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Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church. Photo by Victor Wiebe.'']]
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Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan. Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church. Photo by Victor Wiebe. '']]
 
The Hoffnungsfelder Rabbit Lake congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1928. The first building was occupied in 1929. P. H. Plenert is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].
 
The Hoffnungsfelder Rabbit Lake congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1928. The first building was occupied in 1929. P. H. Plenert is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].
  
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The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
 
The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
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= Bibliography =
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<em>Canadian Mennonite</em>(12 November 2012): 21.
  
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[[File:Rabbit-Lake.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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<em>CMC Nexus</em> (November 1996): 4-5.
  
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Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan
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"Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church at Rabbit Lake, Sask," translation by Frank H. Epp from "Kirchenbuch der Hoffnungsfelder Mennoniten-Gemeinde bei Rabbit Lake, Sask." by A. A. Friesen. Mennonites in Canada Files - Rabbit Lake, 1920, [https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario].
  
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Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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Unpublished congregational history, 1978, 16 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/ Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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= Additional Information =
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<strong>Address</strong>: Box 58, Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan S0M 2L0 (Located 2 km south, 1.5 km west of Rabbit Lake)
  
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Photo by Victor Wiebe
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<strong>Phone</strong>: 306-824-4448
  
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'']] [[File:Rabbit-Lake-Interior.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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<strong>Denominational affiliations</strong>:
  
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Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan
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Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan/[http://mcsask.ca/ Mennonite Church Saskatchewan]
  
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Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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[[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] (1931-1999)
  
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Photo by Victor Wiebe
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[http://www.mennonitechurch.ca Mennonite Church Canada] (1999-present)
  
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'']] <tr> <td><span class="style1">Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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[[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1938-1999)
  
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Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan
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<h3>Hoffnungsfelder Church Pastors</h3>
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<table class="wikitable">  <tr> <th>Name
  
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</span></td> <td><span class="style1">Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
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</th> <th>Years<br />of Service
  
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Photo by Victor Wiebe
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</th> </tr>  <tr> <td>Jacob Janzen 
  
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</td> <td align="right">1930-1938 
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= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Canadian Mennonite</em><span class="gameo_bibliography"> (12 November 2012): 21.
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cornelius Mathies 
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</td> <td align="right">1930-1946 
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peter Plenert 
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</td> <td align="right">1930-1946 
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abram Martens 
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</td> <td align="right">1933-1937 
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abram Warkentin 
  
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</td> <td align="right">1933-1934 
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">CMC Nexus</em> (November 1996): 4-5.
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dan Loewen 
  
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"Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church at Rabbit Lake, Sask," translation by Frank H. Epp from "Kirchenbuch der Hoffnungsfelder Mennoniten-Gemeinde bei Rabbit Lake, Sask." by A. A. Friesen. Mennonites in Canada Files - Rabbit Lake, 1920, [http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/mao/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario].
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</td> <td align="right">1935-1942 
  
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Unpublished congregational history, 1978, 16 pp. [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/ Mennonite Heritage Centre].
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Heinrich Klassen 
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= Additional Information =
 
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<strong>Address</strong>: Box 58, Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan S0M 2L0 (Located 2 km south, 1.5 km west of Rabbit Lake)
 
  
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<strong>Phone</strong>: 306-824-4448
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</td> <td align="right">1938-1945 
  
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<strong>Denominational affiliations</strong>:
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>J. Hildebrandt
  
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Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan/[http://mcsask.ca/ Mennonite Church Saskatchewan]
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</td> <td align="right">1954-1966 
  
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[[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] (1931-1999)
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>C. Martens 
  
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[http://www.mennonitechurch.ca Mennonite Church Canada] (1999-present)
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</td> <td align="right">1964- 
  
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[[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1938-1999)
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don Unger 
  
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<h3>Hoffnungsfelder Church Pastors</h3> <table class="vertical listing"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Years of
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</td> <td align="right">1983-2011 
  
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Service</th> </tr>  <tr> <td>Jacob Janzen </td> <td align="right">1930-1938 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cornelius Mathies </td> <td align="right">1930-1946 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peter Plenert </td> <td align="right">1930-1946 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abram Martens </td> <td align="right">1933-1937 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abram Warkentin </td> <td align="right">1933-1934 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dan Loewen </td> <td align="right">1935-1942 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Heinrich Klassen </td> <td align="right">1938-1945 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>J. Hildebrandt</td> <td align="right">1954-1966 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>C. Martens </td> <td align="right">1964- </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Don Unger </td> <td align="right">1983-2011 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chad Doell
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chad Doell
  
 
</td> <td align="right">2012-present
 
</td> <td align="right">2012-present
  
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</td> </tr>  </table> <h3>Hoffnungsfelder Church Membership</h3> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Members</th> </tr>  <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1965 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">25</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1975 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">22</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1985 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1995 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">20</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">2000 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">2010 </td> <td style="text-align: right;">27</td> </tr>  </table>
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<h3>Hoffnungsfelder Church Membership</h3>  
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<table class="wikitable">  <tr> <th>Year
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</th> <th>Members
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</th> </tr>  <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1965 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">25
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1975 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">22
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1985 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">24
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">1995 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">20
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">2000 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">24
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;">2010 
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</td> <td style="text-align: right;">27
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Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church. Photo by Victor Wiebe.
Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church
Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan. Interior of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church. Photo by Victor Wiebe.

The Hoffnungsfelder Rabbit Lake congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1928. The first building was occupied in 1929. P. H. Plenert is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.

The group was known as Rabbit Lake Mennonite Church until 1935 when the name was changed to Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite. The Hoffnungsfelder church group had five settlement centers: Mayfair, Mullingar, Rabbit Lake, Bournemouth, and Glenbush, of which Rabbit Lake was originally the primary location.

By 2004, attendance had declined to the point where the congregation began to worship regularly with the Glenbush congregation. Christmas and Easter services along with funerals were still held in the Rabbit Lake church.

The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.

Bibliography

Canadian Mennonite(12 November 2012): 21.

CMC Nexus (November 1996): 4-5.

"Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church at Rabbit Lake, Sask," translation by Frank H. Epp from "Kirchenbuch der Hoffnungsfelder Mennoniten-Gemeinde bei Rabbit Lake, Sask." by A. A. Friesen. Mennonites in Canada Files - Rabbit Lake, 1920, Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

Unpublished congregational history, 1978, 16 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Additional Information

Address: Box 58, Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan S0M 2L0 (Located 2 km south, 1.5 km west of Rabbit Lake)

Phone: 306-824-4448

Denominational affiliations:

Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan/Mennonite Church Saskatchewan

Conference of Mennonites in Canada (1931-1999)

Mennonite Church Canada (1999-present)

General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1999)

Hoffnungsfelder Church Pastors

Name Years
of Service
Jacob Janzen  1930-1938 
Cornelius Mathies  1930-1946 
Peter Plenert  1930-1946 
Abram Martens  1933-1937 
Abram Warkentin  1933-1934 
Dan Loewen  1935-1942 
Heinrich Klassen  1938-1945 
J. Hildebrandt 1954-1966 
C. Martens  1964- 
Don Unger  1983-2011 
Chad Doell 2012-present

Hoffnungsfelder Church Membership

Year Members
1965  25
1975  22
1985  24
1995  20
2000  24
2010  27


Author(s) Marlene Epp
Sam Steiner
Date Published November 2012

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Epp, Marlene and Sam Steiner. "Fields of Hope Mennonite Church (Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2012. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fields_of_Hope_Mennonite_Church_(Rabbit_Lake,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=105078.

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Epp, Marlene and Sam Steiner. (November 2012). Fields of Hope Mennonite Church (Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fields_of_Hope_Mennonite_Church_(Rabbit_Lake,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=105078.



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