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| − | [[File:SuperbMennoniteChurch.jpg|300px|thumbnail|''Rev. Peter J. Klassen during construction of the Superb Mennonite Church, 1944. <br /> | + | Platte [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] Colony in Platte, South Dakota was founded in 1949 as a division from the [[Bon Homme Hutterite Colony (Tabor, South Dakota, USA)|Bon Homme (South Dakota) Hutterite Colony]]. |
| − | Source: Lois Siemens.'']]
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| − | [[File:SuperbMennoniteChurch2.jpg|300px|thumbnail|''Superb Mennonite Church, 2014. <br /> | |
| − | Source: Lois Siemens'']]
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| − | One hundred and thirty miles west of [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]], Saskatchewan, on a spur line of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway Company|Canadian Pacific Railway]] (CPR) that runs south west of Kerrobert, Saskatchewan lay the little hamlet of Superb. Here in 1927-1928, through the efforts of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]], 10 Mennonite families, all immigrants from the [[Soviet Union]], took up land on what was known as the “Exel” or “XL” farms. The first family arrived on 5 January 1927, Rev. [[Klassen, Peter J. (1889-1953)|Peter J. Klassen]], his wife, and six children, (four children were born later). The second family arrived in November 1927, Mrs. Helena Janzen, her six children, and her mother, Mrs. Wiens. All of the other families arrived in March 1928. They were: Katherine and Jacob Wiebe, Sr. with seven children (plus one born later); Anna and Peter Epp with 2 children; Susanna and Kornelius Peters with five children (plus two born later); Rudolph Friesen; Sarah and Henry Epp with two children (plus six born later); Marie and Peter Heinrichs with 3 children; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Siemens; Annie Siemens; Susie Siemens; Henry Wiebe (Peter Siemens' hired help); Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hooge with five children (plus one born later).
| + | Daughter colonies of Platte Hutterite Colony include [[Grass Ranch Hutterite Colony (Kimball, South Dakota, USA)|Grass Ranch Hutterite Colony]] (Kimball, South Dakota) and [[Spring Valley Hutterite Colony (Wessington Springs, South Dakota, USA)|Spring Valley Hutterite Colony]] (Wessington Springs, South Dakota). |
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| − | The group began Sunday worship services immediately, taking turns hosting the service in their homes. Twenty miles north of Superb at Luseland, a few more Mennonite families took up land in 1928-29 under the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. These families were: Rev. Peter A. and Helen Warkentin with 10 children; Mr. and Mrs. John Ewert with 4 children; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poetker with 7 children; Maria and Peter Penner with 2 children; Grandmother Marie Lehn who lived with the Penners; David Unger who shared the farm with Peter Penner.
| + | In 2017 the Platte Hutterite Colony was a [[Schmiedeleut|Schmiedeleut]] Group 2 colony. The minister was Joseph Waldner and the manager was Dale J. Stahl. |
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| − | Peter A. Warkentin organized the Luseland group for worship. The two groups met as often as they could for joint worship as travel was difficult in those days. Travel eased as families were able to purchase vehicles, and the two groups banded together and built a church in 1944, which was dedicated in 1945. The cost to build was $1,906.87, not including all the volunteer labor. Since only an Elder could perform baptism and communion, early on the group joined the [[Herschel Ebenfeld Mennonite Church (Herschel, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Ebenfeld]] church group (''Gemeinde'') with Elder Wiens at Herschel. The other churches in the ''Gemeinde'' were at Fiske, and Glidden. They had annual meetings and a picnic. The ''Gemeinde'' disbanded in 1972 and in 1973 the congregation at Superb officially became Superb Mennonite Church.
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| − | The transition from German to English was slow. One catalyst was marriages to English girls who not only did not know German but wanted to sit on the men’s side with their new husbands. In 1967, the minutes from the annual meeting were read in English for the first time. It 1972 the decision was made to purchase half of the Adult Sunday School lesson books in English.
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| − | In 1932, Rev. [[Klassen, Peter J. (1889-1953)|Peter J. Klassen]] organized a mixed choir consisting of ten voices, teaching them to sing in harmony according to numbers on the scale instead of notes ([[Ziffersystem (Numerical Musical Notation)|Ziffersystem]]). Music continued to be a highlight of the congregation. Eileen Klaassen began a men’s choir around 1978 which sang for a few decades. Since 2001 the mixed choir is known as “Simply Superb.” During Grant Martens’ ministry (2001-2006) the choir performed ''Wheatbelt Gospel'', ''Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Wheatbelt Parables'', and ''Godspell'' in 2011.
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| − | = Bibliography =
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| − | <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Reporter </em>(25 June 1984): 14.
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| − | Siemens, Lois. "Superb Mennonite." Personal e-mail (25 June 2014).
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| | = Additional Information = | | = Additional Information = |
| − | '''Address''': Box 353, Kerrobert SK S0L 1R0
| + | == Location == |
| − | | + | Platte, South Dakota (coordinates: 43.469444, -99.126111 [43˚ 28′ 10″ N, 99˚ 07′ 34″ W]) |
| − | '''Location''': church is located 24 km west of Kerrobert, 1.5 km south of Hwy. 51
| + | == Address == |
| − | | + | 35271 - 270th St., Platte, SD 57369-6007 |
| − | '''Phone''': 306-834-2850
| + | == Switchboard Phone == |
| − | | + | 605-726-3141 |
| − | '''Website''': [http://www.superbmennonite.com/ Superb Mennonite Church ]
| + | == Managers and Ministers == |
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| − | [http://mcsask.ca/ Mennonite Church Saskatchewan]
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| − | [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/ Mennonite Church Canada]
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| − | |[[Klassen, Peter J. (1889-1953)|Peter J. Klassen]]
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| − | |1928-1948
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| − | |Peter A. Warkentin
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| − | |1934-1974
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| − | |Werner Zacharias
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| − | |1974-1986
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| − | |David Feick | + | | Dale J. Stahl || Joseph Waldner || 2006 |
| − | |1986-1994 | |
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| − | |Eileen Wiebe | + | | Dale J. Stahl || Joseph Waldner || 2017 |
| − | |1994-1999 | |
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| − | |Grant Martens | |
| − | |2001-2006 | |
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| − | |Lois Siemens
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| − | |2006-present
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| − | === Superb Mennonite Church Membership ===
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| − | |1965
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| − | |1975
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| − | |1985
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| − | |1995
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| | = Maps = | | = Maps = |
| − | [[Map:Superb Mennonite Church (Kerrobert, Saskatchewan)|Map:Superb Mennonite Church (Kerrobert, Saskatchewan)]] | + | [[Map:Platte Hutterite Colony, Platte, South Dakota|Map:Platte Hutterite Colony, Platte, South Dakota]] |
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| − | [[Category:Churches]] | + | [[Category:Hutterite Colonies]] |
| − | [[Category:Canadian Congregations]]
| + | [[Category:South Dakota Hutterite Colonies]] |
| − | [[Category:Saskatchewan Congregations]]
| + | [[Category:American Hutterite Colonies]] |
| − | [[Category:Mennonite Church Canada Congregations]] | |
| − | [[Category:Mennonite Church Saskatchewan Congregations]] | |
Platte Hutterite Colony in Platte, South Dakota was founded in 1949 as a division from the Bon Homme (South Dakota) Hutterite Colony.
Daughter colonies of Platte Hutterite Colony include Grass Ranch Hutterite Colony (Kimball, South Dakota) and Spring Valley Hutterite Colony (Wessington Springs, South Dakota).
In 2017 the Platte Hutterite Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony. The minister was Joseph Waldner and the manager was Dale J. Stahl.
Additional Information
Location
Platte, South Dakota (coordinates: 43.469444, -99.126111 [43˚ 28′ 10″ N, 99˚ 07′ 34″ W])
Address
35271 - 270th St., Platte, SD 57369-6007
Switchboard Phone
605-726-3141
Managers and Ministers
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Minister |
Years
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| Dale J. Stahl |
Joseph Waldner |
2006
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| Dale J. Stahl |
Joseph Waldner |
2017
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Maps
Map:Platte Hutterite Colony, Platte, South Dakota
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| Author(s)
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Bert Friesen
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October 2017
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Cite This Article
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Friesen, Bert. "Platte Hutterite Colony (Platte, South Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2017. Web. 20 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Platte_Hutterite_Colony_(Platte,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=155507.
APA style
Friesen, Bert. (October 2017). Platte Hutterite Colony (Platte, South Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Platte_Hutterite_Colony_(Platte,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=155507.
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