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Echo Valley [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] in Bluffton, [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]], Canada began services and formally organized about 1992. The first building was occupied about 1992.
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Echo Valley [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] in Rimbey, [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]], Canada began in 1989 when the first couple moved to the area. Fourteen more families moved to Rimbey in the next two years.
  
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Minister Harvey K. Toews served in 2001 as a congregational leader, while in 2010, Bert Boese of Linden, Alberta served as nonresident minister.
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Initially services were held in homes. A church in Rimbey was rented briefly in 1990, but in September 1990 a church building in Bluffton was purchased.
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Members were engaged in vocations like dairy or hog farming, carpentry, trucking, feed mill operation and nursing.
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Minister Harvey K. Toews was the first resident minister. In 2019 Lorne Schellenberg and David Colbert served as ministers.
  
 
The church supports the Echo Valley Christian School.
 
The church supports the Echo Valley Christian School.
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">The Yearbook of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite</em> (1997, 2001, 2010).
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''Histories of the congregations.'' 3rd. ed. Moundridge, Kansas: Gospel Publishers, 1999: 34.
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''The Yearbook of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite'' (1997, 2001, 2010, 2019).
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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'''Address''': Bluffton, AB, T0C 0M0
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'''Address''': Rimbey, Alberta, T0C 0M0
  
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'''Location''': located in the village of Bluffton, 13 km north of Rimbey on Hwy. 20.
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'''Location''': located in the village of Bluffton, 10 km north of Rimbey on Hwy. 20.
  
 
'''Phone''': 403-843-2165
 
'''Phone''': 403-843-2165
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[[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]
 
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=== Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Membership ===
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== Ordained Pastors at the Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church ==
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| Harvey K. Toews || 1989-2007
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| Lorne Schellenberg || 2011-present
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| David Colberg || 2018-present
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 14 August 2020

Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada began in 1989 when the first couple moved to the area. Fourteen more families moved to Rimbey in the next two years.

Initially services were held in homes. A church in Rimbey was rented briefly in 1990, but in September 1990 a church building in Bluffton was purchased.

Members were engaged in vocations like dairy or hog farming, carpentry, trucking, feed mill operation and nursing.

Minister Harvey K. Toews was the first resident minister. In 2019 Lorne Schellenberg and David Colbert served as ministers.

The church supports the Echo Valley Christian School.

Bibliography

Histories of the congregations. 3rd. ed. Moundridge, Kansas: Gospel Publishers, 1999: 34.

The Yearbook of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (1997, 2001, 2010, 2019).

Additional Information

Address: Rimbey, Alberta, T0C 0M0

Location: located in the village of Bluffton, 10 km north of Rimbey on Hwy. 20.

Phone: 403-843-2165

Denominational Affiliation:

Church of God in Christ, Mennonite

Ordained Pastors at the Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Harvey K. Toews 1989-2007
Bert Boese 2007-2010
Lorne Schellenberg 2011-present
David Colberg 2018-present

Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Membership

Year Members
1997 44
2001 43
2010 35
2019 33


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2020

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Rimbey, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2020. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Echo_Valley_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Rimbey,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=169064.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2020). Echo Valley Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Rimbey, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Echo_Valley_Church_of_God_in_Christ,_Mennonite_(Rimbey,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=169064.



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