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In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/ Mennonite Church] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] into Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada| Mennonite Church Canada]] (formerly [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075. | In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the [http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/ Mennonite Church] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] into Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada| Mennonite Church Canada]] (formerly [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]]). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075. | ||
− | In | + | In 2021 there were 100 congregations and church plants that were part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada with a membership of 12,087. |
= MCEC Congregations = | = MCEC Congregations = | ||
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− | | [[Agape Fellowship | + | | [[Agape Fellowship (London, Ontario, Canada)|Agape Fellowship]] || London, ON |
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| [[Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ontario, Canada)|Avon Mennonite Church]] || Stratford, ON | | [[Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ontario, Canada)|Avon Mennonite Church]] || Stratford, ON | ||
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| [[Bethany Mennonite Church (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany Mennonite Church]] || Virgil, ON | | [[Bethany Mennonite Church (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany Mennonite Church]] || Virgil, ON | ||
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| [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora, Ontario, Canada)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] || Elora, ON | | [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora, Ontario, Canada)|Bethel Mennonite Church]] || Elora, ON | ||
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| [[Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (Brussels, Ontario, Canada)|Brussels Mennonite Fellowship]] || Brussels, ON | | [[Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (Brussels, Ontario, Canada)|Brussels Mennonite Fellowship]] || Brussels, ON | ||
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| [[Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Cassel Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON | | [[Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|Cassel Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON | ||
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| [[Chin Christian Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Chin Christian Church]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[Chin Christian Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Chin Christian Church]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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− | | | + | | [[Church at Nairn, The (Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada)|The Church at Nairn]] || Ailsa Craig, ON |
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− | | Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville || Stouffville, ON | + | | [[Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville (Stouffville, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville]] || Stouffville, ON |
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| [[Community Mennonite Fellowship (Drayton, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Fellowship]] || Drayton, ON | | [[Community Mennonite Fellowship (Drayton, Ontario, Canada)|Community Mennonite Fellowship]] || Drayton, ON | ||
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| [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON | | [[East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)|East Zorra Mennonite Church]] || Tavistock, ON | ||
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| [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira Mennonite Church]] || Elmira, ON | | [[Elmira Mennonite Church (Elmira, Ontario, Canada)|Elmira Mennonite Church]] || Elmira, ON | ||
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| [[Faith Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Faith Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON | | [[Faith Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Faith Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Famille Assemblée de la Grâce (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Famille Assemblée de la Grâce]] || Anjou, QC | ||
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| [[First Hmong Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Hmong Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[First Hmong Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|First Hmong Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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| [[Floradale Mennonite Church (Floradale, Ontario, Canada)|Floradale Mennonite Church]] || Floradale, ON | | [[Floradale Mennonite Church (Floradale, Ontario, Canada)|Floradale Mennonite Church]] || Floradale, ON | ||
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+ | | [[FreeChurch Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|FreeChurch Toronto]] || Toronto, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Freedom Gospel Ethiopian Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Freedom Gospel Ethiopian Church]] || Toronto, ON | ||
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− | | | + | | [[Goshen Mennonite Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Goshen Mennonite Church]] || Ottawa, ON |
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+ | | [[Grace Christian Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Christian Church]] || Ottawa, ON | ||
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| [[Grace Lao Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Lao Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[Grace Lao Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Lao Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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| [[Grace Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Mennonite Church]] || St. Catharines, ON | | [[Grace Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Grace Mennonite Church]] || St. Catharines, ON | ||
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− | | Grace New Life Mennonite Church || Hamilton, ON | + | | [[Grace New Life Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Grace New Life Mennonite Church]] || Hamilton, ON |
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| [[Hagerman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Hagerman Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | | [[Hagerman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Hagerman Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | ||
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| [[Hamilton Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Hamilton Mennonite Church]] || Hamilton, ON | | [[Hamilton Mennonite Church (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)|Hamilton Mennonite Church]] || Hamilton, ON | ||
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− | | [[Hanover Mennonite | + | | [[Hanover Mennonite Church (Hanover, Ontario, Canada)|Hanover Mennonite Church]] || Hanover, ON |
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| [[Harrow United Mennonite Church (Harrow, Ontario, Canada)|Harrow Mennonite Church]] || Harrow, ON | | [[Harrow United Mennonite Church (Harrow, Ontario, Canada)|Harrow Mennonite Church]] || Harrow, ON | ||
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| [[Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Hillcrest Mennonite Church]] || New Hamburg, ON | | [[Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada)|Hillcrest Mennonite Church]] || New Hamburg, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Hiyaw Amlak Evangelical Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Hiyaw Amalk Evangelical Church]] || Ottawa, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Hochma (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Hochma]] || Montreal, QC | ||
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| [[Hunta Mennonite Church (Hunta, Ontario, Canada)|Hunta Mennonite Church]] || Hunta, ON | | [[Hunta Mennonite Church (Hunta, Ontario, Canada)|Hunta Mennonite Church]] || Hunta, ON | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)|Iglesia Menonita Refugio de Paz]] || Sherbrooke, QC |
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Kitchener Emmanuel Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener Emmanuel Church]] || Kitchener, ON |
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| [[Kitchener-Waterloo House Churches (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener-Waterloo House Church]] || Waterloo, ON | | [[Kitchener-Waterloo House Churches (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener-Waterloo House Church]] || Waterloo, ON | ||
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| [[Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Leamington United Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON | | [[Leamington United Mennonite Church (Leamington, Ontario, Canada)|Leamington United Mennonite Church]] || Leamington, ON | ||
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− | | | + | | [[Linwell Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Linwell Church]] || St. Catharines, ON |
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| [[Listowel Mennonite Church (Listowel, Ontario, Canada)|Listowel Mennonite Church]] || Listowel, ON | | [[Listowel Mennonite Church (Listowel, Ontario, Canada)|Listowel Mennonite Church]] || Listowel, ON | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Ma Destinée (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Ma Destinée]] || Montreal, QC |
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| [[Mannheim Mennonite Church (Petersburg, Ontario, Canada)|Mannheim Mennonite Church]] || Petersburg, ON | | [[Mannheim Mennonite Church (Petersburg, Ontario, Canada)|Mannheim Mennonite Church]] || Petersburg, ON | ||
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| [[Markham Chinese Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | | [[Markham Chinese Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | ||
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| [[McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship (Bancroft, Ontario, Canada)|McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship]] || Bancroft, ON | | [[McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship (Bancroft, Ontario, Canada)|McArthur's Mills Christian Fellowship]] || Bancroft, ON | ||
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− | | Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church || Toronto, ON | + | | [[Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Medahnialem Ethiopian Evangelical Church]] || Toronto, ON |
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+ | | [[Meheret Evangelical Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Meheret Evangelical Church]] || Kitchener, QC | ||
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+ | | [[Mennonite Disciple Mission Joliette (Joliette, Quebec, Canada)|Mennonite Disciples Mission (MDM)]] || Joliette, QC | ||
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+ | | [[Mennonite Disciples Swahili Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Mennonite Disciples Swahili Church]] || Ottawa, ON | ||
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| [[Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal]] || Montreal, QC | | [[Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)|Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal]] || Montreal, QC | ||
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| [[Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)|Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship]] || Mississauga, ON | | [[Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)|Mississauga Mennonite Fellowship]] || Mississauga, ON | ||
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| [[Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)|Niagara United Mennonite Church]] || Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON | | [[Niagara United Mennonite Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada)|Niagara United Mennonite Church]] || Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON | ||
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| Open Table# || Hamilton, ON | | Open Table# || Hamilton, ON | ||
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− | | Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa# || Ottawa, ON | + | | [[Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Oromo Evangelical Church of Ottawa]]# || Ottawa, ON |
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| [[Ottawa Mennonite Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Ottawa Mennonite Church]] || Ottawa, ON | | [[Ottawa Mennonite Church (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)|Ottawa Mennonite Church]] || Ottawa, ON | ||
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− | | [[Petitcodiac Mennonite Church (Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada | + | | [[Petitcodiac Mennonite Church (Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada)|Petitcodiac Mennonite Church]] || Petitcodiac, NB |
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| [[Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, Mennonite (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, Mennonite (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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| [[Preston Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Preston Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON | | [[Preston Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Preston Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON | ||
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| [[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham Mennonite Church]] || Selkirk, ON | | [[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham Mennonite Church]] || Selkirk, ON | ||
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− | + | | [[Rehoboth Inner Healing Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Rehoboth Inner Healing Church]] || Toronto, ON | |
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| [[Rockway Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Rockway Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[Rockway Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Rockway Mennonite Church]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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| [[Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Rouge Valley Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | | [[Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Rouge Valley Mennonite Church]] || Markham, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)|Shalom Worship and Healing Centre]] || Guelph, ON | ||
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− | | Shalom Worship and Healing Centre | + | | [[Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Shalom Worship and Healing Centre]] || Kitchener, ON |
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+ | | [[Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)|Shalom Worship and Healing Centre]] || Windsor, ON | ||
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| [[Shantz Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Shantz Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON | | [[Shantz Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Shantz Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON | ||
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+ | | [[Soul House (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Soul House Church]] || Toronto, ON | ||
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| [[St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ontario, Canada)|St. Agatha Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON | | [[St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ontario, Canada)|St. Agatha Mennonite Church]] || Baden, ON | ||
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| [[St. Jacobs Mennonite Church (St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada)|St. Jacobs Mennonite Church]] || St. Jacobs, ON | | [[St. Jacobs Mennonite Church (St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada)|St. Jacobs Mennonite Church]] || St. Jacobs, ON | ||
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| [[Gathering Church, The (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|The Gathering Church]] || Kitchener, ON | | [[Gathering Church, The (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|The Gathering Church]] || Kitchener, ON | ||
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| [[Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON | | [[Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON | ||
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− | + | | [[Iglesia Menonita Nueva Vida, La (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto Mennonite New Life Church]] || Toronto, ON | |
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| [[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON | | [[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]] || Toronto, ON | ||
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− | | Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie || Monetville, ON | + | | [[Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie (Monetville, Ontario, Canada)|Tree of Life/Arbre de Vie]] || Monetville, ON |
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| [[Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)|Valleyview Mennonite Church]] || London, ON | | [[Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ontario, Canada)|Valleyview Mennonite Church]] || London, ON | ||
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| [[Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|Vineland United Mennonite Church]] || Vineland, ON | | [[Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario, Canada)|Vineland United Mennonite Church]] || Vineland, ON | ||
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| [[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON | | [[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]] || Cambridge, ON | ||
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− | | Warden Underground# || North York, ON | + | | [[Warden Underground (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Warden Underground#]] || North York, ON |
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| [[Waterloo North Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo North Mennonite Church]] || Waterloo, ON | | [[Waterloo North Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo North Mennonite Church]] || Waterloo, ON | ||
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| [[Wellesley Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley Mennonite Church]] || Wellesley, ON | | [[Wellesley Mennonite Church (Wellesley, Ontario, Canada)|Wellesley Mennonite Church]] || Wellesley, ON | ||
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− | | [[West Hills Mennonite Fellowship (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|West Hills Mennonite Fellowship]] || | + | | [[West Hills Mennonite Fellowship (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|West Hills Mennonite Fellowship]] || Baden, ON |
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+ | | [[Westview Christian Fellowship (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)|Westview Christian Fellowship]] || St. Catharines, ON | ||
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| [[Wideman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Wideman Mennonite Fellowship]] || Markham, ON | | [[Wideman Mennonite Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Wideman Mennonite Fellowship]] || Markham, ON | ||
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= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
"Congregations." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 2016. Web. 16 August 2016. https://mcec.ca/content/congregations. | "Congregations." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 2016. Web. 16 August 2016. https://mcec.ca/content/congregations. | ||
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+ | "MC Canada membership totals, 2021" Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 17 June 2021. | ||
Mennonite Church Canada. ''Phone Directory'' (2015): 21. | Mennonite Church Canada. ''Phone Directory'' (2015): 21. | ||
− | + | ''Mennonite Reporter'' (9 November 1987): 5. | |
<em>Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1988-89</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54. | <em>Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1988-89</em>, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54. | ||
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= Additional Information = | = Additional Information = | ||
[http://www.mcec.ca/ Mennonite Church Eastern Canada website] | [http://www.mcec.ca/ Mennonite Church Eastern Canada website] | ||
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[[Category:Area/Regional Conferences]] | [[Category:Area/Regional Conferences]] |
Latest revision as of 10:23, 24 October 2024
The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was the result of an integration of three Ontario Mennonite groups: the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (5,110 members, 1987), the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference (3,195 members, 1987), and the Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario (5,192 members, 1987). The first two groups were conferences of the Mennonite Church (MC). The last was a provincial conference related to the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, which was one of the districts of the General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM).
The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was rooted in a long history of cooperation including the formation of the Nonresistant Relief Organization (1917), Conference of Historic Peace Churches (1940s), a joint Mennonite Mission and Service Board (1950s), and Conrad Grebel College (1960s). In 1973 the three conferences formed an Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario) to direct the growing cooperative work in mission, education, and congregational resources. The separate conference structures remained intact, and they reserved the right to make final decisions on policy and budgets.
A 1979 proposal to amalgamate all three groups was defeated. In 1986, however, the conferences decided to "integrate" (this term, it was felt, implied less of a melting pot than "merger" or "amalgamation") by 1988.
In March 1987 delegates from the three conferences approved a structural model for the proposed integration. They also decided to become associate members of each other's North American general conferences for a six-year get-acquainted period rather than leave wider affiliations up to each individual congregation. The Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was officially inaugurated on 1 March 1988. In 1997 the conference numbered 97 congregations with 13,630 members; all but one congregation hold dual conference affiliation (MC and GCM).
In October 2001 the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada changed its name to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in recognition of the transformation of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church into Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada (formerly Conference of Mennonites in Canada). Instead of relating to separate binational and national denominational structures, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada now was affiliated only with a national body. In 2001 the conference included 95 congregations with a total membership of 14,075.
In 2021 there were 100 congregations and church plants that were part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada with a membership of 12,087.
MCEC Congregations
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Bibliography
"Congregations." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 2016. Web. 16 August 2016. https://mcec.ca/content/congregations.
"MC Canada membership totals, 2021" Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. 17 June 2021.
Mennonite Church Canada. Phone Directory (2015): 21.
Mennonite Reporter (9 November 1987): 5.
Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1988-89, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1989: 52-54.
Mennonite Yearbook & Directory, 1997, ed. James E. Horsch. Scottdale, Pa.: Mennonite Publishing House, 1997: 43.
Additional Information
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada website
Author(s) | Ron Rempel |
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Samuel J. Steiner | |
Date Published | August 2016 |
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Rempel, Ron and Samuel J. Steiner. "Mennonite Church Eastern Canada." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2016. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Church_Eastern_Canada&oldid=179949.
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Rempel, Ron and Samuel J. Steiner. (August 2016). Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Church_Eastern_Canada&oldid=179949.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pp. 569-570. All rights reserved.
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