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Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church held its first Sunday morning service on 21 August 1910 and formally organized on 23 October of the same year. The first sanctuary was dedicated on 9 October 1910, with subsequent building programs in 1917 and 1967. Peter J. Friesen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Nebraska. There were 78 charter members in 1910.

The church housed Bethany Bible Institute when it was first founded in 1927. A church building was erected in 1910 and enlarged in 1917. A new church was built in 1966. The Hepburn MB Church frequently obtained ministerial help from Bethany Bible School teachers.

Hepburn MB Church grew to be the largest MB congregation in Saskatchewan and held that distinction for many years.

Bibliography

Author(s)	P. R. Toews
	Marlene Epp
Date Published	March 2012

Canadian Mennonite (4 April 1967): 1.

Golden Jubilee of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada: 1910-1960. 1960, 30 pp.

Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church 100th Anniversary: 1910-2010. Hepburn, SK: The Church, 2010.

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 70; (May 2011): 32.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975.

Archival Records:

Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church Archives collection at Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies.

Additional Information

Address: Box 237, Hepburn, SK S0K 1Z0; located at 221 2nd Avenue South, Hepburn, SK.

Telephone: 306-947-2085

Website: Hepburn MB Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1910-2002)

Hepburn MB Church Leading Ministers

Minister	Years
Peter J. Friesen	1910-1926
Peter Nickel (interim)	1926-1927
David Schmor	1927-1936
J. B. Toews	1937-1938
David Schmor	1939-1940
Gerhard D. Huebert	1941
Henry H. Fast	1942-1945
Frank J. Baerg	1945-1946
Jacob P. Dyck	1947-1948
Nick Willems	1948-1949
Frank J. Baerg	1949-1950
Jacob H. Epp (interim)	1950-1952
Frank F. Froese (interim)	1952
Peter R. Toews	1952-1956
Walter Wiebe	1956-1958
Jacob Bergen	1958-1964
George D. Geddert (interim)	1964-1965
John F. Froese	1965-1973
Henry M. Willems (interim)	1974
John E. Klassen	1974-1981
Henry M. Willems (interim)	1981-1983
Waldo Andres (interim)	1983
Henry Penner (interim)	1983
Frank F. Froese (interim)	1983-1985
Abe Block	1985-1987
David Nightingale	1987-1989
Ralph Gliege	1989-1992
Carl Enns (interim)	1992
Len Doerksen	1993-1996
Ross Penner	1996-2002
Reuben Andres (interim)	2002-2004
Jeff Peters	2004-2011
Rod Schellenberg	2012-present

Hepburn MB Church Membership

Year	Members
1910	78
1925	312
1950	260
1965	209
1975	257
1985	235
1994	211
2000	174
2010	223

Cite This Article

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Toews, P. R. and Marlene Epp. "Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church (Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2012. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hepburn_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Hepburn,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=100291.

APA style

Toews, P. R. and Marlene Epp. (March 2012). Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church (Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hepburn_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Hepburn,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=100291.

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