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| − | [[File:MAO-DH-1812.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Morningside Mennonite Church, 11 October 1959. Glen Brubacher speaking. | + | [[File:MAO-DH-1812.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Morningside Mennonite Church, 11 October 1959. Glen Brubacher speaking. Photo by David Hunsburger, 11 October 1959.<br />Source: Mennonite Archives of Ontario'']] |
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| − | Photo by David | + | The [[Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario]] in 1948 purchased a church building lot at 64 Tiago Street in the Morningside area of [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] that was rapidly developing in the post-World War II era. Initially there was was minimal programming in the Morningside community, though some children were bused to the [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] for Sunday school. In 1951 a Summer Bible School program was held in Morningside, and the basement for a church was finally built. Sunday school and regular preaching began at that time. |
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Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27. | Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27. | ||
| − | Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: [[McDowell, Emerson (1918-1976)|Emerson McDowell]] (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), [[Grove, Merlin R. (1929-1962)|Merlin & Dorothy Grove]] (1955-1956), Glen & Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), Paul Martin (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973). | + | Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: [[McDowell, Emerson (1918-1976)|Emerson McDowell]] (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), [[Grove, Merlin R. (1929-1962)|Merlin & Dorothy Grove]] (1955-1956), Glen & Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), [[Martin, V. Paul (1925-2012)|Paul Martin]] (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973). |
Morningside was affiliated with the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] throughout its history. | Morningside was affiliated with the [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] throughout its history. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | <em | + | <em>Calendar of Appointments Mennonite Church of Ontario </em>(1946/47-1973). |
| − | + | ''Canadian Mennonite'' (3 May 1957): 1. | |
| − | + | ''Gospel Herald'' (30 July 1957): 691. | |
| − | + | Church records at [https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/ Mennonite Archives of Ontario]. | |
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| − | + | [[Category:Mennonite Church (MC) Congregations]] | |
| + | [[Category:Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec Congregations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ontario Congregations]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Extinct Congregations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:17, 26 October 2019
The Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario in 1948 purchased a church building lot at 64 Tiago Street in the Morningside area of Toronto, Ontario that was rapidly developing in the post-World War II era. Initially there was was minimal programming in the Morningside community, though some children were bused to the Danforth Mennonite Church for Sunday school. In 1951 a Summer Bible School program was held in Morningside, and the basement for a church was finally built. Sunday school and regular preaching began at that time.
Since the main level was not completed in a timely manner, a reconstructed church building was erected in 1957. A church program continued until 1973 when the congregation closed and merged with Danforth Mennonite Church. Attendance at Morningside was never large--in the late 1950s there were an average of 60 participants in Sunday school. In 1959 the membership was 13, by 1970 the membership was 27.
Pastoral leaders who served Morningside included: Emerson McDowell (1950-1952), Cyril Gingerich (1952-1954), Merlin & Dorothy Grove (1955-1956), Glen & Elizabeth Brubacher (1956-1962), Paul Martin (1962-1970), Alfred Polzin (1970/71), and Amzie Brubacher (1971-1973).
Morningside was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario throughout its history.
Bibliography
Calendar of Appointments Mennonite Church of Ontario (1946/47-1973).
Canadian Mennonite (3 May 1957): 1.
Gospel Herald (30 July 1957): 691.
Church records at Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
| Author(s) | Samuel J Steiner |
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| Date Published | March 2011 |
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Steiner, Samuel J. "Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2011. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Morningside_Mennonite_Church_(Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=165282.
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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2011). Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Morningside_Mennonite_Church_(Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=165282.
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