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[[File:ME2-8.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Free City of Danzig (1920-1939)<br />
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Danzig, a government district <em>(Regierungsbezirk) </em>of the province of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], before the partition in 1918 containing nearly one-third of the Mennonites living in [[Germany|Germany]], most of them in the triangle formed by Danzig (city), [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing ]]and [[Marienburg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Marienburg]]. Whereas in the townships of Marienburg and rural Elbing the number of Mennonites decreased after [[World War (1914-1918)|World War I]], it rose in the townships of Danzig-City, Danzig-Lowland, Danzig-Heights, and Elbing-City. Also in the township of Neustadt, particularly in Zoppot, more and more Mennonites settled.
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[[File:ChilliwackMBChurch1950.jpg|400px|thumbnail|''Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church, 1949-1950 <br />
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Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975) <br />
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Digitized by Hiebert Library. [http://callimachus.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15008coll27/id/17/rec/34 Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies]'']]
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[[File:Broadway%20MB.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Broadway Church, Chilliwack, BC<br />
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Source: D. Giesbrecht'']]
  
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The district contained the following congregations up to the evacuation of all Germans under the Polish occupation: [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]] with 561 souls (in 1921), [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] 1,623, [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp ]]with [[Orlofferfelde (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Orlofferfelde ]]1,150, [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen ]]823, and [[Thiensdorf and Preußisch Rosengart Mennonite Church (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Thiensdorf]]-[[Markushof (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Markushof ]]1,083, [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]-City 400, Elbing-Ellerwald 736, [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort]] 718, [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig City]] 1,360, and Danzig-Lowland-[[Quadendorf (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Quadendorf]] 50. Parts of [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]] and [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]] also belonged to Danzig-Lowland.
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Broadway [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] (MB) Church, located in Chilliwack, [[British Columbia (Canada)|British Columbia]], began as a daughter church of the [[Central Community Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church]]. In the mid-1940s, the recently established East Chilliwack congregation was quickly experiencing overcrowding due to the large numbers of Mennonites moving to the [[Fraser Valley (British Columbia, Canada)|Fraser Valley]] from the Canadian prairies. To relieve this situation, a group of urban members from East Chilliwack MB Church began holding their own services in the St. Thomas Anglican Hall near downtown Chilliwack. After meeting together for seven months, the new group decided to construct a new church building on the corner of Broadway and Maple. The building, measuring 72 by 44 feet, was completed and dedicated in 1947 and in the same year became a member of the [[British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]]. The congregation was referred to as the Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church, a name that changed to Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church in 1970.
  
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From 20 January 1920 to August 1939 the old district of Danzig was displaced in part by the [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]], a politically independent state under the League of Nations. In 1939-1945 it was called "Regierungsbezirk Danzig," and was part of the "Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen." With the conquest of Germany by the Allied powers in 1945 and the reconstitution of Poland, the area was incorporated into the Polish governmental system, with the Polish name Gdansk.
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In 1969, the Broadway congregation decided to build a new structure on the same site. The congregation met at Little Mountain Elementary School until the new building was dedicated in early December of 1969. It had a seating capacity of 450 people. A new stage area, an enlarged foyer, a reconstructed balcony, and several other aesthetic changes were completed with volunteer labor in 1990.
  
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In 1947 the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] established a relief program in the Danzig area, to which it had been directed by the Polish government, with headquarters in Tczew ([[Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dirschau]]). It conducted relief there until the fall of 1948, when the Polish government in effect compelled the transfer of the work to Nasielsk near Warsaw. During the 1947-1948 period many Mennonites were aided together with the general population. In 1947 there were still over 200 Mennonites in this region, nearly all of whom were permitted to go to Germany in 1947-1949. A few individuals and one or two families of Mennonites have remained in the city or its environs.
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For several years, the Broadway church assisted in a church plant effort in the Sardis area. In 1975, nine families left the church to form the core of the work in [[Sardis Community Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|Sardis Community Church]].
  
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Census figures show the following Mennonite populations in the various parts of the district:
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[[Bergen, Jacob I. (1893-1973)|Jacob I. Bergen]] is considered the founding leader of the group, serving the church as lead minister from 1947 to 1958. [[Tiessen, Isaac Henry (1904-1999)|Isaac H. Tiessen]] (1959–1963) was the first salaried minister. Lay ministers have included Peter S. Thiessen, [[Epp, Bernard P. (1911-2006)|Bernard Epp]], [[Lenzmann, Herman (1909-2005)|Herman Lenzmann]] and [[Thielmann, Gerhard G. "George" (1909-1991)|Gerhard G. Thielmann]].
  
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In 2010 the congregation's membership was 333 with an average attendance of 303.
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= Bibliography =
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Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches: Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. "Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church." (accessed 3 June 2006). [http://www.mbconf.ca/mbstudies/holdings/bc/broadway.en.html http://www.mbconf.ca/mbstudies/holdings/bc/broadway.en.html].
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''Canadian Mennonite'' (31 December 1969): 6.
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''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' (27 May 1988): 26; (12 October 1990): 18.
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= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': 46611 Maple Ave., Chilliwack, BC, V2P 2K3
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'''Phone''': 604-792-9147
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<strong> Website: </strong>[http://www.lifeatbroadway.com/index.html Broadway Church, Mennonite Brethren]
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'''Denominational Affiliations:'''
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<span class="link-external">[http://www.bcmb.org/ British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]</span> (1947-present)
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[http://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches] (1947-present)
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[[General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America]] (1947-2002)
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=== Broadway Church Leading Ministers ===
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!Pastor
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!1861
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!Year
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!1871
 
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!1880
 
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!1890
 
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!1900
 
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!1910 
 
 
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|Elbing City
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|[[Bergen, Jacob I. (1893-1973)|Jacob I. Bergen]]
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|2,075
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|405
 
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|535
 
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|477
 
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|591
 
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|606
 
 
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|Elbing Rural
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|[[Tiessen, Isaac Henry (1904-1999)|Isaac H. Tiessen]]
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|1,491
 
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|1,387
 
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|1,329
 
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|1,172
 
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|953
 
 
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|Marienburg
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|Henry Warkentin
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|5,420
 
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|4,999
 
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|5,014
 
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|4,928
 
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|4,767
 
 
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|Danzig City
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|John E. Friesen
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|459
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|486
 
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|582
 
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|617
 
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|626
 
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|639
 
 
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|Danzig-Lowland
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|[[Neumann, David (1916-2001)|David Neumann]] (interim)
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|283
 
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|275
 
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|403
 
 
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|Danzig-Lowlands / Danzig Heights
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|Robert J. Friesen
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|428
 
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|397
 
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|Danzig-Heights
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|Wilf Richert (interim)
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|72
 
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|87
 
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|138
 
 
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|[[Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Dirschau]]
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|Gary Simpson
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=== Broadway Church Membership ===
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|99
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|62
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|73
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!Year
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!Members
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|1947
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|1950
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|style="text-align:right;" |182
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|1955
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|style="text-align:right;" |246
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|1960
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|style="text-align:right;" |293
 
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|Dirschau / Stargard
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|1965
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|52
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|style="text-align:right;" |227
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|69
 
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|65
 
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|Stargard
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|1971
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|style="text-align:right;" |276
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|13
 
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|20
 
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|29
 
 
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|Berent
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|1975
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|12
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|style="text-align:right;" |338
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|1
 
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|1
 
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|11
 
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|6
 
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|1
 
 
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|Karthaus
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|1980
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|3
 
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|7
 
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|5
 
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|5
 
 
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|Neustadt
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|1985
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|style="text-align:right;" |261
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|13
 
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|88
 
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|161
 
 
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|Neustadt / Putzig
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|1990
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|style="text-align:right;" |238
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|10
 
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|Putzig
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|1995
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|style="text-align:right;" |243
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|2
 
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|3
 
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|6
 
 
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|2000
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|'''8,485'''
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|style="text-align:right;" |286
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|'''7,979'''
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|2005
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|'''7,937 '''
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|style="text-align:right;" |295
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|2010
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|style="text-align:right;" |333
 
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em> Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 390.
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Revision as of 20:03, 26 October 2017

Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church, 1949-1950
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies
Broadway Church, Chilliwack, BC
Source: D. Giesbrecht

Broadway Mennonite Brethren (MB) Church, located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, began as a daughter church of the East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church. In the mid-1940s, the recently established East Chilliwack congregation was quickly experiencing overcrowding due to the large numbers of Mennonites moving to the Fraser Valley from the Canadian prairies. To relieve this situation, a group of urban members from East Chilliwack MB Church began holding their own services in the St. Thomas Anglican Hall near downtown Chilliwack. After meeting together for seven months, the new group decided to construct a new church building on the corner of Broadway and Maple. The building, measuring 72 by 44 feet, was completed and dedicated in 1947 and in the same year became a member of the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The congregation was referred to as the Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church, a name that changed to Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church in 1970.

In 1969, the Broadway congregation decided to build a new structure on the same site. The congregation met at Little Mountain Elementary School until the new building was dedicated in early December of 1969. It had a seating capacity of 450 people. A new stage area, an enlarged foyer, a reconstructed balcony, and several other aesthetic changes were completed with volunteer labor in 1990.

For several years, the Broadway church assisted in a church plant effort in the Sardis area. In 1975, nine families left the church to form the core of the work in Sardis Community Church.

Jacob I. Bergen is considered the founding leader of the group, serving the church as lead minister from 1947 to 1958. Isaac H. Tiessen (1959–1963) was the first salaried minister. Lay ministers have included Peter S. Thiessen, Bernard Epp, Herman Lenzmann and Gerhard G. Thielmann.

In 2010 the congregation's membership was 333 with an average attendance of 303.

Bibliography

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches: Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. "Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church." (accessed 3 June 2006). http://www.mbconf.ca/mbstudies/holdings/bc/broadway.en.html.

Canadian Mennonite (31 December 1969): 6.

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 26; (12 October 1990): 18.

Additional Information

Address: 46611 Maple Ave., Chilliwack, BC, V2P 2K3

Phone: 604-792-9147

Website: Broadway Church, Mennonite Brethren

Denominational Affiliations:

British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1947-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1947-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America (1947-2002)

Broadway Church Leading Ministers

Pastor Year
Jacob I. Bergen 1947-1958
Isaac H. Tiessen 1959-1963
Henry Warkentin 1964-1974
John E. Friesen 1975-1978
David Neumann (interim) 1979-1981
Robert J. Friesen 1981-2000
Wilf Richert (interim) 2002-2003
Gary Simpson 2004-present

Broadway Church Membership

Year Members
1947 111
1950 182
1955 246
1960 293
1965 227
1971 276
1975 338
1980 290
1985 261
1990 238
1995 243
2000 286
2005 295
2010 333

Maps

Map:Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia)


Author(s) Hugo Friesen
Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published November 2010

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Friesen, Hugo and Richard D. Thiessen. "Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2010. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Broadway_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Chilliwack,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=155496.

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Friesen, Hugo and Richard D. Thiessen. (November 2010). Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Broadway_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Chilliwack,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=155496.



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