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Elmira Mennonite Church, Elmira, ON
Source: Church website
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Elmira Mennonite Church in Elmira, Ontario, Canada was organized on 31 August 1924, and occupied its first building the same year. Oliver D. Snider is considered the founding leader of the group and served as pastor for the first 12 years. Abraham Gingrich served as bishop during the first years of the congregation's existence. The congregation originated through church planting from the Floradale Mennonite Church.

The original structure was built in 1924. In 1955, an educational wing was added, and in 1976 an entrance with ramps, new washrooms, and a new kitchen, as well as library and classroom space were added. Additional alterations were carried out in 1992, 2009, and 2011.

Elmira is a parent church to Bethel Mennonite at Elora (1947), Hawkesville Mennonite (1950) and Zion Mennonite Fellowship (Elmira) (1987).

Bibliography

Bechtel, Ken. Three Score Years: Elmira Mennonite Church, 1924-1984. Elmira, 1984, 67 p.

Brubacher, Jim. "An Examination of a Recent Schism in the Elmira Congregation." ca. 1970, 6 pp.

Martin, Willard. "History of the Elmira Mennonite Church." 1959, 12 pp.

Mennonite Reporter (16 September 1974): 4.

Archival Records

Congregational archives at Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

Additional Information

Address: 58 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 1N2

Phone: 519-669-5123

Website: Elmira Mennonite Church

Denominational Affiliations:

Mennonite Conference of Ontario (1925-1988)

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-present)

Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1995-present)

Elmira Mennonite Church Pastoral Leaders

Name Years
of Service
Abraham Gingrich, Bishop 1924-1938
Oliver Snider 1924-1967; Bishop 1936-1967
Howard Bauman 1945-1966
Vernon Leis 1966-1980
Maurice Martin
(Assistant)
1974-1976
Stephen Dick
(Assistant)
1976-1978
Marvin Shank
(Assistant)
1978-1980
Doug Snyder
(Interim)
1980/81
Gary Knarr
(Assistant)
1980-1983
Ray Brubacher 1981-1989
Ken Bechtel
(Assistant)
1983-1985
Mary Schiedel
(Associate)
1987-1991
Gord Alton
(Assistant)
1989-1991
Dale Bauman 1991-1999
Ruth Anne Laverty
(Associate)
1991-2007
Winston Martin
(Interim)
Renee Sauder
(Interim)
2007-2009?
Johanna Wall
(Interim)
2009/2010
Steven Janzen 2000-2012
Fred Lichti 2010-April 2020
Jonathan Brubacher (Associate)
(Lead)
2012-2021
2021-present
Sarah Freeman
(Associate)
2014-2017
Erwin Wiens
(Supply)
May 2020-2021

Elmira Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
1925 60
1950 248
1965 336
1975 240
1985 271
1995 316
2000 332
2010 307
2015 230
2020 223

Map

Elmira Mennonite Church, Elmira, Ontario


Author(s) Howard S. Bauman
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2000

Cite This Article

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Bauman, Howard S. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2000. Web. 26 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elmira_Mennonite_Church_(Elmira,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=173022.

APA style

Bauman, Howard S. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2000). Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Elmira_Mennonite_Church_(Elmira,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=173022.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 190. All rights reserved.


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