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Gospel Fellowship Church, Foam Lake, SK Source: Saskatchewan MB Conference website

The congregation began services in 1937, and formally organized in 1938. The first services were held in the Bertdale Hall, north-west of town. In 1940 twenty-two persons were baptized and added to the church. The first building was occupied in 1945, with a subsequent building program in 1992/93. Nick Janz is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union. Ministers in the early years include Nick Janz, David Thiessen, Henry Regehr, Peter Penner, and George Petkau.

During the 1960s the General Conference Mennonite Church closed and its members joined the Mennonite Brethren Church.

The group became known as Gospel Fellowship Church in 1979. It was first known as the Foam Lake Mennonite Brethren Church.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Marlene Epp
Date Published	May 2013

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 67; (16 September 1988): 22; (5 February 1993): 21; (6 August 1993): 21; (4 February 2005): http://www.mbherald.com/44/02/transitions.en.html (accessed 18 April 2010); (July 2009): http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/publications/mb_herald/mb_herald_july_2009/people_and_events/transitions/.

Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1975: 126-127.

Archival Records

Gospel Fellowship Church collection at Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies.

Additional Information

Address: Box 758, Highway 310 North, Foam Lake, SK, S0A 1A0; located at McIntosh St. and Robertsen Avenue.

Telephone: 306-272-3762.

Denominational Affiliations:

Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1939-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Gospel Fellowship Church Leading Ministers

Minister	Years
Alvin Penner	1953-1956
J. H. Kehler	1956-1961
Gerhard Reimer	1961-1966
Peter Willms	1966-1968
Frank Froese	1968-1974
John Siemens	1974-1979
Daniel Stobbe	1980-1986
Art Isaac	1987-1993
Dennis Friesen	1993-2005
Adam Lewis	2005-2009
Manfred Koehler	2010-2012
Ken Klassen	2013-present

Gospel Fellowship Church Membership

Year	Members
1950	23
1965	30
1985	30
1995	50
2000	54
2010	37

Cite This Article

MLA style

Epp, Marlene. "Gospel Fellowship Church (Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2013. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Fellowship_Church_(Foam_Lake,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=91940.

APA style

Epp, Marlene. (May 2013). Gospel Fellowship Church (Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gospel_Fellowship_Church_(Foam_Lake,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=91940.

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 Penner, Peter. <em class="gameo_bibliography">No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. </em>Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1975: 126-127.
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 = Additional Information =
 <strong>Address</strong>: Box 758, Highway 310 North, Foam Lake, SK, S0A 1A0; located at McIntosh St. and Robertsen Avenue.

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