Linwell Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
The St. Catharines United Mennonite congregation in St. Catharines, Ontario began services in 1942, and formally organized in 1945 by 16-18 families who had moved to the city or settled on neighboring fruit farms. The first building was occupied in 1945, with subsequent building programs in 1949 and 1967. The congregation originated through urbanization from Leamington, Niagara and Vineland. Wilhelm Schellenberg from the Leamington area is considered the founding leader of the group. The language of worship is English and German; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (12 July 1966): 16; (6 November 1970): 10.
Mennonite Reporter (28 November 1994): 17; (27 November 1995): 16.
Stobbe, Bernard. "Ein geschichtlicher Ueberblick ueber die drei Gemeinden der Vereinigten Mennoniten in der Niagara Halbinsel." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1956, 20 pp. Mennonite Archives of Ontario
50th anniversary of the St. Catharines United Mennonite Church, 1945-1995. St. Catharines: The Church, 1995, 182 pp.
Additional Information
Address: Box 20299, 335 Linwell Rd., St. Catharines, ON L2M 7M7
Phone: 905-935-8017
Website: http://www.scumc.ca/
Denominational Affiliations:
Conference of United Mennonite Churches in Ontario (1944-88)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1946-)
General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM) (1947-1999)
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-)
St. Catharines United Mennonite Pastoral Leaders
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Wilhelm Schellenberg | 1942-1949 |
| Frank Andres | 1950-1951 |
| Peter Heinrichs | 1952-1959 |
| Henry P. Epp | 1959-1968 1976-1981 Part of 1983 |
| Norman Bergen | 1969-1975 |
| Otto Dirks | 1981-1983 |
| John R. Friesen | 1984-1991 |
| Jack Dyck | 1991-2001 |
| Ben Wiebe | 2001-2004 |
| Randy Dueck (Assistant) | 2001-2004 |
| Grant Gordon (Intential Interim) |
2004-2005 |
| Ken Gazley | 2006-2012 |
| Jason Brown (Associate) | 2009-2013 |
| Liana Brown (Associate) | 2009-2013 |
| Randy Klaassen (Associate) | 2012-Present |
| Doug Schulz | 2013-Present |
St. Catharines United Mennonite Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 164 |
| 1965 | 455 |
| 1975 | 655 |
| 1985 | 679 |
| 1995 | 545 |
| 2000 | 548 |
| 2011 | 448 |
Map
Map:St. Catharines United Mennonite Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
| Author(s) | F. J. Andres |
|---|---|
| Marlene Epp | |
| Date Published | April 1986 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Andres, F. J. and Marlene Epp. "Linwell Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 1986. Web. 26 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Linwell_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=105499.
APA style
Andres, F. J. and Marlene Epp. (April 1986). Linwell Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 26 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Linwell_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=105499.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 401. All rights reserved.
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