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Toronto, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], the second largest city of [[Canada|Canada]] (1956 Greater Toronto population 1,358,028; 2006 Greater Toronto Area population 5,113,149), is a manufacturing and export center on western Lake Ontario. It is known as "a city of churches." Five Mennonite churches and missions, with a total membership of 140, were located in the city in the 1950s. As early as 1907 the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) began mission activity in the city, which resulted in the [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] (MC), with 25 members in 1958. [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonites]] moved into the city later to work and to study. The Mennonite Brethren organized the Willowdale Christian Fellowship (later [[Yorkdale Community Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Yorkdale Community Church]]) in 1957, which had 18 members in 1958. The [[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]] (GCM), started in 1948, had a membership of 66 in 1958. Warden Park Mennonite Church (MC) (later [[Warden Woods Mennonite Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Warden Woods Mennonite Church]]), organized in 1955, had a membership of 23. [[Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Morningside Mennonite Church]] (MC) was started as a mission in 1948. [[Ellesmere Mennonite Mission (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Ellesmere Mennonite Church]] (MC), started in 1946, was closed in 1958.  
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Toronto, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], the second largest city of [[Canada|Canada]] (1956 Greater Toronto population 1,358,028; 2006 Greater Toronto Area population 5,113,149), is a manufacturing and export center on western Lake Ontario. It is known as "a city of churches." Five Mennonite churches and missions, with a total membership of 140, were located in the city in the 1950s. As early as 1907 the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]] (MC) began mission activity in the city, which resulted in the [[Danforth Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Danforth Mennonite Church]] (MC), with 25 members in 1958. [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] and [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonites]] moved into the city later to work and to study. The Mennonite Brethren organized the Willowdale Christian Fellowship (later [[Yorkdale Community Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Yorkdale Community Church]]) in 1957, which had 18 members in 1958. The [[Toronto United Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Toronto United Mennonite Church]] (GCM), started in 1948, had a membership of 66 in 1958. Warden Park Mennonite Church (MC) (later [[Warden Woods Mennonite Church (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Warden Woods Mennonite Church]]), organized in 1955, had a membership of 23. [[Morningside Mennonite Church (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)|Morningside Mennonite Church]] (MC) was started as a mission in 1948. [[Ellesmere Mennonite Mission (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)|Ellesmere Mennonite Church]] (MC), started in 1946, was closed in 1958.
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Toronto, Ontario, the second largest city of Canada (1956 Greater Toronto population 1,358,028; 2006 Greater Toronto Area population 5,113,149), is a manufacturing and export center on western Lake Ontario. It is known as "a city of churches." Five Mennonite churches and missions, with a total membership of 140, were located in the city in the 1950s. As early as 1907 the Mennonite Church (MC) began mission activity in the city, which resulted in the Danforth Mennonite Church (MC), with 25 members in 1958. Mennonite Brethren and General Conference Mennonites moved into the city later to work and to study. The Mennonite Brethren organized the Willowdale Christian Fellowship (later Yorkdale Community Church) in 1957, which had 18 members in 1958. The Toronto United Mennonite Church (GCM), started in 1948, had a membership of 66 in 1958. Warden Park Mennonite Church (MC) (later Warden Woods Mennonite Church), organized in 1955, had a membership of 23. Morningside Mennonite Church (MC) was started as a mission in 1948. Ellesmere Mennonite Church (MC), started in 1946, was closed in 1958.


Author(s) John H Hess
Date Published 1959

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Hess, John H. "Toronto (Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Toronto_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=170438.

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Hess, John H. (1959). Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Toronto_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=170438.



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