Ebenezer United Missionary Church (Sunnidale, Ontario, Canada)
The former Ebenezer United Missionary Church and its adjacent cemetery are located in a rural location about 12 km. northeast of the town of Stayner, Ontario, Canada. Its rural area is commonly known as Sunnidale. It has also often been called the Sunnidale United Missionary Church or the Jack Lake United Missionary Church.
The congregation was founded near the end of the 19th century and was part of a pastoral circuit that also included congregations at Stayner and Wasaga Beach. The congregation had been affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church (1883-1947) and the United Missionary Church (1947-1963). The language of worship was English.
The original church building was destroyed by fire in 1947 and was rebuilt in 1948. Due to a decline in membership and changes in pastoral assignments, its members amalgamated with the Stayner United Missionary Church in 1963.
In 2021 the building remained and the cemetery was still active.
Bibliography
Information on the cemetery is at: "Ebenezer United Missionary Cemetery." Find a Grave. 28 January 2010. Web. 23 November 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2339737/ebenezer-united-missionary-cemetery.
"History." Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church. Web. 23 November 2021. https://stayneremc.com/history/.
Burkholder, L. J. A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario. Toronto, Ontario: Mennonite Conference of Ontario, 1935.
Additional Information
Address: 4250 Concession 12, Stayner, Ontario
Map Location: 44.4611°N-79.9961°W
Ebenezer United Missionary Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 78 |
| 1925 | 88 |
| 2950 | 55 |
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By Everek R. Storms. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 136. All rights reserved.
Ebenezer United Mission Church, a rural congregation of the Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ, located seven miles east of Stayner. The original church was destroyed by fire in 1947. The present [1954] church, built under the leadership of W. E. Prosser, was dedicated 29 August 1948. The church had 35 members in 1954.
| Author(s) | Victor G Wiebe |
|---|---|
| Date Published | April 1986 |
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Wiebe, Victor G. "Ebenezer United Missionary Church (Sunnidale, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 1986. Web. 28 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ebenezer_United_Missionary_Church_(Sunnidale,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=172592.
APA style
Wiebe, Victor G. (April 1986). Ebenezer United Missionary Church (Sunnidale, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ebenezer_United_Missionary_Church_(Sunnidale,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=172592.
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