Spink Hutterite Colony (Frankfort, South Dakota, USA)
Spink Hutterite Bruderhof, called Spink Hutterian Brethren, Inc., of the Schmiedeleut group, located near Frankfort, South Dakota, was founded in 1905 by members of the Wolf Creek Bruderhof. In 1918 they sold this land and moved to Alberta, founding the Stand-Off Colony near Macleod. In 1945 the Bon Homme commune bought this site and rebuilt it; eleven families from Bon Homme with Johannes Wipf, who had been chosen to the ministry in 1934, settled here. Joseph Wipf was chosen preacher in Spink in 1946. In 1958 the commune numbered 152 souls.
Daughter colonies of Spink Hutterite Colony include: Collins Hutterite Colony (Iroquois, South Dakota); Hutterville Hutterite Colony (Stratford, South Dakota); and Plainview Hutterite Colony (Leola, South Dakota).
In 2023 the Spink Hutterite Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony.
Additional Information
Location
Frankfort, South Dakota (coordinates: 44.747778, -98.293056 [44˚ 44 52″ N, 98˚ 17′ 35″ W])
Address
18206 Spink Lane, Frankfort, SD 57440-7207
Switchboard Phone
605-472-0940
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| John Wipf, 1930-2020 | Michael Wipf, 1931-2010 | 1999 |
| John Wipf, 1930-2020 | Michael Wipf, 1931-2010 | 2004 |
| Paul Wipf Jr. | Michael Wipf, 1931-2010 | 2005 |
| Paul Wipf Jr. | Michael Wipf, 1931-2010 | 2007 |
| Paul Wipf Jr. | Samuel Wipf | 2008 |
| Paul Wipf Jr. | Samuel Wipf | 2023 |
Maps
Map:Spink Hutterite Colony, Frankfort, South Dakota
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Joseph Wipf | |
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | August 2023 |
Cite This Article
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Decker, David, Joseph Wipf and Bert Friesen. "Spink Hutterite Colony (Frankfort, South Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2023. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spink_Hutterite_Colony_(Frankfort,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=177351.
APA style
Decker, David, Joseph Wipf and Bert Friesen. (August 2023). Spink Hutterite Colony (Frankfort, South Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spink_Hutterite_Colony_(Frankfort,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=177351.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 596. All rights reserved.
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