New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)
New Elm Hutterite Bruderhof, near Magrath, Alberta, was founded in 1918 as a relocation of the New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony near Ethan, South Dakota, who sold all their land and bought the New Elm site. Their preachers in the early decades were Johann P. Entz, chosen in 1923, and Jakob J. Waldner, chosen a few years later. In 1947 the Bruderhof numbered 107, with 40 baptized members.
Daughter colonies of the New Elm Hutterite Colony include: Big Bend Hutterite Colony (Cardston, Alberta, Canada); Crystal Springs Hutterite Colony(Magrath, Alberta, Canada); Birch Creek Hutterite Colony (Valier, Montana, USA); Tompkins Hutterite Colony (Tompkins, Saskatchewan, Canada); and Ponderosa Hutterite Colony (Grassy Lake, Alberta, Canada).
At around 2014 it changed its name from New Elm Spring Colony to New Elm Colony.
In 2017 the New Elm Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Magrath, Alberta (coordinates: 49.296389, -112.873056 [49° 17' 47" N, 112° 25' 23" W])
Address
Box 130, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
Switchboard Phone
403-758-3255
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Entz, 1936-2014 | David Entz, 1933-2001 | 1999 |
| Elias Entz, 1936-2014 | David Entz, 1933-2001 | 2000 |
| Edward Entz | David Entz, 1933-2001 | 2001 |
| Edward Entz | Peter Entz | 2002 |
| Edward Entz | Peter Entz | 2017 |
| Edward Entz | Jacob Entz | 2018 |
| Edward Entz | Jacob Entz | 2020 |
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | August 2020 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2020. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=169045.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (August 2020). New Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=169045.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 861. All rights reserved.
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