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| − | The Emmaus Mennonite Church in Blumenhof, Saskatchewan began services in 1928 and was formally organized on 16 June 1928. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. Elder Benjamin Ewert, one of several ministers that had visited Mennonites in the Blumenhof area under the auspices of the Home Mission Board of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, ordained the church's first minister, Isaac Wiens, on 19 June 1928. | + | The Emmaus Mennonite Church in Blumenhof, Saskatchewan began services in 1928 and was formally organized on 16 June 1928. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]]. Elder [[Ewert, Benjamin (1870-1958)|Benjamin Ewert]], one of several ministers that had visited Mennonites in the Blumenhof area under the auspices of the Home Mission Board of the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada]], ordained the church's first minister, Isaac Wiens, on 19 June 1928. |
This meeting place has discontinued. It had been affiliated with the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]. | This meeting place has discontinued. It had been affiliated with the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 3 February 2014
The Emmaus Mennonite Church in Blumenhof, Saskatchewan began services in 1928 and was formally organized on 16 June 1928. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union. Elder Benjamin Ewert, one of several ministers that had visited Mennonites in the Blumenhof area under the auspices of the Home Mission Board of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, ordained the church's first minister, Isaac Wiens, on 19 June 1928.
This meeting place has discontinued. It had been affiliated with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada.
Bibliography
Sawatzky, Ernie. "The History of the Emmaus Mennonite Church of Swift Current and South." Research paper, Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 1961. 26 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | February 2014 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. "Emmaus Mennonite Church (Blumenhof, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2014. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmaus_Mennonite_Church_(Blumenhof,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=112575.
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Thiessen, Richard D. (February 2014). Emmaus Mennonite Church (Blumenhof, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmaus_Mennonite_Church_(Blumenhof,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=112575.
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