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| + | Niagara United Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, had its beginning in 1934, when Mennonite settlers came to the Niagara district as fruit farmers. In the fall of 1937 they built a church two miles from Niagara-on-the-Lake. On 1 February 1938, at a meeting in the new church under the leadership of Peter Kroeker, the Niagara United Mennonite Church was organized. Because of the rapid growth in membership it became necessary to build a larger church in 1949. In 1956 the membership of the congregation was 540. Most of the members are fruit farmers. Sine 1947 J. A. Dyck has been the minister in charge of this congregation. | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 3 January 2017
The Niagara United Mennonite congregation began services in 1934, and formally organized in 1938. The first building was occupied in 1937, with a subsequent building program in 1949. Peter Kroeker is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization of the Niagara area by immigrants from the Soviet Union. Most of the early immigrants became fruit farmers in the Niagara district.
In 2017 the language of worship was English and German; the transition from German began in the 1950s.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (12 July 1966): 16.
Friesen, C. Alfred. Memoirs of the Virgil-Niagara Mennonites. (1984): 39-42.
Klassen, Peter. "The Niagara United Mennonite Church." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1957, 15 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
The Niagara United Mennonite Church, 1938-1988. Niagara-on-the-Lake: Niagara United Mennonite Church, 1988, 196 pp.
Niagara United Mennonite Church history: Eben-Ezer 25 Jahre, 1938-1963. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: Niagara United Mennonite Church, 1963, 46 pp.
Rogalsky, Dave. "Called to be servants of Christ: Niagara United Mennonite Church celebrates 75 years." Canadian Mennonite 17, no. 4 (18 February 2013): 18.
Stobbe, Bernard. "Ein Geschichtlicher Ueberblick ueber die drei Gemeinden der Vereinigten Mennoniten in der Niagara Halbinsel." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1956, 20 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Archival Records
Church records at the church.
Additional Information
Address: 1775 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0
Location: 1 km northeast of Virgil on the south side of Niagara Stone Road
Phone: 905-468-3313
Website: http://redbrickchurch.ca/
Denominational Affiliations:
Conference of United Mennonite Churches of Ontario (1938-1988)
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1938-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1999)
Niagara United Mennonite Church Leading Ministers
| Minister | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Peter Kroeker | 1938-1944 |
| Cornelius K. Neufeld | 1944-1946 |
| Jacob A. Dyck, Aeltester | 1947-1959 |
| Cornelius K. Neufeld | 1959-1961 |
| Peter Klassen | 1960-1962 |
| David Janzen | 1961-1972 |
| Martin Sawatzky | 1972-1975 |
| Peter Falk | 1975-1982 |
| David Janzen & Werner Fast | 1982-1983 |
| Otto Dirks | 1983-2000 |
| Willard Shertzer | 2000-2004 |
| Rudy Dirks | 2004-August 2016 |
| David Lewis (Intentional Interim) |
September 2016-present |
Niagara United Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 400 |
| 1965 | 704 |
| 1975 | 608 |
| 1985 | 745 |
| 1995 | 661 |
| 2000 | 625 |
| 2010 | 615 |
| 2015 | 602 |
Map
Map:Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)
Original Mennonite Encyclopedia Article
By J. A. Dyck. Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 869. All rights reserved.
Niagara United Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite), located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, had its beginning in 1934, when Mennonite settlers came to the Niagara district as fruit farmers. In the fall of 1937 they built a church two miles from Niagara-on-the-Lake. On 1 February 1938, at a meeting in the new church under the leadership of Peter Kroeker, the Niagara United Mennonite Church was organized. Because of the rapid growth in membership it became necessary to build a larger church in 1949. In 1956 the membership of the congregation was 540. Most of the members are fruit farmers. Sine 1947 J. A. Dyck has been the minister in charge of this congregation.
| Author(s) | J.A. Dyck |
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| Marlene Epp | |
| Date Published | January 1989 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Dyck, J.A. and Marlene Epp. "Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 1989. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Niagara_United_Mennonite_Church_(Niagara-on-the-Lake,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=142585.
APA style
Dyck, J.A. and Marlene Epp. (January 1989). Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Niagara_United_Mennonite_Church_(Niagara-on-the-Lake,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=142585.
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