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In the fall of 1924 Mennonites emigrating from [[Ukraine|Ukraine]], mostly from the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza area,]] began settling in the Dundurn district about 40 km south of [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]]. With the help of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Mennonite Board of Colonization]] they settled on already established large farms named after the early non-Mennonite settlers: farms with names like: Schwager, Meilicke, Gudurian, Litzow and Petersen. Initially they farmed the land cooperatively but gradually it was subdivided among the settlers. These immigrant Mennonites became known as [[Rußländer|Rußländer]] to distinguish them from the [[Kanadier|Kanadier]] Mennonites who settled nearby on the Canadian prairies before [[World War (1914-1918)|World War I]]. Though they had been assisted by Kanadier Mennonites, the Rußländer decided to form their own church called the Nordheimer Gemeinde (which literally translates as: Northern Home Community or [[Nordheim Mennonite Church Group (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Nordheim Mennonite Church Group]]). This was a multi-church congregation which met at [[Pleasant Point Mennonite Church (Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Pleasant Point]], [[Hanley Mennonite Church (Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hanley]], [[Nordheimer Mennonite Church (Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Elbow]], Milden, Harris, Dundurn and also in some small preaching stations. In this way members of the Nordheimer Gemeinde could preserve their church practices and traditions utilized in the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite church]] organizations in [[Russia|Russia]]. These new immigrants came with their own pastors. One pastor, [[Klassen, Johann J. (1872-1942)|Johann J. Klassen]] of Hanley, organized the scattered immigrants into the Nordheim Church which was the first Rußländer church in [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]].
 
In the fall of 1924 Mennonites emigrating from [[Ukraine|Ukraine]], mostly from the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza area,]] began settling in the Dundurn district about 40 km south of [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]]. With the help of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Mennonite Board of Colonization]] they settled on already established large farms named after the early non-Mennonite settlers: farms with names like: Schwager, Meilicke, Gudurian, Litzow and Petersen. Initially they farmed the land cooperatively but gradually it was subdivided among the settlers. These immigrant Mennonites became known as [[Rußländer|Rußländer]] to distinguish them from the [[Kanadier|Kanadier]] Mennonites who settled nearby on the Canadian prairies before [[World War (1914-1918)|World War I]]. Though they had been assisted by Kanadier Mennonites, the Rußländer decided to form their own church called the Nordheimer Gemeinde (which literally translates as: Northern Home Community or [[Nordheim Mennonite Church Group (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Nordheim Mennonite Church Group]]). This was a multi-church congregation which met at [[Pleasant Point Mennonite Church (Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Pleasant Point]], [[Hanley Mennonite Church (Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hanley]], [[Nordheimer Mennonite Church (Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Elbow]], Milden, Harris, Dundurn and also in some small preaching stations. In this way members of the Nordheimer Gemeinde could preserve their church practices and traditions utilized in the [[Kirchliche Mennoniten|Mennonite church]] organizations in [[Russia|Russia]]. These new immigrants came with their own pastors. One pastor, [[Klassen, Johann J. (1872-1942)|Johann J. Klassen]] of Hanley, organized the scattered immigrants into the Nordheim Church which was the first Rußländer church in [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]].
  
 
At first the Dundurn settlers on Schweger Farm no.1 worshiped in the large residence on the farm with Abram H. Kroeger Sr. of Hanley conducting services. In 1925 ten more immigrant families bought and settled the nearby Meilicke farm. These these settlers initially worshiped in a home in the village of Dundurn, assisted occasionally by pastors Abram H. Kroeger and Isaac Epp of Pleasant Point. 
 
At first the Dundurn settlers on Schweger Farm no.1 worshiped in the large residence on the farm with Abram H. Kroeger Sr. of Hanley conducting services. In 1925 ten more immigrant families bought and settled the nearby Meilicke farm. These these settlers initially worshiped in a home in the village of Dundurn, assisted occasionally by pastors Abram H. Kroeger and Isaac Epp of Pleasant Point. 
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In 1925 [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|Elder David Toews]] ordained Johann J. Klassen as founding Elder of the Nordheim Church. In Fall 1926 the congregation in Dundurn rented a church building in town from the Seventh Day Adventists who had in 1915 purchased the building from the Methodists who build it in 1906. They paid one dollar per Sunday. By 1929 the two groups on the Schweger and Meilicke groups had joined and the congregation, and purchased the building at the corner of Barton St. and 2nd Ave. for $950.00. The price included the organ. Elder Klassen moved to Dundurn from Hanley and in 1939 the group that settled on the Peterson farm across the south end of the Blackstrap also joined the Dundurn church. In 1958 the congregation extensively renovated the building and in 1974-75 they added an extension to provide a minister’s study and other modernization services. Services were conducted completely in German up to the 1970s; in the 1980s occasional services were in German.
 
In 1925 [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|Elder David Toews]] ordained Johann J. Klassen as founding Elder of the Nordheim Church. In Fall 1926 the congregation in Dundurn rented a church building in town from the Seventh Day Adventists who had in 1915 purchased the building from the Methodists who build it in 1906. They paid one dollar per Sunday. By 1929 the two groups on the Schweger and Meilicke groups had joined and the congregation, and purchased the building at the corner of Barton St. and 2nd Ave. for $950.00. The price included the organ. Elder Klassen moved to Dundurn from Hanley and in 1939 the group that settled on the Peterson farm across the south end of the Blackstrap also joined the Dundurn church. In 1958 the congregation extensively renovated the building and in 1974-75 they added an extension to provide a minister’s study and other modernization services. Services were conducted completely in German up to the 1970s; in the 1980s occasional services were in German.
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The congregation was affiliated with [[Mennonite Church Saskatchewan|Mennonite Church Saskatchewan]], [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] / [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]] (1925-2003) and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1926-1999).
 
The congregation was affiliated with [[Mennonite Church Saskatchewan|Mennonite Church Saskatchewan]], [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] / [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]] (1925-2003) and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (1926-1999).
 
= Bibliography =
 
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<span class="gameo_bibliography"><em>Dundurn Memories</em>. Dundurn, Saskatchewan: Dundurn and District History Committee, 1982. 341 pp. </span>
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''Dundurn Memories''. Dundurn, Saskatchewan: Dundurn and District History Committee, 1982. 341 pp.
  
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Fehderau, Karin. "Dundurn Church Closes its Doors." <span class="gameo_bibliography"><em>Canadian Mennonite</em>. Vol. 7, no. 16 (25 August 2003): 29.</span>
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Fehderau, Karin. "Dundurn Church Closes its Doors." ''Canadian Mennonite''. Vol. 7, no. 16 (25 August 2003): 29.
  
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<span class="gameo_bibliography"><em>Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan 1925-1975</em>.</span> Hanley, SK: Nordheimer Mennonite Church, 1975.
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''Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan 1925-1975''. Hanley, SK: Nordheimer Mennonite Church, 1975.
 
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<h3>Dundurn Mennonite Church Pastors</h3> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Years of
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| [[Klassen, Johann J. (1872-1942)|Johann J. Klassen]] (Elder) ||  align="right" | 1925-1940
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| Abram H. Kroeger ||  align="right" | 1924-1940
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| Abram A. Kroeger ||  align="right" | 1931-1941
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| Wilhelm J. Wiens ||  align="right" | 1934-1948
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| Gerhard J. Warkentin (Elder) ||  align="right" | 1943-1947<br /> 1947-1971
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| Nick P. Schroeder ||  align="right" | 1958-1986
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| Henry A. Kroeger ||  align="right" | 1972-1989
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| Henry Sawatzky ||  align="right" | 1990-1999
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<h3>Dundurn Mennonite Church Membership</h3>
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[[Map:Durndurn Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Saskatchewan)|Map:Durndurn Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Saskatchewan)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 24 February 2021

Dundurn Mennonite Church, 1930s.
Source: Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan
Former Dundurn Church Building, 2010
Source: Victor Wiebe

In the fall of 1924 Mennonites emigrating from Ukraine, mostly from the Chortitza area, began settling in the Dundurn district about 40 km south of Saskatoon. With the help of the Mennonite Board of Colonization they settled on already established large farms named after the early non-Mennonite settlers: farms with names like: Schwager, Meilicke, Gudurian, Litzow and Petersen. Initially they farmed the land cooperatively but gradually it was subdivided among the settlers. These immigrant Mennonites became known as Rußländer to distinguish them from the Kanadier Mennonites who settled nearby on the Canadian prairies before World War I. Though they had been assisted by Kanadier Mennonites, the Rußländer decided to form their own church called the Nordheimer Gemeinde (which literally translates as: Northern Home Community or Nordheim Mennonite Church Group). This was a multi-church congregation which met at Pleasant Point, Hanley, Elbow, Milden, Harris, Dundurn and also in some small preaching stations. In this way members of the Nordheimer Gemeinde could preserve their church practices and traditions utilized in the Mennonite church organizations in Russia. These new immigrants came with their own pastors. One pastor, Johann J. Klassen of Hanley, organized the scattered immigrants into the Nordheim Church which was the first Rußländer church in Saskatchewan.

At first the Dundurn settlers on Schweger Farm no.1 worshiped in the large residence on the farm with Abram H. Kroeger Sr. of Hanley conducting services. In 1925 ten more immigrant families bought and settled the nearby Meilicke farm. These these settlers initially worshiped in a home in the village of Dundurn, assisted occasionally by pastors Abram H. Kroeger and Isaac Epp of Pleasant Point. 

In 1925 Elder David Toews ordained Johann J. Klassen as founding Elder of the Nordheim Church. In Fall 1926 the congregation in Dundurn rented a church building in town from the Seventh Day Adventists who had in 1915 purchased the building from the Methodists who build it in 1906. They paid one dollar per Sunday. By 1929 the two groups on the Schweger and Meilicke groups had joined and the congregation, and purchased the building at the corner of Barton St. and 2nd Ave. for $950.00. The price included the organ. Elder Klassen moved to Dundurn from Hanley and in 1939 the group that settled on the Peterson farm across the south end of the Blackstrap also joined the Dundurn church. In 1958 the congregation extensively renovated the building and in 1974-75 they added an extension to provide a minister’s study and other modernization services. Services were conducted completely in German up to the 1970s; in the 1980s occasional services were in German.

In 1976 the Nordheim Mennonite Church Group dissolved and Dundurn along with the other two remaining congregations, Hanley and Pleasant Point, became independent congregations. After a decade of service pastor Henry Sawatzky retired in 1999. There was no one to formally serve as pastor though pastors from neighboring congregations occasionally served the Dundurn congregation. With membership declining to about 15, the congregations held its last service on 20 June 2003.  Most of the remaining members joined First Mennonite Church in Saskatoon and a couple joined Pleasant Point. Rather than let the building decay it was sold to a trucking company to be used for offices.

The congregation used the local Hillside Gardens Cemetery, just north of the town for burials.

The congregation was affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1925-2003) and General Conference Mennonite Church (1926-1999).

Bibliography

Dundurn Memories. Dundurn, Saskatchewan: Dundurn and District History Committee, 1982. 341 pp.

Fehderau, Karin. "Dundurn Church Closes its Doors." Canadian Mennonite. Vol. 7, no. 16 (25 August 2003): 29.

Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan 1925-1975. Hanley, SK: Nordheimer Mennonite Church, 1975.

Additional Information

Dundurn Mennonite Church Pastors

Name Years of Service
Johann J. Klassen (Elder) 1925-1940
Abram H. Kroeger 1924-1940
Abram A. Kroeger 1931-1941
Wilhelm J. Wiens 1934-1948
Gerhard J. Warkentin (Elder) 1943-1947
1947-1971
Nick P. Schroeder 1958-1986
Henry A. Kroeger 1972-1989
Henry Sawatzky 1990-1999

Dundurn Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1925 36
1950 82
1965 90
1975 77
1985 76
1995 70
2000 68

Maps

Map:Durndurn Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Saskatchewan)


Author(s) Victor G Wiebe
Date Published November 2010

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Wiebe, Victor G. "Dundurn Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2010. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dundurn_Mennonite_Church_(Dundurn,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=170132.

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Wiebe, Victor G. (November 2010). Dundurn Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dundurn_Mennonite_Church_(Dundurn,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=170132.



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