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In 1996 the conference consisted of 22 churches with a total membership of more than 2,720 scattered across the province. With more than 50 per cent of the members located in urban centers, the churches also minister to the communities in which they are found through Camp Evergreen and a Mailbox Bible Club. Ministries to Native peoples have been pursued at Hobbema. In Calgary and Edmonton the churches have also ministered to East Asian people. Together the churches experience rich blessings in worship and service. -- <em>Abram G. Konrad</em>
 
In 1996 the conference consisted of 22 churches with a total membership of more than 2,720 scattered across the province. With more than 50 per cent of the members located in urban centers, the churches also minister to the communities in which they are found through Camp Evergreen and a Mailbox Bible Club. Ministries to Native peoples have been pursued at Hobbema. In Calgary and Edmonton the churches have also ministered to East Asian people. Together the churches experience rich blessings in worship and service. -- <em>Abram G. Konrad</em>
  
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In 2015 the following 20 congregations, with a total membership of 1,972, were members of the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches:
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{| {{table}}
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Congregation'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''City'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Membership'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Average Weekly Attendance'''
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|-
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| Bethel Eritrean Evangelical Church
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| Edmonton
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| style="text-align: right;" | 75
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| style="text-align: right;" | 100
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|-
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| Coaldale MB Church
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| Coaldale
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| style="text-align: right;" | 154
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| style="text-align: right;" | 185
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|-
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| College Drive Community Church
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| Lethbridge
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| style="text-align: right;" | 79
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| style="text-align: right;" | 137
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|-
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| Crestwood MB Church
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| Medicine Hat
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| style="text-align: right;" | 83
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| style="text-align: right;" | 71
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|-
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| Dalhousie Church
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 183
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| style="text-align: right;" | 265
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|-
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| Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Calgary
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 99
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| style="text-align: right;" | 150
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|-
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| Gem MB Church
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| Gem
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| style="text-align: right;" | 77
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| style="text-align: right;" | 80
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|-
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| Highland MB Church
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 126
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| style="text-align: right;" | 109
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|-
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| House For All Nations
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 47
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| style="text-align: right;" | 20
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|-
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| La Glace Bible Fellowship Church
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| La Glace
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| style="text-align: right;" | 68
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| style="text-align: right;" | 100
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|-
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| Lakeview Bible Church
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| Lethbridge
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| style="text-align: right;" | 100
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| style="text-align: right;" | 125
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|-
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| Lendrum MB Church
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| Edmonton
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| style="text-align: right;" | 121
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| style="text-align: right;" | 134
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|-
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| Linden MB Church
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| Linden
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| style="text-align: right;" | 202
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| style="text-align: right;" | 170
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|-
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| Manifest
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | N/A
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| style="text-align: right;" | N/A
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|-
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| Mountainview Grace Church
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 74
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| style="text-align: right;" | 91
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|-
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| River West Christian Church
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| Edmonton
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| style="text-align: right;" | 105
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| style="text-align: right;" | 140
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|-
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| Sunrise Community Church
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| Edmonton
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| style="text-align: right;" | 27
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| style="text-align: right;" | 59
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|-
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| SunWest Christian Fellowship
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | 209
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| style="text-align: right;" | 377
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|-
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| Urban Grace Church
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| Calgary
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| style="text-align: right;" | N/A
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| style="text-align: right;" | 80
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|-
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| Vauxhall MB Church
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| Vauxhall
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| style="text-align: right;" | 143
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| style="text-align: right;" | 112
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|-
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| Totals
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|
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| style="text-align: right;" | 1,972
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| style="text-align: right;" | 2,505
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|}
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In 2011 the following 21 congregations were members of the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches:
 
In 2011 the following 21 congregations were members of the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches:
  

Revision as of 07:11, 23 July 2016

1955 Article

The first Mennonite Brethren churches in Alberta were established in 1926, when immigrant Mennonites from Russia settled there. A few years later these churches united into a provincial organization known as the Alberta Provincial Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church. The purpose was to strengthen the churches and to promote various home mission projects. This conference elected a home mission committee composed of chairman, assistant chairman, and secretary-treasurer, which directed the various phases of home mission work in the province. The following Mennonite Brethren churches in Alberta constituted this conference in 1949: Coaldale, Grassy Lake, Pincher Creek, Vauxhall, Namaka, Gem, Linden, Rosemary, Lindbrook, and La Glace. The total church membership of the conference was 955.

In all churches annual Bible conferences were conducted under the auspices of the mission committee, in cooperation with other Mennonite churches and in the spirit of mutual love and respect. Two Bible schools, one at Coaldale and one at Gem, served the constituency in 1950. A Mennonite high school at Coaldale was supported by the conference and served to provide Christian education to the young people. Sunday-school teachers' courses, young people's rallies, ministers' courses, and courses for church choir leaders were held annually if possible.

The following ministers served in itinerating work and in conducting meetings for a number of years up to 1950: B. B. Janz, J. J. Siemens, Abram A. Toews, D. Pankratz, P. P. Doerksen, A. G. Martens, J. A. Toews, Sr., J. A. Toews, Jr., H. Kornelson, B. W. Sawatzky, A. P. Willms, and A. A. Toews, Peter Goerz, Franz Friesen, Jac. P. Dyck; Peter Warkentin, H. R. Siemens, H. D. Siemens, Nic. A. Rempel, H. G. Klassen, Dav. Kroeker, Jac. Klassen, Martin Hamm, H. H. Rempel, and David Dyck. -- A. A. Toews

1990 Update

The first Mennonite Brethren church in Alberta was established by immigrants from Russia in 1926 in Coaldale, a southern farming community. Three years later several churches united to form a provincial conference to assist local churches in proclaiming the kingdom of God, unifying faith, stimulating vision, and enabling common ministries in areas of education and mission.

To provide young people access to educational opportunities, both local Bible schools and an Alberta Mennonite High School were established. As communities expanded and urbanization increased, the high school was closed in 1964, and in 1968 the Bible school thrust was merged with that of the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren churches, as both conferences assumed sponsorship of Bethany Bible Institute.

In 1996 the conference consisted of 22 churches with a total membership of more than 2,720 scattered across the province. With more than 50 per cent of the members located in urban centers, the churches also minister to the communities in which they are found through Camp Evergreen and a Mailbox Bible Club. Ministries to Native peoples have been pursued at Hobbema. In Calgary and Edmonton the churches have also ministered to East Asian people. Together the churches experience rich blessings in worship and service. -- Abram G. Konrad

2016 Update

In 2015 the following 20 congregations, with a total membership of 1,972, were members of the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches:

Congregation City Membership Average Weekly Attendance
Bethel Eritrean Evangelical Church Edmonton 75 100
Coaldale MB Church Coaldale 154 185
College Drive Community Church Lethbridge 79 137
Crestwood MB Church Medicine Hat 83 71
Dalhousie Church Calgary 183 265
Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Calgary Calgary 99 150
Gem MB Church Gem 77 80
Highland MB Church Calgary 126 109
House For All Nations Calgary 47 20
La Glace Bible Fellowship Church La Glace 68 100
Lakeview Bible Church Lethbridge 100 125
Lendrum MB Church Edmonton 121 134
Linden MB Church Linden 202 170
Manifest Calgary N/A N/A
Mountainview Grace Church Calgary 74 91
River West Christian Church Edmonton 105 140
Sunrise Community Church Edmonton 27 59
SunWest Christian Fellowship Calgary 209 377
Urban Grace Church Calgary N/A 80
Vauxhall MB Church Vauxhall 143 112
Totals 1,972 2,505

In 2011 the following 21 congregations were members of the Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches:

City Congregation Members
Calgary Dalhousie Church 213
Calgary Ethiopian Evangelical Church 70
Calgary Highland Mennonite Brethren Church 198
Calgary House for All Nations 38
Calgary Mountainview Grace Chinese Church 63
Calgary New Hope Community Church 67
Calgary SunWest Christian Fellowship 240
Coaldale Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church 301
Edmonton Bethel Eritrean Evangelical Church
Edmonton Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church 230
Edmonton River West Christian Church 92
Edmonton Summerside Community Church 97
Edmonton Sunrise Community Church 39
Gem Gem Mennonite Brethren Church 83
La Glace La Glace Bible Fellowship 65
Lethbridge College Drive Community Church 68
Lethbridge Lakeveiw Bible Church 52
Linden Linden Mennonite Brethren Church 180
Medicine Hat Crestwood Mennonite Brethren Church 89
Pincher Creek Foothills Community Church 18
Vauxhall Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren Church 152
Total 2,355

Bibliography

2011/2012 Planner Directory. Winnipeg, MB and Goessel, KS: Kindred Productions, 2011.

Additional Information

Address: 160 - 340 Midpark Way SE, Calgary, AB T2X 1P1

Phone: 403-256-3211

Website: Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches


Author(s) Aron A. Toews
Abram G. Konrad
Date Published March 2012

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Toews, Aron A. and Abram G. Konrad. "Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2012. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alberta_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=135198.

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Toews, Aron A. and Abram G. Konrad. (March 2012). Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alberta_Conference_of_Mennonite_Brethren_Churches&oldid=135198.



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