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The Vauxhall Mennonite congregation near [[Vauxhall (Alberta, Canada)|Vauxhall]], Alberta, began services in 1937, and formally organized in 1938. The first building was occupied in 1940, with a subsequent building program in 1983. [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].

In 1950 there were 51 members; in 1965, 53; in 1985, 34; in 1995, 36; in 2000 36. The congregation has been affiliated with [[Mennonite Church Alberta|Mennonite Church Alberta]] (1938-2000), [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] / Mennonite Church Canada (1940-2000) and the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1962-1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s. The congregation closed in October 2000.

The group was originally called the Vauxhall-Grantham church. It amalgamated with [[Hays Mennonite Mission Church (Hays, Alberta, Canada)|Hays Mennonite Mission]] about 1962. It also owned and operated a [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] together with the Mennonite Brethren.

On 18 June 1940 the church building was burned down by arsonists in an outbreak of anti-German feeling which occasionally surfaced against the Mennonites during WWII. The [[Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren Church (Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada)|Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren]] church was destroyed by fire as well. Though the identity of the arsonists was known, the church chose not to take legal action.

The church building was located 6 km north of Vauxhall and 1 km east of Hwy. 36.

= Bibliography =
Dick, C. L. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The Mennonite Conference of Alberta: a History of its Churches and Institutions.</em> Edmonton: The Mennonite Conference of Alberta, 1981, 147 pp.

Harder, Anne. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The Vauxhall Mennonite Church.</em> Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta, 2001.

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 The Vauxhall Mennonite congregation near [[Vauxhall (Alberta, Canada)|Vauxhall]], Alberta, began services in 1937, and formally organized in 1938. The first building was occupied in 1940, with a subsequent building program in 1983. [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].
-In 1950 there were 51 members; in 1965, 53; in 1985, 34; in 1995, 36; in 2000, 36. The congregation has been affiliated with [[Mennonite Church Alberta|Mennonite Church Alberta]] (1938-2000), [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] / Mennonite Church Canada (1940-2000) and the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1962-1999). The language of worship was English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s. The congregation closed in October 2000.
+The language of worship was English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s. The congregation closed in October 2000.
 The group was originally called the Vauxhall-Grantham church. It amalgamated with [[Hays Mennonite Mission Church (Hays, Alberta, Canada)|Hays Mennonite Mission]] about 1962. It also owned and operated a [[Cemeteries|cemetery]] together with the Mennonite Brethren.
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 The church building was located 6 km north of Vauxhall and 1 km east of Hwy. 36.
 = Bibliography =
 Dick, C. L. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The Mennonite Conference of Alberta: a History of its Churches and Institutions.</em> Edmonton: The Mennonite Conference of Alberta, 1981, 147 pp.
 Harder, Anne. <em class="gameo_bibliography">The Vauxhall Mennonite Church.</em> Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta, 2001.
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