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<h3>1990 Article</h3> Major changes took place in Mennonite Church Alberta during the last half of the 20th century. In 1950 there were seven member congregations, all but one located in the rural areas of the province, and all served by unpaid lay ministers. By 1998 the conference numbered 21 affiliated congregations, with a total membership of 1,918. Each congregation was served by a professionally trained, salaried minister. In 2000 several congregations, including the large [[Coaldale Mennonite Church (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Mennonite Church]], withdrew from the conference over issues of congregational discipline, especially on the matter of congregational acceptance of homosexual members. In 2009 the conference numbered 17 congregations.
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Major changes took place in Mennonite Church Alberta during the last half of the 20th century. In 1950 there were seven member congregations, all but one located in the rural areas of the province, and all served by unpaid lay ministers. By 1998 the conference numbered 21 affiliated congregations, with a total membership of 1,918. Each congregation was served by a professionally trained, salaried minister. In 2000 several congregations, including the large [[Coaldale Mennonite Church (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Mennonite Church]], withdrew from the conference over issues of congregational discipline, especially on the matter of congregational acceptance of homosexual members. In 2009 the conference numbered 17 congregations, in 2020 it numbered 12.
  
 
The six rural congregations affiliated with the conference in 1950 were, for the most part, little changed in membership and character in 1986. The exception was the [[Coaldale Mennonite Church (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Mennonite Church]], which is so close to a large urban center that many of its members work in the city. The newer congregations are located in urban centers. The lifestyle and form of worship in these congregations differs little from that found in other urban Protestant churches.
 
The six rural congregations affiliated with the conference in 1950 were, for the most part, little changed in membership and character in 1986. The exception was the [[Coaldale Mennonite Church (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Mennonite Church]], which is so close to a large urban center that many of its members work in the city. The newer congregations are located in urban centers. The lifestyle and form of worship in these congregations differs little from that found in other urban Protestant churches.
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Mennonite Church Alberta adopted its name in February 2002 when a new constitution was approved. Prior to that it was known as the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta.
 
Mennonite Church Alberta adopted its name in February 2002 when a new constitution was approved. Prior to that it was known as the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta.
  
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<h3>2010 Update</h3> In 2010 the following congregations were members of Mennonite Church Alberta:
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= 2020 Update =
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In 2020 the following congregations were members of Mennonite Church Alberta:
  
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<div align="center"> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th> Congregation</th> <th> Location</th> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Bergthal Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Didsbury</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Calgary Chinese Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[First Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Calgary First Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Calgary Vietnamese Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Calgary Vietnamese Mennonite Church]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Congregation !! Location
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| [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Bergthal Mennonite Church]] || Didsbury
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| [[Bethel International Church Edmonton Oromo Congregation (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Bethel International Church Edmonton Oromo]] || Edmonton
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| [[Calgary Chin Christian Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Calgary Chin Christian Church]] || Calgary
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| [[First Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Calgary First Mennonite Church]] || Calgary
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| [[Edmonton Christian Life Community Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Edmonton Christian Life Community Church]] || Edmonton
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| [[First Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Edmonton First Mennonite Church]] || Edmonton
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| [[Foothills Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Foothills Mennonite Church]] || Calgary
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| [[Holyrood Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Holyrood Mennonite Church]] || Edmonton
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| [[Lethbridge Mennonite Church (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)|Lethbridge Mennonite Church]] || Lethbridge
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| [[South Sudanese Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|South Sudanese Mennonite Church]] || Edmonton
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| [[Springridge Mennonite Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)|Springridge Mennonite Church]] || Pincher Creek
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| [[Trinity Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Trinity Mennonite Church]] || Calgary
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</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Camrose Mennonite Fellowship (Camrose, Alberta, Canada)|Camrose Mennonite Fellowship]]</td> <td> Camrose</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Edmonton Chinese Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Edmonton Chinese Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Edmonton</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[First Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Edmonton First Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Edmonton</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Edmonton Vietnamese Fellowship (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Edmonton Vietnamese Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Edmonton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[[Foothills Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Foothills Mennonite Church]]</td> <td>Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Holyrood Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)|Holyrood Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Edmonton</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Lao Christian Fellowship (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Lao Community Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Lethbridge Mennonite Church (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)|Lethbridge Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Lethbridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Rosemary Mennonite Church (Rosemary, Alberta, Canada)|Rosemary Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Rosemary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Springridge Mennonite Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)|Springridge Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Pincher Creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Tofield Mennonite Church (Tofield, Alberta, Canada)|Tofield Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Tofield</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [[Trinity Mennonite Church (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)|Trinity Mennonite Church]]</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Word of Life Mennonite Church</td> <td> Calgary</td> </tr>  </table> </div>
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
<em>CMC Directory 1998.</em> Winnipeg: Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998: 87.
 
<em>CMC Directory 1998.</em> Winnipeg: Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998: 87.
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Schmidt, Doris Mendel, ed. <em>Handbook of Information 1998.</em>  Newton, KS: General Conference Mennonite Church, 1998: 103-104.
 
Schmidt, Doris Mendel, ed. <em>Handbook of Information 1998.</em>  Newton, KS: General Conference Mennonite Church, 1998: 103-104.
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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<strong>Website</strong>: [http://mennonitechurch.ab.ca/ Mennonite Church Alberta]
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'''Website''': [https://mcab.ca/ Mennonite Church Alberta]
  
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<h4 align="center">Mennonite Church Alberta Conference Sessions: 1930-1980</h4> <div align="center"> <table class="vertical listing">  <tr> <th> <div align="center"><strong>Date</strong></div> </th> <th> <div align="center"><strong>Place</strong></div> </th> <th> <div align="center"><strong>Chairman</strong></div> </th> <th> <div align="center"><strong>Vice-Chairman</strong></div> </th> <th> <div align="center"><strong>Secretary</strong></div> </th> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1930</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Harder, Cornelius D. (1866-1946)|Cornelius D. Harder]]</td> <td>P. P. Dyck</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1931</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1932</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1933</td> <td>Gem</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October 1934</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November 1935</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>[[Harder, Cornelius D. (1866-1946)|Cornelius D. Harder]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 1936</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>P. P. Dyck</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1937</td> <td>Springridge</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1938</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1939</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1940</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1941</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1942</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1943</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1944</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1945</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>John Vogt</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1946</td> <td>Grantham</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>John Vogt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1947</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>D. Janzen</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1948</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>Cornelius G. Neufeld</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1949</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1950</td> <td>Springridge</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1951</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>[[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1952</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>D. P. Neufeld</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1953</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>D. P. Neufeld</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1954</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>D. Boese</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1955</td> <td>Gem</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>P. Schellenberg</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1956</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>P. Schellenberg</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1957</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>P. Schellenberg</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1958</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1959</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1960</td> <td>Calgary</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1961</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1962</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>[[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm Pauls]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>[[Unger, Peter A. (1918-2011)|Peter A. Unger]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1963</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>D. Boese</td> <td>J. D. Nickel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1964</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>C. L. Dick</td> <td>A. Baergen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1965</td> <td>Calgary 1st</td> <td>F. W. Dyck</td> <td>C. L. Dick</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1966</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>H. Walde</td> <td>C. L. Dick</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1967</td> <td>Calgary F.H.</td> <td>H. Walde</td> <td>C. L. Dick</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1968</td> <td>Edmonton</td> <td>H. Walde</td> <td>J. Wiebe</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1969</td> <td>Vauxhall</td> <td>E. J. Harder</td> <td>J. Wiebe</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1970</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>E. J. Harder</td> <td>J. Wiebe</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1971</td> <td>Taber</td> <td>E. J. Harder</td> <td>H. M. Dick</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1972</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>Werner Froese</td> <td>H. M. Dick</td> <td>H. D. Goerzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1973</td> <td>Coaldale</td> <td>Werner Froese</td> <td>H. M. Dick</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1974</td> <td>Calgary 1st</td> <td>Werner Froese</td> <td>E. L. Dyck</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1975</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>E. L. Dyck</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1976</td> <td>Calgary F.H.</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>F. David Dyck</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1977</td> <td>Edmonton</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>F. David Dyck</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1978</td> <td>Didsbury</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>F. David Dyck</td> <td>E. Klassen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1979</td> <td>Rosemary</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>F. David Dyck</td> <td>D. Reimer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1980</td> <td>[[Tofield (Alberta, Canada)|Tofield]]</td> <td>Jacob D. Harder</td> <td>W. Wiebe</td> <td>D. Reimer</td> </tr>  </table> </div>
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| November 1930 || Rosemary || [[Harder, Cornelius D. (1866-1946)|Cornelius D. Harder]] || P. P. Dyck || 
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| November 1931 || Didsbury || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]] || 
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| November 1932 || Coaldale || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| November 1933 || Gem || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| October 1934 || Didsbury || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| November 1935 || Coaldale || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || [[Harder, Cornelius D. (1866-1946)|Cornelius D. Harder]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| July 1936 || Rosemary || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || P. P. Dyck || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1937 || Springridge || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1938 || Didsbury || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1939 || Coaldale || David Janzen || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || John Vogt
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| March 1940 || Tofield || David Janzen || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || John Vogt
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| March 1941 || Rosemary || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]] || John Vogt
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| March 1942 || Coaldale || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]] || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || John Vogt
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| March 1943 || Didsbury || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]] || John Vogt
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| March 1944 || Rosemary || [[Martens, Wilhelm Gerhard (1892-1976)|Wilhelm Martens]] || David Janzen || John Vogt
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| March 1945 || Tofield || David Janzen || John Vogt || 
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| March 1946 || Grantham || David Janzen || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || John Vogt
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| March 1947 || Coaldale || David Janzen || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1948 || Rosemary || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || Cornelius G. Neufeld || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1949 || Didsbury || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1950 || Springridge || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1951 || Coaldale || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Sawatzky, John J. (1900-1986)|John J. Sawatzky]]
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| March 1952 || Tofield || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || D. P. Neufeld
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| March 1953 || Coaldale || [[Nickel, Jacob D. (1898-1977)|Jacob D. Nickel]] || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || D. P. Neufeld
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| March 1954 || Rosemary || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || D. Boese || Peter A. Unger
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| March 1955 || Gem || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Schellenberg, Peter P. (1887-1982)|Peter P. Schellenberg]] || Peter A. Unger
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| March 1956 || Calgary || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Schellenberg, Peter P. (1887-1982)|Peter P. Schellenberg]] || Peter A. Unger
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| March 1957 || Didsbury || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || [[Schellenberg, Peter P. (1887-1982)|Peter P. Schellenberg]] || Peter A. Unger
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| March 1958 || Tofield || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || F. W. Dyck || Peter A. Unger
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| April 1959 || Coaldale || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || F. W. Dyck || Peter A. Unger
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| April 1960 || Calgary || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || F. W. Dyck || Peter A. Unger
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| April 1961 || Rosemary || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || F. W. Dyck || Peter A. Unger
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| April 1962 || Didsbury || [[Pauls, Wilhelm G. (1902-1990)|Wilhelm G. Pauls]] || F. W. Dyck || Peter A. Unger
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| April 1963 || Tofield || F. W. Dyck || D. Boese || Jacob D. Nickel
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| April 1964 || Coaldale || F. W. Dyck || C. Lorne Dick || A. Baergen
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| April 1965 || Calgary 1st || F. W. Dyck || C. Lorne Dick || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1966 || Rosemary || H. Walde || C. Lorne Dick || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1967 || Calgary F.H. || H. Walde || C. Lorne Dick || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1968 || Edmonton || H. Walde || J. Wiebe || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1969 || Vauxhall || E. J. Harder || J. Wiebe || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1970 || Didsbury || E. J. Harder || J. Wiebe || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1971 || Taber || E. J. Harder || H. M. Dick || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1972 || Tofield || Werner Froese || H. M. Dick || [[Goerzen, Henry David (1928-2019)|Henry D. Goerzen]]
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| April 1973 || Coaldale || Werner Froese || H. M. Dick || E. Klassen
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| April 1974 || Calgary 1st || Werner Froese || E. L. Dyck || E. Klassen
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| March 1975 || Rosemary || Jacob D. Harder || E. L. Dyck || E. Klassen
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| April 1976 || Calgary F.H. || Jacob D. Harder || F. David Dyck || E. Klassen
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| April 1977 || Edmonton || Jacob D. Harder || F. David Dyck || E. Klassen
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| April 1978 || Didsbury || Jacob D. Harder || F. David Dyck || E. Klassen
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| April 1979 || Rosemary || Jacob D. Harder || F. David Dyck || D. Reimer
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| April 1980 || Tofield || Jacob D. Harder || W. Wiebe || D. Reimer
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Major changes took place in Mennonite Church Alberta during the last half of the 20th century. In 1950 there were seven member congregations, all but one located in the rural areas of the province, and all served by unpaid lay ministers. By 1998 the conference numbered 21 affiliated congregations, with a total membership of 1,918. Each congregation was served by a professionally trained, salaried minister. In 2000 several congregations, including the large Coaldale Mennonite Church, withdrew from the conference over issues of congregational discipline, especially on the matter of congregational acceptance of homosexual members. In 2009 the conference numbered 17 congregations, in 2020 it numbered 12.

The six rural congregations affiliated with the conference in 1950 were, for the most part, little changed in membership and character in 1986. The exception was the Coaldale Mennonite Church, which is so close to a large urban center that many of its members work in the city. The newer congregations are located in urban centers. The lifestyle and form of worship in these congregations differs little from that found in other urban Protestant churches.

Menno Bible Institute, formally established in 1935, closed in 1966 for lack of enrollment. It had a profound influence on the conference during its 30-year history. The Alberta Conference then joined the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonites in support of the Bible School at Swift Current, which has now closed as well. Interest in camping grew rapidly in the 1950s. In 1958 and 1959, 166 acres (67 hectares) on the Little Red River were purchased to establish a camp. Camp Valaqua has been developed so that it is suitable for both summer and winter programs. A retirement home was constructed in Coaldale in 1955 at a cost of $19,500. Most of the work was done by volunteer labor. The facility has been renovated several times since then and houses 14 residents (1987).

The conference has shared responsibilities in a number of other projects. It has given annual financial support to Rosthern Junior College and has appointed members to its board of directors. It actively participates in Mennonite Central Committee Alberta (MCCA and, in 1990, was directly involved in the Youth Orientation Unity, an MCC project at Warburg, which endeavored to rehabilitate youth offenders placed there by the attorney general's office.

Mennonite Church Alberta adopted its name in February 2002 when a new constitution was approved. Prior to that it was known as the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta.

2020 Update

In 2020 the following congregations were members of Mennonite Church Alberta:

Congregation Location
Bergthal Mennonite Church Didsbury
Bethel International Church Edmonton Oromo Edmonton
Calgary Chin Christian Church Calgary
Calgary First Mennonite Church Calgary
Edmonton Christian Life Community Church Edmonton
Edmonton First Mennonite Church Edmonton
Foothills Mennonite Church Calgary
Holyrood Mennonite Church Edmonton
Lethbridge Mennonite Church Lethbridge
South Sudanese Mennonite Church Edmonton
Springridge Mennonite Church Pincher Creek
Trinity Mennonite Church Calgary

Bibliography

CMC Directory 1998. Winnipeg: Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998: 87.

Mennonite Directory 2001. Scottdale, PA: Faith and Life Resources, 2001: 19-21.

Reimer, Margaret Loewen, ed., One Quilt, Many Pieces. Waterloo, ON: Mennonite Publishing Service, 1983: 51.

Schmidt, Doris Mendel, ed. Handbook of Information 1998.  Newton, KS: General Conference Mennonite Church, 1998: 103-104.

Additional Information

Website: Mennonite Church Alberta

Mennonite Church Alberta Conference Sessions: 1930-1980

Date Place Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary
November 1930 Rosemary Cornelius D. Harder P. P. Dyck
November 1931 Didsbury Wilhelm Martens John J. Sawatzky
November 1932 Coaldale Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John J. Sawatzky
November 1933 Gem Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John J. Sawatzky
October 1934 Didsbury Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John J. Sawatzky
November 1935 Coaldale Wilhelm Martens Cornelius D. Harder John J. Sawatzky
July 1936 Rosemary Wilhelm Martens P. P. Dyck John J. Sawatzky
March 1937 Springridge Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John J. Sawatzky
March 1938 Didsbury Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John J. Sawatzky
March 1939 Coaldale David Janzen Wilhelm Martens John Vogt
March 1940 Tofield David Janzen Wilhelm Martens John Vogt
March 1941 Rosemary Wilhelm Martens John J. Sawatzky John Vogt
March 1942 Coaldale John J. Sawatzky Wilhelm Martens John Vogt
March 1943 Didsbury Wilhelm Martens John J. Sawatzky John Vogt
March 1944 Rosemary Wilhelm Martens David Janzen John Vogt
March 1945 Tofield David Janzen John Vogt
March 1946 Grantham David Janzen Jacob D. Nickel John Vogt
March 1947 Coaldale David Janzen Jacob D. Nickel John J. Sawatzky
March 1948 Rosemary Jacob D. Nickel Cornelius G. Neufeld John J. Sawatzky
March 1949 Didsbury Jacob D. Nickel Wilhelm G. Pauls John J. Sawatzky
March 1950 Springridge Jacob D. Nickel Wilhelm G. Pauls John J. Sawatzky
March 1951 Coaldale Jacob D. Nickel Wilhelm G. Pauls John J. Sawatzky
March 1952 Tofield Jacob D. Nickel Wilhelm G. Pauls D. P. Neufeld
March 1953 Coaldale Jacob D. Nickel Wilhelm G. Pauls D. P. Neufeld
March 1954 Rosemary Wilhelm G. Pauls D. Boese Peter A. Unger
March 1955 Gem Wilhelm G. Pauls Peter P. Schellenberg Peter A. Unger
March 1956 Calgary Wilhelm G. Pauls Peter P. Schellenberg Peter A. Unger
March 1957 Didsbury Wilhelm G. Pauls Peter P. Schellenberg Peter A. Unger
March 1958 Tofield Wilhelm G. Pauls F. W. Dyck Peter A. Unger
April 1959 Coaldale Wilhelm G. Pauls F. W. Dyck Peter A. Unger
April 1960 Calgary Wilhelm G. Pauls F. W. Dyck Peter A. Unger
April 1961 Rosemary Wilhelm G. Pauls F. W. Dyck Peter A. Unger
April 1962 Didsbury Wilhelm G. Pauls F. W. Dyck Peter A. Unger
April 1963 Tofield F. W. Dyck D. Boese Jacob D. Nickel
April 1964 Coaldale F. W. Dyck C. Lorne Dick A. Baergen
April 1965 Calgary 1st F. W. Dyck C. Lorne Dick Henry D. Goerzen
April 1966 Rosemary H. Walde C. Lorne Dick Henry D. Goerzen
April 1967 Calgary F.H. H. Walde C. Lorne Dick Henry D. Goerzen
April 1968 Edmonton H. Walde J. Wiebe Henry D. Goerzen
April 1969 Vauxhall E. J. Harder J. Wiebe Henry D. Goerzen
April 1970 Didsbury E. J. Harder J. Wiebe Henry D. Goerzen
April 1971 Taber E. J. Harder H. M. Dick Henry D. Goerzen
April 1972 Tofield Werner Froese H. M. Dick Henry D. Goerzen
April 1973 Coaldale Werner Froese H. M. Dick E. Klassen
April 1974 Calgary 1st Werner Froese E. L. Dyck E. Klassen
March 1975 Rosemary Jacob D. Harder E. L. Dyck E. Klassen
April 1976 Calgary F.H. Jacob D. Harder F. David Dyck E. Klassen
April 1977 Edmonton Jacob D. Harder F. David Dyck E. Klassen
April 1978 Didsbury Jacob D. Harder F. David Dyck E. Klassen
April 1979 Rosemary Jacob D. Harder F. David Dyck D. Reimer
April 1980 Tofield Jacob D. Harder W. Wiebe D. Reimer


Author(s) C. Lorne Dick
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2010

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