom Worship and Healing Centre]]# || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Shantz Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Shantz Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON
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| [[St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ontario, Canada)|St. Agatha Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON
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| [[St. Catharines United Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|St. Catharines United Mennonite Church]] || St. Catharines, ON
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|-
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| [[St. Jacobs Mennonite Church (St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada)|St. Jacobs Mennonite Church]] || St. Jacobs, ON
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| [[Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Steinmann Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON
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| [[Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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| [[Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Tavistock Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON
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| [[Church of the Living Word (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|The Church of the Living Word in Ottawa]] || Ottawa, ON
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|-
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| [[First Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|The First Mennonite Church]] || Vineland, ON
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| [[Gathering Church, The (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|The Gathering Church]] || Kitchener, ON
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| [[Network Church, The (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|The Network Church]]# || Kitchener, ON
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|-
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| [[Village International Mennonite Church, The (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|The Village International Mennonite Church]]# || Ottawa, ON
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| [[Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON
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| [[Toronto Mennonite New Life Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Mennonite New Life Church]] || Toronto, ON
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| [[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON
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| [[Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie (Monetville, Ontario, Canada)|Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie]] || Monetville, ON
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| [[Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)|Valleyview Mennonite Church]] || London, ON
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| [[Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|Vineland United Mennonite Church]] || Vineland, ON
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| [[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON
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| [[Warden Underground (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Warden Underground#]] || North York, ON
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| [[Waterloo North Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo North Mennonite Church]] || Waterloo, ON
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| [[Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church]] || Waterloo, ON
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| [[Waters Mennonite Church (Lively, Ontario, Canada)|Waters Mennonite Church]] || Lively, ON
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| [[Wellesley Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley Mennonite Church]] || Wellesley, ON
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| [[West Hills Mennonite Fellowship (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|West Hills Mennonite Fellowship]] || Baden, ON
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| [[Wideman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Wideman Mennonite Fellowship]] || Markham, ON
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| [[Wilmot Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Wilmot Mennonite Church]] || New Hamburg, ON
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| [[Windsor Mennonite Fellowship (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)|Windsor Mennonite Fellowship]] || Windsor, ON
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| [[Zion Mennonite Fellowship (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Zion Mennonite Fellowship]] || Elmira, ON
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'''# = church plant'''
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<div align="center"> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th>Congregation</th> <th>Location</th> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Agape Fellowship House Churches (Dorchester, Ontario, Canada)|Agape Fellowship House Church]]</td> <td>London, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ontario, Canada)|Avon Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Stratford, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Bethany Mennonite Church (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Virgil, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora, Ontario, Canada)|Bethel Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Elora, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blenheim Ecumenical House Church</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Bloomingdale Mennonite Church (Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada)|Bloomingdale Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Bloomingdale, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Breslau Mennonite Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)|Breslau Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Breslau, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (Brussels, Ontario, Canada)|Brussels Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Brussels, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Calvary Church (Ayr, Ontario, Canada)|Calvary Church Ayr (Mennonite)]]</td> <td>Ayr, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Calvary Mennonite Church (Monetville, Ontario, Canada)|Calvary Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Monetville, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Cassel Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Tavistock, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Chin Christian Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Chin Christian Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville</td> <td>Stouffville, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Community Mennonite Fellowship (Drayton, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Drayton, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Crosshill Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Millbank, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Tavistock, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Église évangélique mennonite de Joliette (Joliette, Quebec, Canada)|Église évangélique Mennonite de Joliette]]</td> <td>Joliette, QC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Église évangelique mennonite de Rawdon (Rawdon, Quebec, Canada)|Église évangélique Mennonite de Rawdon]]</td> <td>Rawdon, QC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Elmira, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Erb Street Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Waterloo, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Erie View United Mennonite Church (Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada)|Erie View United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Port Rowan, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Faith Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Faith Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Leamington, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[First Hmong Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Hmong Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[First Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[First Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Vineland, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Floradale Mennonite Church (Floradale, Ontario, Canada)|Floradale Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Floradale, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Grace Lao Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Lao Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Grace Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>St. Catharines, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hagerman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Hagerman Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Markham, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hamilton Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Hamilton Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Hamilton, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hanover Mennonite Fellowship (Hanover, Ontario, Canada)|Hanover Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Hanover, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Harrow United Mennonite Church (Harrow, Ontario, Canada)|Harrow Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Harrow, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hawkesville Mennonite Church (Hawkesville, Ontario, Canada)|Hawkesville Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Hawkesville, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Hillcrest Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>New Hamburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Hunta Mennonite Church (Hunta, Ontario, Canada)|Hunta Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Hunta, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz</td> <td>Sherbrooke, QC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Jane Finch Faith Community (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Jane Finch Faith Community]]</td> <td>Downsview, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kingsfield-Clinton</td> <td>Clinton, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Kitchener-Waterloo House Churches (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener-Waterloo House Church]]</td> <td>Waterloo, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Lao Christian Fellowship (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Lao Christian Fellowship]]</td> <td>St. Catharines, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Leamington United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Leamington, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Listowel Mennonite Church (Listowel, Ontario, Canada)|Listowel Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Listowel, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Living Water Community Christian Fellowship (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Living Water Community Christian Fellowship]]</td> <td>New Hamburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Mannheim Mennonite Church (Petersburg, Ontario, Canada)|Mannheim Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Petersburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Maple View Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Maple View Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Wellesley, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Markham Chinese Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Chinese Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Markham, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Markham Christian Worship Centre (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Christian Worship Centre]]</td> <td>Markham, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship (Bancroft, Ontario, Canada)|McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship]]</td> <td>Bancroft, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal]]</td> <td>Montreal, QC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Milverton Mennonite Fellowship (Milverton, Ontario, Canada)|Milverton Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Milverton, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)|Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Mississauga, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Nairn Mennonite Church (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada)|Nairn Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Ailsa Craig, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)|Niagara United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Nith Valley Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Nith Valley Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>New Hamburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[North Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|North Leamington United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Leamington, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Ottawa Mennonite Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Ottawa Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Ottawa, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Petitcodiac Mennonite Church (Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada))|Petitcodiac Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Petitcodiac, NB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, Mennonite (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ontario, Canada)|Poole Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Milverton, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Preston Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Preston Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Cambridge, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Quest Christian Community (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Quest Christian Community]]</td> <td>St. Catharines, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Selkirk, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Rehoboth Evangelical Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Rehoboth Evangelical Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[River of Life Fellowship (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|River of Life Fellowship]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ontario, Canada)|Riverdale Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Millbank, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Rockway Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Rockway Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Rouge Valley Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Markham, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Shantz Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Shantz Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Baden, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>soulspace</td> <td>Stratford, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ontario, Canada)|St. Agatha Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Baden, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[St. Catharines United Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|St. Catharines United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>St. Catharines, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[St. Jacobs Mennonite Church (St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada)|St. Jacobs Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>St. Jacobs, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Steinmann Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Baden, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Tavistock Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Tavistock, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Church of the Living Word (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|The Church of the Living Word in Ottawa]]</td> <td>Ottawa, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Gathering Church, The (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|The Gathering Church]]</td> <td>Kitchener, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Toronto Mennonite New Life Church</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Toronto United Lao Mennonite Church (Concord, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Lao Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Toronto, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie</td> <td>Monetville, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)|Valleyview Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>London, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Village International Mennonite Church</td> <td>Ottawa, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|Vineland United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Vineland, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Vision Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)|Vision Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>London, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Cambridge, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Waterloo North Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo North Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Waterloo, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Waterloo, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Waters Mennonite Church (Lively, Ontario, Canada)|Waters Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Lively, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Wellesley Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Wellesley, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[West Hills Mennonite Fellowship (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|West Hills Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>New Hamburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Wideman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Wideman Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Markham, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Wilmot Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Wilmot Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>New Hamburg, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Windsor Mennonite Fellowship (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)|Windsor Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Windsor, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Zion Mennonite Fellowship (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Zion Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td>Elmira, ON</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Zurich Mennonite Church (Zurich, Ontario, Canada)|Zurich Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Zurich, ON</td> </tr>  </table> </div>
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em>Mennonite Reporter</em> (9 November 1987): 5.
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"Congregations." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 2016. Web. 16 August 2016. https://mcec.ca/content/congregations.
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Mennonite Church Canada. ''Phone Directory'' (2015): 21.
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''Mennonite Reporter'' (9 November 1987): 5.
  
 
<em>Mennonite Yearbook &amp; Directory, 1988-89</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54.
 
<em>Mennonite Yearbook &amp; Directory, 1988-89</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54.
  
 
<em>Mennonite Yearbook &amp; Directory, 1997</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1997: 43.
 
<em>Mennonite Yearbook &amp; Directory, 1997</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1997: 43.
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[http://www.mcec.ca/ Mennonite Church Eastern Canada website]
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The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was the result of an integration of three Ontario Mennonite groups: the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (5,110 members, 1987), the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference (3,195 members, 1987), and the Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario (5,192 members, 1987). The first two groups were conferences of the Mennonite Church (MC). The last was a provincial conference related to the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, which was one of the districts of the General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM).

The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was rooted in a long history of cooperation including the formation of the Nonresistant Relief Organization (1917), Conference of Historic Peace Churches (1940s), a joint Mennonite Mission and Service Board (1950s), and Conrad Grebel College (1960s). In 1973 the three conferences formed an Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario) to direct the growing cooperative work in mission, education, and congregational resources. The separate conference structures remained intact, and they reserved the right to make final decisions on policy and budgets.

A 1979 proposal to amalgamate all three groups was defeated. In 1986, however, the conferences decided to "integrate" (this term, it was felt, implied less of a melting pot than "merger" or "amalgamation") by 1988.

In March 1987 delegates from the three conferences approved a structural model for the proposed integration. They also decided to become associate members of each other's North American general conferences for a six-year get-acquainted period rather than leave wider affiliations up to each individual congregation. The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was officially inaugurated on 1 March 1988. In 1997 the conference numbered 97 congregations with 13,630 members; all but one congregation hold dual conference affiliation (MC and GCM).

In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church into Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada (formerly Conference of Mennonites in Canada). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075.

In 2016 there were 108 congregations and church plants that were part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada with a membership of 13,206.

MCEC Congregations

Congregation Location
Agape Fellowship London, ON
Avon Mennonite Church Stratford, ON
Bethany Mennonite Church Virgil, ON
Bethel Ethiopian Evangelical Church Kitchener, ON
Bethel Mennonite Church Elora, ON
Blenheim Ecumenical House Church Kitchener, ON
Bloomingdale Mennonite Church Bloomingdale, ON
Breslau Mennonite Church Breslau, ON
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship Brussels, ON
Calvary Church Ayr (Mennonite) Ayr, ON
Calvary Mennonite Church Monetville, ON
Cassel Mennonite Church Tavistock, ON
Chin Christian Church Kitchener, ON
Chin Christian Church Ottawa, ON
Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville Stouffville, ON
Community Mennonite Fellowship Drayton, ON
Crosshill Mennonite Church Millbank, ON
Danforth Mennonite Church Toronto, ON
East Zorra Mennonite Church Tavistock, ON
Église évangélique Mennonite de Joliette Joliette, QC
Église Mennonite Ichtus# Québec, QC
Elmira Mennonite Church Elmira, ON
Erb Street Mennonite Church Waterloo, ON
Erie View United Mennonite Church Port Rowan, ON
Faith Mennonite Church Leamington, ON
First Hmong Mennonite Church Kitchener, ON
First Mennonite Church Kitchener, ON
Floradale Mennonite Church Floradale, ON
Freedom Gospel Ethiopian Church Toronto, ON
Grace Lao Mennonite Church Kitchener, ON
Grace Mennonite Church St. Catharines, ON
Grace New Life Mennonite Church Hamilton, ON
Hagerman Mennonite Church Markham, ON
Hamilton Mennonite Church Hamilton, ON
Hanover Mennonite Church Hanover, ON
Harrow Mennonite Church Harrow, ON
Hawkesville Mennonite Church Hawkesville, ON
Hillcrest Mennonite Church New Hamburg, ON
Hochma Montreal, QC
Hunta Mennonite Church Hunta, ON
Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz Sherbrooke, QC
Jane Finch Faith Community Downsview, ON
Kingsfield-Clinton# Clinton, ON
Kingsfield-Zurich Mennonite Church Zurich, ON
Kitchener-Waterloo House Church Waterloo, ON
Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church Toronto, ON
Lao Christian Fellowship St. Catharines, ON
Leamington United Mennonite Church Leamington, ON
Listowel Mennonite Church Listowel, ON
Living Water Community Christian Fellowship New Hamburg, ON
Mannheim Mennonite Church Petersburg, ON
Maple View Mennonite Church Wellesley, ON
Markham Chinese Mennonite Church Markham, ON
Markham Christian Worship Centre Markham, ON
McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship Bancroft, ON
Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church Toronto, ON
Meheret Evangelical Church Kitchener, ON
Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal Montreal, QC
Milverton Mennonite Fellowship Milverton, ON
Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship Mississauga, ON
Nairn Mennonite Church Ailsa Craig, ON
Niagara United Mennonite Church Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Nith Valley Mennonite Church New Hamburg, ON
North Leamington United Mennonite Church Leamington, ON
Open Table# Hamilton, ON
Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa# Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Mennonite Church Ottawa, ON
Petitcodiac Mennonite Church Petitcodiac, NB
Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Kitchener, ON
Poole Mennonite Church Milverton, ON
Preston Mennonite Church Cambridge, ON
Quest Christian Community# St. Catharines, ON
Rainham Mennonite Church Selkirk, ON
River of Life Fellowship Kitchener, ON
Riverdale Mennonite Church Millbank, ON
Rockway Mennonite Church Kitchener, ON
Rouge Valley Mennonite Church Markham, ON
Shalom Worship and Healing Centre# Kitchener, ON
Shantz Mennonite Church Baden, ON
St. Agatha Mennonite Church Baden, ON
St. Catharines United Mennonite Church St. Catharines, ON
St. Jacobs Mennonite Church St. Jacobs, ON
Steinmann Mennonite Church Baden, ON
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church Kitchener, ON
Tavistock Mennonite Church Tavistock, ON
The Church of the Living Word in Ottawa Ottawa, ON
The First Mennonite Church Vineland, ON
The Gathering Church Kitchener, ON
The Network Church# Kitchener, ON
The Village International Mennonite Church# Ottawa, ON
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church Toronto, ON
Toronto Mennonite New Life Church Toronto, ON
Toronto United Mennonite Church Toronto, ON
Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie Monetville, ON
Valleyview Mennonite Church London, ON
Vineland United Mennonite Church Vineland, ON
Wanner Mennonite Church Cambridge, ON
Warden Underground# North York, ON
Waterloo North Mennonite Church Waterloo, ON
Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church Waterloo, ON
Waters Mennonite Church Lively, ON
Wellesley Mennonite Church Wellesley, ON
West Hills Mennonite Fellowship Baden, ON
Wideman Mennonite Fellowship Markham, ON
Wilmot Mennonite Church New Hamburg, ON
Windsor Mennonite Fellowship Windsor, ON
Zion Mennonite Fellowship Elmira, ON

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Bibliography

"Congregations." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 2016. Web. 16 August 2016. https://mcec.ca/content/congregations.

Mennonite Church Canada. Phone Directory (2015): 21.

Mennonite Reporter (9 November 1987): 5.

Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1988-89, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54.

Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1997, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1997: 43.

Additional Information

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada website


Author(s) Ron Rempel
Sam Steiner
Date Published August 2016

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