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Mennonite immigrants from the Soviet Union settled in the Ste. Elizabeth area in 1925. More families followed in subsequent years. Worship services began in homes and then rented facilities in 1926. The church was formally organized in 1927. In the first few years both Mennonite ("Kirchliche") and Mennonite Brethren ("Brüdergemeinde") background families worshiped together. A similar settling occurred in the Arnaud area. In 1929 they completed their own meeting house at Ste. Elizabeth.

By 1931 the church had 4 ministers, 192 congregational members, and a total of 378 members and adherents.

In 1944 another meeting house was built in the Arnaud area. The families in the Ste. Elizabeth and Arnaud areas who had formed the Lichtenauer Mennoniten Gemeinde, named so in part because many were members of this Gemeinde in the Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, now became two independent congregations, the Lichtenau Mennonite Church and the Arnaud Mennonite Church. They co-operated in some programs such as the Jugendverein. The village served the needs of the families in the area until the late 1960s when the village disappeared except for a few residences and the Roman Catholic church building. In 1970 the reunion committee published the history book Of Days Gone By. At the time of dissolution there were only a handful of active members, 10 to 12.

In late 1994 the building was moved to the Steinbach Mennonite Heritage Museum.

Bibliography

Author(s)	N. H. Unruh
	Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published	May 2012

Mennonite Reporter (23 January 1995): 1, 15.

Of Days Gone By: History of the St. Elizabeth District. 1970, 153 pp.

Unpublished congregational history, 1980, 9 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

Archival Records

Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, MB: Lichtenau Mennonite Church (Manitoba) fonds.

Additional Information

Denominational Affiliations:

Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba

Conference of Mennonites in Canada

General Conference Mennonite Church (1938-1991)

Lichtenau Mennonite Church Ministers

Minister	Years
Johann Enns	1927-1932
Peter Enns	1930-1942
Nikolai Unruh	1933-1935 1950-1990
Heinrich Friesen	1934-1967
P. Dirks	1935-1936
P. Heinrichs	1935-1948 1951-1971
H. Warkentin	1935-1943
Arndt Lehn	1950-1967
Victor Enns	1968-1978
Jack Loepp	1974-1991

Lichtenau Mennonite Church Membership

Year	Members
1931	192
1950	144
1965	99
1975	91
1980	78
1985	61
1991	44

Cite This Article

MLA style

Unruh, N. H. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Lichtenau Mennonite Church (Morris, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2012. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lichtenau_Mennonite_Church_(Morris,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=176230.

APA style

Unruh, N. H. and Richard D. Thiessen. (May 2012). Lichtenau Mennonite Church (Morris, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lichtenau_Mennonite_Church_(Morris,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=176230.

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 By 1931 the church had 4 ministers, 192 congregational members, and a total of 378 members and adherents.
-In 1944 another meeting house was built in the [[Arnaud (Manitoba, Canada)|Arnaud]] area. The families in the Ste. Elizabeth and Arnaud areas who had formed the <em>Lichtenauer Mennoniten Gemeinde</em>, named so in part because many were members of this <em>Gemeinde</em> in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], now became two independent congregations, the Lichtenau Mennonite Church and the [[Arnaud Mennonite Church (Arnaud, Manitoba, Canada)|Arnold Mennonite Church]]. They co-operated in some programs such as the <em>Jugendverein</em>. The village served the needs of the families in the area until the late 1960s when the village disappeared except for a few residences and the Roman Catholic church building.  In 1970 the reunion committee published the history book <em>Of Days Gone By</em>.  At the time of dissolution there were only a handful of active members, 10 to 12.
+In 1944 another meeting house was built in the [[Arnaud (Manitoba, Canada)|Arnaud]] area. The families in the Ste. Elizabeth and Arnaud areas who had formed the <em>Lichtenauer Mennoniten Gemeinde</em>, named so in part because many were members of this <em>Gemeinde</em> in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], now became two independent congregations, the Lichtenau Mennonite Church and the [[Arnaud Mennonite Church (Arnaud, Manitoba, Canada)|Arnaud Mennonite Church]]. They co-operated in some programs such as the <em>Jugendverein</em>. The village served the needs of the families in the area until the late 1960s when the village disappeared except for a few residences and the Roman Catholic church building.  In 1970 the reunion committee published the history book <em>Of Days Gone By</em>.  At the time of dissolution there were only a handful of active members, 10 to 12.
 In late 1994 the building was moved to the Steinbach Mennonite Heritage Museum.
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-| Nikolai Unruh ||  align="right" | 1933-1935 1950-1990
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 | Heinrich Friesen ||  align="right" | 1934-1967
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 | P. Dirks ||  align="right" | 1935-1936
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-| P. Heinrichs ||  align="right" | 1935-1948 1951-1971
+| P. Heinrichs ||  align="right" | 1935-1948<br />1951-1971
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 | H. Warkentin ||  align="right" | 1935-1943
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