Carrot River Mennonite Church (Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The Carrot River area of Saskatchewan was settled by Russian Mennonite immigrants in the 1920s. They formed a congregation there and joined the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1929. The following year they joined the Hoffnungsfelder Gemeinde. In 1931 there were 52 members in this congregation which was a part of the multi-congregation Gemeinde. The congregation grew steadily until 1959 when the membership reached 107. In 1960 they decided to leave the Hoffnungsfelder Gemeinde and become an independent congregation, named Grace Mennonite Church. Then in 1962 they changed their name again to Carrot River Mennonite Church
The first building was occupied in 1928, with a subsequent building program in 1960. Benjamin Ewert is considered the founding leader of the group. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (23 September 1955): 7; (29 April 1960): 1.
Additional Information
Address: Box 567, Carrot River, SK S0E 0L0; located at 2702 Poplar Avenue, Carrot River, SK
Phone: 306-768-2457
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church Saskatchewan (1929-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada/Mennonite Church Canada (1934-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1953-1999)
Carrot River Mennonite Church Pastors
| Name | Year of Service |
|---|---|
| Cornelius Boschmann | 1931-1933 1960-1969 |
| Richard Friesen | 1934-1946 |
| David Dyck | 1934-1942 |
| Peter Epp | 1944-1968 |
| John Zacharias | 1950-1968 |
| John H. Wiebe | 1961-1965 |
| John F. Wiebe | 1966-1968 |
| Wally Zacharias | 1965, 1976 |
| Peter Peters | 1969-1975 |
| Irvin Schmidt | 1977-1982 |
| Abe Buhler | 1983-1989 |
| Frank Enns | 1990-1991 |
| Philip A. Gunther | 1992-1999 |
| Craig Hollands | 2000-2005 |
| Ed Cornelson (Interim) | 2006-2007 |
| Ben Pauls | 2007-2012 |
| Ken Bechtel (interim) | 2012-2013 |
| Daniel Janzen | 2013-present |
Carrot River Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1931 | 52 |
| 1950 | 100 |
| 1965 | 132 |
| 1975 | 138 |
| 1985 | 142 |
| 1995 | 148 |
| 2000 | 160 |
| 2009 | 140 |
Maps
Map:Carrot River Mennonite Church (Carrot River, Saskatchewan)
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | March 2014 |
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Epp, Marlene and Sam Steiner. (March 2014). Carrot River Mennonite Church (Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Carrot_River_Mennonite_Church_(Carrot_River,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=142130.
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