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Herbert Mennonite Church began services and formally organized in 1905. The first building was occupied in 1908. Over the following twenty years or so the difficulties of travel and scattered residences required other meeting places to be set up, and eleven others were so formed. Frank Sawatzky is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] and the [[United States of America|United States]].

In 1931 the church had 9 congregations (<em>Stationen</em>), was led by Jacob M. Wiens, and had 4 ministers. The church had 481 members, a total of 1,024 members and adherents, and 156 families.

In 1968 a larger meeting house was completed.

In December 1992 after some years of difficulty, the congregation withdrew from all conference affiliations because of doctrinal differences. The church remained independent until 29 April 2007, when it joined the Associated Gospel Churches and changed its name to Living Faith Fellowship Church.
= Bibliography =
''Canadian Mennonite'' (24 September 1968): 8; (16 May 1969): 11; (13 June 1969): 7.

"Historical sketch," unpublished typescript, 1 p. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada collection, [https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario].

<em>Konferenz-Bericht der 26. Konferenz der Mennoniten im mittleren Canada, abgehalten in Rosthern, Sask., den 2., 3. end 4. Juli 1928</em>.

''Mennonite Reporter'' (19 January 1981): 14A; (22 February 1993): B6; (23 August 1993): 3; (2 October 1995): 13.

Town of Herbert. "Churches of Herbert." 2022. Web. 19 March 2022. https://townofherbert.ca/community/churches.html.

=== Archival Records ===
Mennonite Heritage Centre: [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/archives/holdings/SK/SK_HerbertMC.htm Vol. 65, 1620, 3548].

= Additional Information =
'''Address''': Box 56, Herbert SK S0H 2A0; located at 303 Dennis Street.

'''Phone''': 306-784-2505

'''Denominational Affiliations''':

[[Mennonite Church Saskatchewan|Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan]]

[[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] (1905-1992)

[[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1908-1992)

=== Herbert Mennonite Church Ministers ===
{|  class="wikitable" 
! Minister
! Years
|- 
| Franz Sawatzky
| 1905-1931
|- 
| Jacob M. Wiens
| 1905-1933
|- 
| Johann Redekop
| 1912-1922
|- 
| Gerhard Buhler
| 1917-1933
|- 
| John J. Voth
| 1922-1924
|- 
| Jacob F. Sawatzky
| 1924-1928
|- 
| Gerhard A. Peters
| 1924-1926
|- 
| John M. Neufeld
| 1924-1927
|- 
| John J. Nickel
| 1926-1940
|- 
| [[Peters, Cornelius C. (1889-1973)|Cornelius C. Peters]]
| 1927-1931
|- 
| Frank Bueckert
| 1928-1931
|- 
| Jacob H. Berg
| 1931-1944
|- 
| Frank Dyck
| 1935-1940
|- 
| [[Doerksen, Jacob J. (1907-1952)|Jacob Doerksen]]
| 1935-1939
|- 
| Isaac A. Derksen
| 1942-1945
|- 
|  Isaac H Wiens
| 1936-1972
|- 
| Jacob H. Klippenstein
| 1947-1958
|- 
| Cornelius J. Wiebe
| 1947-1966
|- 
| John C. Siemens
| 1960-1971
|- 
| Jacob C. Froese
| 1973-1975
|- 
| Menno I. Bergen
| 1975-1978
|- 
| Kenneth B. Epp
| 1979-1989
|- 
| Jake Reimer (interim)
| 1990-1991
|- 
| Doug Stump
| 1992-
|- 
| Steve Wiebe (interim)
|  
|- 
| Arnold Olver
|  
|- 
| Donovan Epp
|  
|}
=== Herbert Mennonite Church Membership ===
{|  class="wikitable" 
! Years
! Members
|- 
| 1925
| align="right" | 494
|- 
| 1940
| align="right" | 560
|- 
| 1950
| align="right" | 214
|- 
| 1965
| align="right" | 162
|- 
| 1975
| align="right" | 139
|- 
| 1985
| align="right" | 120
|- 
| 1990
| align="right" | 114
|}
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