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Loewen, Royden. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Blumenort : A Mennonite Community in Transition 1874-1982. </em>Blumenort: Blumenort Mennonite Historical Society, 1983. | Loewen, Royden. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Blumenort : A Mennonite Community in Transition 1874-1982. </em>Blumenort: Blumenort Mennonite Historical Society, 1983. | ||
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Revision as of 21:54, 18 January 2017
The Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite congregation (formerly Blumenort Kleine Gemeinde Mennonite Church) began services in 1874. For the first 44 years church meetings were held in the village schoolhouses. The first building was occupied in 1918, with later building projects in 1951 and 1981. The congregation originated through immigration from Russia. It has been one of the largest churches in the denomination.
Senior Pastor Barry Plett served in 2009 as a congregational leader. In 1950 there were 430 members; in 1965, 399 members; in 1975, 469; in 1985, 539. The congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. The language of worship is English; the language transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
David P. Reimer was ordained bishop in 1948 to succeed his brother, P.P. Reimer, who moved to Mexico. Preachers who served in the early 1950s were Cornelius R. Penner, John G. Barkman, Bernhard P. Doerksen, and Peter P. Friesen. The deacons were Aaron R. Reimer, Peter K. Dueck, and Cornelius R. Plett. At that time Sunday school was held every Sunday and Jugendverein every four weeks.
Bibliography
Loewen, Royden. Blumenort : A Mennonite Community in Transition 1874-1982. Blumenort: Blumenort Mennonite Historical Society, 1983.
Additional Information
Address: 59 Centre Avenue, Blumenort, Manitoba
Phone: 204-326-1644
Website: Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliation: Evangelical Mennonite Conference
Maps
Map:Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Church (Blumenort, Manitoba)
| Author(s) | David P Reimer |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Reimer, David P. "Blumenort Community Church (Blumenort, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Blumenort_Community_Church_(Blumenort,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=146877.
APA style
Reimer, David P. (1953). Blumenort Community Church (Blumenort, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Blumenort_Community_Church_(Blumenort,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=146877.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 , p. 372. All rights reserved.
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