Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Colony (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada)
Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Bruderhof of the Schmiedeleut branch, located four miles north of Headingly, Manitoba, was founded in 1938 by eleven families with 75 souls who left the Blumengard Bruderhof with their preacher Samuel Kleinsasser, who was chosen a minister in 1933 and ordained in 1942. In 1954, when Sturgeon Creek had a population of 158 with 60 baptized members, a group of 13 families with 73 persons with the minister Jakob Kleinsasser (chosen in 1946 and ordained in 1954) left to found the Crystal Spring Bruderhof, 6 miles southeast of St. Agathe, Manitoba. In 1958 the Sturgeon Creek Bruderhof had 32 baptized members and a population of 98, with Samuel Kleinsasser and Elias Mandel (chosen in 1955) as preachers.
Daughter colonies of the Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Colony include: Crystal Spring Hutterite Colony (Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Canada); Hidden Valley Hutterite Colony (Austin, Manitoba, Canada); Delta Hutterite Colony (Austin, Manitoba, Canada); and Meadow Lane Hutterite Colony (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada).
In 2023 the colony was a member of the Schmiedeleut Group 2.
Additional Information
Location
Headingly, Manitoba (coordinates: 49.9297222 -97.4230555 [49° 55′ 47″ N, 97° 25′ 23 W″])
Address
Box 285, Headingly, Manitoba R4J 1C1
Switchboard Phone
204-888-8393
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Waldner, 1922-2004 | David Maendel, 1945-2008 | 1999 |
| Joey Maendel | David Maendel, 1945-2008 | 2000 |
| Joey Maendel | David Maendel, 1945-2008 | 2008 |
| Joey Maendel | Peter Maendel | 2009 |
| Joey Maendel | Peter Maendel | 2022 |
| Benny Waldner | Peter Maendel | 2023 |
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Samuel Kleinsasser | |
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | August 2023 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David, Samuel Kleinsasser and Bert Friesen. "Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Colony (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2023. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sturgeon_Creek_Hutterite_Colony_(Headingly,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=177388.
APA style
Decker, David, Samuel Kleinsasser and Bert Friesen. (August 2023). Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Colony (Headingly, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sturgeon_Creek_Hutterite_Colony_(Headingly,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=177388.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 650. All rights reserved.
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